webfetch runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 104 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 23 Jul 2026.
Self-hosted web search for LLM agents: search -> fetch -> rank pipeline with semantic caching
We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
from webfetch.update_check import available_update
notice = available_update()
if notice:
print("\n" + notice)
__import__(module)
Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.
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.
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.
claude mcp add webfetch -- uvx webfetch-llm
{
"mcpServers": {
"webfetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"webfetch-llm"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.webfetch]
command = "uvx"
args = ["webfetch-llm"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"webfetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"webfetch-llm"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"webfetch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"webfetch-llm"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
BRAVE_API_KEY (Optional - adds Brave to the multi-engine fusion. DDG works with no keys at all), SERPER_API_KEY (Optional - adds Serper (Google results) to the multi-engine fusion), TAVILY_API_KEY (Optional - adds Tavily to the multi-engine fusion), WEBFETCH_PROVIDER (Optional - search strategy: multi (RRF fusion of available engines, default), fallback (priority failover), or a single engine name like ddg).
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