Web MCP Server
About
a try at writing an mcp server. might replace one of my emacs tools
Explore
The server offers two primary tools:
- search_duckduckgo: Performs web searches using DuckDuckGo and returns URLs of the search results
- read_url: Fetches and processes content from URLs, removing HTML markup for better readability
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
Web MCP ServerCommand (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
``bash
npm install
use
npx https://zgagnon.com/webmcp
or
nix run github:zgagnon.com/webmcp`
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"web mcp server": {
"web-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"https://zgagnon.com/webmcp"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"web-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"https://zgagnon.com/webmcp"
]
}
}A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search and content retrieval capabilities for AI assistants.
Features
The server offers two primary tools:
- search_duckduckgo: Performs web searches using DuckDuckGo and returns URLs of the search results
- read_url: Fetches and processes content from URLs, removing HTML markup for better readability
Setup
```bash
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