Dumpling AI MCP Server
About
Provides a bridge to Dumpling AI's data extraction API for performing web searches, scraping content, extracting structured data, and processing various document formats through 20+ specialized tools.
Details
- Author
- dumpling-ai
- Repository
- DumplingAI/mcp-server-dumplingai
- GitHub stars
- 4
- Downloads
- 605
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Web Scraping, Other, Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Workplace, File Management, AI, Media, Search, Security, Frontend
- Tags
- #data-analysis, #content-creation, #integration
Jump to
- Complete integration with all Dumpling AI API endpoints
- Data APIs for YouTube transcripts, search, autocomplete, maps, places, news, and reviews
- Web scraping with support for scraping, crawling, screenshots, and structured data extraction
- Document conversion tools for text extraction, PDF operations, video processing
- Extract data from documents, images, audio, and video
- AI capabilities including agent completions, knowledge base management, and image generation
- Developer tools for running JavaScript and Python code in a secure environment
- Automatic error handling and detailed response formatting
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
Dumpling AI MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
mcp-server-dumplingai
Environment-
DUMPLING_API_KEY
<your-api-key>
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
To install mcp-server-dumplingai for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Dumpling-AI/mcp-server-dumplingai --client claude
env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai
npm install -g mcp-server-dumplingai
Configuring Cursor 🖥️ Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+
To configure Dumpling AI MCP in Cursor:
1. Open Cursor Settings
2. Go to Features > MCP Servers
3. Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
4. Enter the following:
{
"mcpServers": {
"dumplingai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-dumplingai"],
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
}
}
}
}
> If you are using Windows and are running into issues, try cmd /c "set DUMPLING_API_KEY=your-api-key && npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai"
Replace your-api-key with your Dumpling AI API key.
- DUMPLING_API_KEY: Your Dumpling AI API key (required)
npm install
get-youtube-transcript
Extract transcripts from YouTube videos with optional timestamps. Parameters: videoUrl (string), includeTimestamps (boolean), timestampsToCombine (number), preferredLanguage (string)
search
Perform Google web searches and optionally scrape content from results. Parameters: query (string), country (string), language (string), dateRange (string), scrapeResults (boolean), numResultsToScrape (number), scrapeOptions (object)
get-autocomplete
Get Google search autocomplete suggestions for a query. Parameters: query (string), country (string), language (string), location (string)
search-maps
Search Google Maps for locations and businesses. Parameters: query (string), gpsPositionZoom (string), language (string), page (number)
search-places
Search for places with more detailed information. Parameters: query (string), country (string), language (string), page (number)
search-news
Search for news articles with customizable parameters. Parameters: query (string), country (string), language (string), dateRange (string)
get-google-reviews
Retrieve Google reviews for businesses or places. Parameters: businessName (string), location (string), limit (number), sortBy (string)
scrape
Extract content from a web page with formatting options. Parameters: url (string), format (string), cleaned (boolean), renderJs (boolean)
crawl
Recursively crawl websites and extract content with customizable parameters. Parameters: baseUrl (string), maxPages (number), crawlBeyondBaseUrl (boolean), depth (number), scrapeOptions (object)
screenshot
Capture screenshots of web pages with customizable viewport and format options. Parameters: url (string), width (number), height (number), fullPage (boolean), format (string), waitFor (number)
extract
Extract structured data from web pages using AI-powered instructions. Parameters: url (string), instructions (string), schema (object), renderJs (boolean)
doc-to-text
Convert documents to plaintext with optional OCR. Parameters: url (string), options (object)
convert-to-pdf
Convert various file formats to PDF. Parameters: url (string), format (string), options (object)
merge-pdfs
Combine multiple PDFs into a single document. Parameters: urls (array), options (object)
trim-video
Extract a specific clip from a video. Parameters: url (string), startTime (number), endTime (number), output (string), options (object)
extract-document
Extract specific content from documents in various formats. Parameters: url (string), format (string), options (object)
extract-image
Extract text and information from images. Parameters: url (string), extractionType (string), options (object)
extract-audio
Transcribe and extract information from audio files. Parameters: url (string), language (string), options (object)
extract-video
Extract content from videos including transcripts, scenes, and objects. Parameters: url (string), extractionType (string), options (object)
read-pdf-metadata
Extract metadata from PDF files. Parameters: url (string), includeExtended (boolean)
write-pdf-metadata
Update metadata in PDF files. Parameters: url (string), metadata (object)
generate-agent-completion
Get AI agent completions with optional tool definitions. Parameters: prompt (string), model (string), temperature (number), maxTokens (number), context (array)
search-knowledge-base
Search a knowledge base for relevant information. Parameters: kbId (string), query (string), limit (number), similarityThreshold (number)
add-to-knowledge-base
Add entries to a knowledge base. Parameters: kbId (string), entries (array), upsert (boolean)
generate-ai-image
Generate images using AI models. Parameters: prompt (string), width (number), height (number), numImages (number), quality (string), style (string)
generate-image
Generate images using various AI providers. Parameters: prompt (string), provider (string), width (number), height (number), numImages (number)
run-js-code
Execute JavaScript code with optional dependencies. Parameters: code (string), dependencies (object), timeout (number)
run-python-code
Execute Python code with optional dependencies. Parameters: code (string), dependencies (array), timeout (number), saveOutputFiles (boolean)
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"dumpling ai mcp server": {
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-dumplingai"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-dumplingai"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-dumplingai"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"set DUMPLING_API_KEY=<your-api-key> && npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
Dumpling AI MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Dumpling AI for data scraping, content processing, knowledge management, AI agents, and code execution capabilities.
