Zenrows MCP Server

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Zenrows MCP is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. 635 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.

Zenrows MCP server — Fetch, Extract, Batch, and Browser Sessions for AI coding assistants

Installs per day peak 322 · avg 59 · +458% w/w

a month agotoday

Uptime history 37 days of history

37 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

440 ms

Response time

average over 24h

635

Installs / week

npm and PyPI

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Zenrows MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add zenrows-mcp --transport http https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenrows-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.zenrows-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenrows-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenrows-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: ZENROWS_API_KEY (Optional Zenrows API key (https://app.zenrows.com/account/settings). If unset, stdio auto-provisions a Free account unless ZENROWS_AUTO_SIGNUP=false.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.zenrows.com/mcp	streamable-http	needs auth	465 ms	11 min ago

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Zenrows MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Zenrows MCP?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Zenrows MCP working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 440 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Zenrows 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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Zenrows MCP need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Zenrows MCP answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Zenrows MCP?

It answers our handshake in 440 ms on average, which is faster than 34% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

How many people use Zenrows MCP?

The npm package @zenrows/mcp was installed 635 times in the last week. Week over week that is +458%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Zenrows MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 19 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.