pure.md MCP server
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Unblock, scrape, and search tools for MCP clients
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- Unblock URLs to extract markdown without getting blocked.
- Search the web and concatenate results into markdown.
- Avoid bot detection and render JavaScript SPAs.
- Convert HTML, PDFs, and images into pure markdown.
- Globally cache responses to reduce origin server load.
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"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
pure.md 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
Install via npx -y puremd-mcp and configure your MCP client (Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Desktop) with the PUREMD_API_KEY environment variable (optional; set to empty string for anonymous usage). Alternatively, install automatically via Smithery. The server exposes two tools: unblock-url and search-web.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pure.md mcp server": {
"puremd-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@puremd/puremd-mcp",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"puremd-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@puremd/puremd-mcp",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}pure.md MCP server
Welcome to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for pure.md.
pure.md lets your scripts, APIs, apps, agents, etc reliably access web content in markdown format -- simply prefix any URL with pure.md/.
It avoids bot detection and renders JavaScript for SPAs, and can convert HTML, PDFs, images, and more into pure markdown. Like a CDN for markdown content, it globally caches responses for future requests to the same resource, relieving stress on origin web servers.
Without puremd-mcp, local agents may fail to fetch web content. puremd-mcp teaches MCP clients like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop how to adopt the functionality of pure.md, giving them web unblocking and searching capabilities.
puremd-mcp comes with two tools:
- unblock-url - Extract markdown from web pages without getting blocked
- search-web - Search the web for a query and concatenate results into markdown
The Model Context Protocol, developed by Anthropic, is an open standard that enables AI systems to seamlessly interact with an ecosystem of tooling. With it, MCP clients like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop can learn how to use a variety of APIs and other functionality.
Authentication
Generating an API key is an optional step that unlocks higher rate limits. If you'd like to use the pure.md MCP server anonymously, simply set your PUREMD_API_KEY value to empty string ("").
1. Sign up for a new account at pure.md — it's free to sign up!
2. In the dashboard, generate a new API token
3. Copy the token, and use it for the PUREMD_API_KEY value in your MCP client's configuration file (see below)
Client configuration
Cursor
Add the following to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pure.md": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "puremd-mcp"],
"env": {
"PUREMD_API_KEY": "<TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Windsurf
Add the following to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pure.md": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "puremd-mcp"],
"env": {
"PUREMD_API_KEY": "<TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Add the following to your ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pure.md": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "puremd-mcp"],
"env": {
"PUREMD_API_KEY": "<TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Installing via Smithery
To install puremd-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @puremd/puremd-mcp --client claude
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