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web-retrieval-mcp MCP Server

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web-retrieval-mcp runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 67 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Sep 2026.

MCP web search + tiered web fetch for AI agents (Exa, Firecrawl), SSRF-guarded, cross-platform.

Installs per day peak 27 · avg 13 · -29% w/w
a month agotoday
67
Installs / week
pypi · web-retrieval-mcp
1
Stars
1 open issues
1 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 20 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.

Runs an external command [пакет] src/web_retrieval_mcp/install.py:140, [пакет] src/web_retrieval_mcp/server.py:182, src/web_retrieval_mcp/install.py:184 и ещё 2
    subprocess.run(cmd, check=False)

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 web-retrieval-mcp -- uvx web-retrieval-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.web-retrieval-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["web-retrieval-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: EXA_API_KEY (Exa API key (free tier at https://exa.ai)), FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (Firecrawl API key (free tier at https://firecrawl.dev)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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web-retrieval-mcp — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for web-retrieval-mcp?
web-retrieval-mcp 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 pypi package web-retrieval-mcp was installed 67 times last week.
How do I connect web-retrieval-mcp?
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 web-retrieval-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use web-retrieval-mcp?
The pypi package web-retrieval-mcp was installed 67 times in the last week. Week over week that is -29%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is web-retrieval-mcp open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.