Features
- Complete integration with all Dumpling AI API endpoints
- Data APIs for YouTube transcripts, search, autocomplete, maps, places, news, and reviews
- Web scraping with support for scraping, crawling, screenshots, and structured data extraction
- Document conversion tools for text extraction, PDF operations, video processing
- Extract data from documents, images, audio, and video
- AI capabilities including agent completions, knowledge base management, and image generation
- Developer tools for running JavaScript and Python code in a secure environment
- Automatic error handling and detailed response formatting
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install mcp-server-dumplingai for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Dumpling-AI/mcp-server-dumplingai --client claude
Running with npx
env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai
Manual Installation
npm install -g mcp-server-dumplingai
Running on Cursor
Configuring Cursor 🖥️ Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+
To configure Dumpling AI MCP in Cursor:
1. Open Cursor Settings
2. Go to Features > MCP Servers
3. Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
4. Enter the following:
{
"mcpServers": {
"dumplingai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-dumplingai"],
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
}
}
}
}
> If you are using Windows and are running into issues, try cmd /c "set DUMPLING_API_KEY=your-api-key && npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai"
Replace your-api-key with your Dumpling AI API key.
Configuration
Environment Variables
- DUMPLING_API_KEY: Your Dumpling AI API key (required)
Available Tools
Data APIs
1. Get YouTube Transcript (get-youtube-transcript)
Extract transcripts from YouTube videos with optional timestamps.
{
"name": "get-youtube-transcript",
"arguments": {
"videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"includeTimestamps": true,
"timestampsToCombine": 3,
"preferredLanguage": "en"
}
}
2. Search (search)
Perform Google web searches and optionally scrape content from results.
{
"name": "search",
"arguments": {
"query": "machine learning basics",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"dateRange": "pastMonth",
"scrapeResults": true,
"numResultsToScrape": 3,
"scrapeOptions": {
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true
}
}
}
3. Get Autocomplete (get-autocomplete)
Get Google search autocomplete suggestions for a query.
{
"name": "get-autocomplete",
"arguments": {
"query": "how to learn",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"location": "New York"
}
}
4. Search Maps (search-maps)
Search Google Maps for locations and businesses.
{
"name": "search-maps",
"arguments": {
"query": "coffee shops",
"gpsPositionZoom": "37.7749,-122.4194,14z",
"language": "en",
"page": 1
}
}
5. Search Places (search-places)
Search for places with more detailed information.
{
"name": "search-places",
"arguments": {
"query": "hotels in paris",
"country": "fr",
"language": "en",
"page": 1
}
}
6. Search News (search-news)
Search for news articles with customizable parameters.
{
"name": "search-news",
"arguments": {
"query": "climate change",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"dateRange": "pastWeek"
}
}
7. Get Google Reviews (get-google-reviews)
Retrieve Google reviews for businesses or places.
{
"name": "get-google-reviews",
"arguments": {
"businessName": "Eiffel Tower",
"location": "Paris, France",
"limit": 10,
"sortBy": "relevance"
}
}
Web Scraping
8. Scrape (scrape)
Extract content from a web page with formatting options.
{
"name": "scrape",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true,
"renderJs": true
}
}
9. Crawl (crawl)
Recursively crawl websites and extract content with customizable parameters.
{
"name": "crawl",
"arguments": {
"baseUrl": "https://example.com",
"maxPages": 10,
"crawlBeyondBaseUrl": false,
"depth": 2,
"scrapeOptions": {
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true,
"renderJs": true
}
}
}
10. Screenshot (screenshot)
Capture screenshots of web pages with customizable viewport and format options.
{
"name": "screenshot",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com",
"width": 1280,
"height": 800,
"fullPage": true,
"format": "png",
"waitFor": 1000
}
}
11. Extract (extract)
Extract structured data from web pages using AI-powered instructions.
{
"name": "extract",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/products",
"instructions": "Extract all product names, prices, and descriptions from this page",
"schema": {
"products": [
{
"name": "string",
"price": "number",
"description": "string"
}
]
},
"renderJs": true
}
}
Document Conversion
12. Doc to Text (doc-to-text)
Convert documents to plaintext with optional OCR.
