Xpath
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# XPath MCP Server MCP Server for executing XPath queries on XML content.  [ [](https://smithery.ai/server/@JayArrowz/mcp-xpath) ## Tools 1. `xpath` - Query XML…
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- Execute XPath queries on XML or HTML content
- Fetch remote content via URL and query it
- Optional MIME type parameter (e.g., text/xml, text/html)
- Two simple tools: xpath and xpathwithurl
- Returns query results as plain strings
- Easy integration with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
XpathCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install it via Smithery (npx -y @smithery/cli install @JayArrowz/mcp-xpath --client claude) or clone the repo, install dependencies, and build. Configure it in Claude Desktop by adding the appropriate command and args to claude_desktop_config.json. Invoke the tools xpath (with xml and query inputs) or xpathwithurl (with url and query inputs) from your MCP client.
xpath
Select query XML content using XPath
xpathwithurl
Fetch content from a URL and select query it using XPath
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"xpath": {
"xpath": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jayarrowz/mcp-xpath"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"xpath": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jayarrowz/mcp-xpath"
]
}
}
XPath MCP Server
MCP Server for executing XPath queries on XML content.
Tools
1. xpath
- Query XML content using XPath expressions
- Inputs:
- xml (string): The XML content to query
- query (string): The XPath query to execute
- mimeType (optional, string): The MIME type (e.g. text/xml, application/xml, text/html, application/xhtml+xml)
- Returns: The result of the XPath query as a string
2. xpathwithurl
- Fetch content from a URL and query it using XPath expressions
- Inputs:
- url (string): The URL to fetch XML/HTML content from
- query (string): The XPath query to execute
- mimeType (optional, string): The MIME type (e.g. text/xml, application/xml, text/html, application/xhtml+xml)
- Returns: The result of the XPath query as a string
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install mcp-xpath for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @JayArrowz/mcp-xpath --client claude
```bash
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