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webfetch MCP Server

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webfetch runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 39 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Jun 2026.

License-first federated image search with attribution, dimensions, and download tooling.

Installs per day peak 26 · avg 7 · +91% w/w
a month agotoday
39
Installs / week
npm · getwebfetch-mcp
3
Stars
0 open issues
29 Jun 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        spawn(cmd, [url], { stdio: "ignore", detached: true }).unref();
Builds a file path from a variable vscode-extension/src/panel/WebfetchViewProvider.ts:160
      : path.join(folder.uri.fsPath, s.outputDir);

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add webfetch -- npx -y getwebfetch-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webfetch": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "getwebfetch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.webfetch]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "getwebfetch-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webfetch": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "getwebfetch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webfetch": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "getwebfetch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY (Optional Unsplash API key for Unsplash provider results.), PEXELS_API_KEY (Optional Pexels API key for Pexels provider results.), PIXABAY_API_KEY (Optional Pixabay API key for Pixabay provider results.), BRAVE_API_KEY (Optional Brave Search API key for Brave image search results.), SERPAPI_KEY (Optional SerpApi key for Google Images results.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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webfetch — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for webfetch?
webfetch runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package getwebfetch-mcp was installed 39 times last week.
How do I connect webfetch?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls getwebfetch-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use webfetch?
The npm package getwebfetch-mcp was installed 39 times in the last week. Week over week that is +91%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is webfetch open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 3 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.