Web MCP Server
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a try at writing an mcp server. might replace one of my emacs tools
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- zgagnon
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- search_duckduckgo: performs web searches returning result URLs
- read_url: fetches URLs and extracts plain text content
- Uses DuckDuckGo for privacy-focused search
- Uses Mozilla Readability for HTML content extraction
- Returned text can be truncated to fit context window limits
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
Install dependencies with npm install, then run npm run dev for development or npm run build followed by npm start for production. It can also be run directly via npx https://zgagnon.com/webmcp or nix run github:zgagnon.com/webmcp.
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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"
]
}
}
Web MCP Server
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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