web-scout-mcp

MCP.Pizza Chef: pinkpixel-dev

Assistants often cannot browse, or return a link rather than what is on the page. This does both halves: it searches the web through DuckDuckGo and pulls the readable text out of a page, stripping menus and adverts. So you can ask a question needing current information and get an answer drawn from real pages. It works in Claude Desktop and Cursor, needs no account or key, and installs by pasting a short config entry.

Web/Research

Writing

Use This MCP server To

Search the web and summarise what I find Pull the readable text out of a page Check a fact that changed recently Compare what a few pages say Read an article without the clutter Find current information on a topic

README

Web Scout MCP Server

An MCP server for web search using DuckDuckGo and content extraction, with support for multiple URLs and memory optimizations.

✨ Features

🔍 DuckDuckGo Search: Fast and privacy-focused web search capability
📄 Content Extraction: Clean, readable text extraction from web pages
🚀 Parallel Processing: Support for extracting content from multiple URLs simultaneously
💾 Memory Optimization: Smart memory management to prevent application crashes
⏱️ Rate Limiting: Intelligent request throttling to avoid API blocks
🛡️ Error Handling: Robust error handling for reliable operation

📦 Installation

Global Installation

npm install -g @pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp

Local Installation

npm install @pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp

web-scout-mcp FAQ

Can I use this to look things up on the web?

Yes — it searches through DuckDuckGo and can read the resulting pages for you.

Do I need an account or key?

No, it needs no account or paid search key, which is the main reason to pick it.

Can it read a page I give it?

Yes — you can point it at a link and it pulls out the readable text without menus and adverts.

Which apps does it work with?

It is documented for Claude Desktop and Cursor.

How hard is it to set up?

You paste a short config entry into your assistant's settings, so no coding is involved.