MCP Webresearch

🚀 MCP Web Research Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web research. It brings real-time information to Claude and enables easy topic research.

🚀 Quick Start

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is designed for web research. It can introduce real-time information into Claude, facilitating seamless topic exploration.

✨ Features

• Google Search Integration
• Web Content Extraction
• Research Session Tracking (List of visited pages, search queries, etc.)
• Screenshot Capture

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18 (including npm and npx)
• Claude Desktop Application

Steps

First, ensure you have downloaded and installed the Claude Desktop Application and npm.

Next, add the following content to your claude_desktop_config.json file (on Mac, this file is located at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webresearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mzxrai/mcp-webresearch@latest"]
    }
  }
}

This configuration allows Claude Desktop to automatically start the web research MCP server when needed.

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

Just start a conversation with Claude and send a prompt suitable for web research. If you want to use our agentic-research prompt for in - depth research, click the “Paperclip” icon in the chat input box in Claude Desktop, then select Choose an integration → webresearch → agentic-research.

Advanced Usage

Tools

1. search_google

   • Perform a Google search and extract the results.
   • Parameters: { query: string }

2. visit_page

   • Visit a web page and extract its content.
   • Parameters: { url: string, takeScreenshot?: boolean }

3. take_screenshot

   • Capture a screenshot of the current page.
   • No parameters required.

Prompts

agentic-research

A guiding research prompt to assist Claude in comprehensive web research. This prompt instructs Claude to:

• Start with a broad search to understand the topic background.
• Prioritize high - quality and authoritative sources.
• Gradually adjust the research direction based on the research results.
• Keep you informed of the progress and conduct interactive research according to your guidance.
• Always cite the source URL.

Resources

We expose two things through the MCP protocol: (1) screenshots; (2) research session data.

Suggestions

💡 Usage Tip

• Modify the server behavior by adjusting the configuration file if necessary.
• Maintain a stable network connection for optimal performance.

Troubleshooting

⚠️ Important Note If you encounter any issues, check the log output or refer to the troubleshooting section in the documentation.

Development

To contribute code or learn more about the project, visit our GitHub repository.