{
"name": "doc-to-text",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"options": {
"ocr": true,
"language": "en"
}
}
}
13. Convert to PDF (convert-to-pdf)
Convert various file formats to PDF.
{
"name": "convert-to-pdf",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.docx",
"format": "docx",
"options": {
"quality": 90,
"pageSize": "A4",
"margin": 10
}
}
}
14. Merge PDFs (merge-pdfs)
Combine multiple PDFs into a single document.
{
"name": "merge-pdfs",
"arguments": {
"urls": ["https://example.com/doc1.pdf", "https://example.com/doc2.pdf"],
"options": {
"addPageNumbers": true,
"addTableOfContents": true
}
}
}
15. Trim Video (trim-video)
Extract a specific clip from a video.
{
"name": "trim-video",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
"startTime": 30,
"endTime": 60,
"output": "mp4",
"options": {
"quality": 720,
"fps": 30
}
}
}
16. Extract Document (extract-document)
Extract specific content from documents in various formats.
{
"name": "extract-document",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"format": "structured",
"options": {
"ocr": true,
"language": "en",
"includeMetadata": true
}
}
}
17. Extract Image (extract-image)
Extract text and information from images.
{
"name": "extract-image",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"extractionType": "text",
"options": {
"language": "en",
"detectOrientation": true
}
}
}
18. Extract Audio (extract-audio)
Transcribe and extract information from audio files.
{
"name": "extract-audio",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3",
"language": "en",
"options": {
"model": "enhanced",
"speakerDiarization": true,
"wordTimestamps": true
}
}
}
19. Extract Video (extract-video)
Extract content from videos including transcripts, scenes, and objects.
{
"name": "extract-video",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
"extractionType": "transcript",
"options": {
"language": "en",
"speakerDiarization": true
}
}
}
20. Read PDF Metadata (read-pdf-metadata)
Extract metadata from PDF files.
{
"name": "read-pdf-metadata",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"includeExtended": true
}
}
21. Write PDF Metadata (write-pdf-metadata)
Update metadata in PDF files.
{
"name": "write-pdf-metadata",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"metadata": {
"title": "New Title",
"author": "John Doe",
"keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2"]
}
}
}
AI
22. Generate Agent Completion (generate-agent-completion)
Get AI agent completions with optional tool definitions.
{
"name": "generate-agent-completion",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "How can I improve my website's SEO?",
"model": "gpt-4",
"temperature": 0.7,
"maxTokens": 500,
"context": ["The website is an e-commerce store selling handmade crafts."]
}
}
23. Search Knowledge Base (search-knowledge-base)
Search a knowledge base for relevant information.
{
"name": "search-knowledge-base",
"arguments": {
"kbId": "kb_12345",
"query": "How to optimize database performance",
"limit": 5,
"similarityThreshold": 0.7
}
}
24. Add to Knowledge Base (add-to-knowledge-base)
Add entries to a knowledge base.
{
"name": "add-to-knowledge-base",
"arguments": {
"kbId": "kb_12345",
"entries": [
{
"text": "MongoDB is a document-based NoSQL database.",
"metadata": {
"source": "MongoDB documentation",
"category": "databases"
}
}
],
"upsert": true
}
}
25. Generate AI Image (generate-ai-image)
Generate images using AI models.
{
"name": "generate-ai-image",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "A futuristic city with flying cars and neon lights",
"width": 1024,
"height": 1024,
"numImages": 1,
"quality": "hd",
"style": "photorealistic"
}
}
26. Generate Image (generate-image)
Generate images using various AI providers.
{
"name": "generate-image",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "A golden retriever in a meadow of wildflowers",
"provider": "dalle",
"width": 1024,
"height": 1024,
"numImages": 1
}
}
Developer Tools
27. Run JavaScript Code (run-js-code)
Execute JavaScript code with optional dependencies.
{
"name": "run-js-code",
"arguments": {
"code": "const result = [1, 2, 3, 4].reduce((sum, num) => sum + num, 0); console.log(Sum: ${result}); return result;",
"dependencies": {
"lodash": "^4.17.21"
},
"timeout": 5000
}
}
28. Run Python Code (run-python-code)
Execute Python code with optional dependencies.
{
"name": "run-python-code",
"arguments": {
"code": "import numpy as np\narr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])\nmean = np.mean(arr)\nprint(f'Mean: {mean}')\nreturn mean",
"dependencies": ["numpy", "pandas"],
"timeout": 10000,
"saveOutputFiles": true
}
}
Error Handling
The server provides robust error handling:
- Detailed error messages with HTTP status codes
- API key validation
- Input validation using Zod schemas
- Network error handling with descriptive messages
Example error response:
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "Error: Failed to fetch YouTube transcript: 404 Not Found"
}
],
"isError": true
}
Development
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