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Scrapely provides an official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This allows AI agents (like Claude, Trae, Cursor, and custom LLM workflows) to natively call Scrapely tools to crawl websites, bypass anti-bot protections, and take screenshots directly from their chat interface.

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Configuration

To add Scrapely to your MCP-compatible client, add the following configuration to your mcp.json or client settings. Make sure to replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your actual Scrapely API key. 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapely": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://scrapely.io/streamable/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Available Tools

Once configured, your AI agent will have access to the following tools:

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1. crawl

Opens a website in a real headless browser, bypasses anti-bot systems, renders JavaScript, and returns the raw HTML or extracted text. Parameters:
  • websiteUrl (string, required): The target URL to crawl (must start with http:// or https://).
  • return_page_source (boolean, optional): If true, returns the raw HTML source code. Default is false.
  • return_page_text (boolean, optional): If true, returns the visible extracted text from the page. Default is true.
  • device (string, optional): Emulate a specific device. Either "desktop" or "mobile". Default is "desktop".
(Note: You must choose either return_page_source or return_page_text, but not both).

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2. screenshot

Captures a high-quality screenshot of the website in a real browser with JavaScript rendering enabled. The AI agent receives this directly as an image object. Parameters:
  • websiteUrl (string, required): The target URL to screenshot (must start with http:// or https://).
  • screenshot_type (string, optional): Whether to capture the full page ("full") or just the visible viewport ("partial"). Default is "partial".
  • device (string, optional): Emulate a specific device. Either "desktop" or "mobile". Default is "desktop".