MCP server
by dumpling-ai
Dumpling AI offers advanced web scraping tools, acting as a web scraper to extract structured data from websites and doc
Connects to Dumpling AI's API to perform web scraping, document processing, and data extraction from various sources. Includes 20+ tools for content extraction, web searches, and document conversion.
Dumpling AI is an official MCP server published by dumpling-ai that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Dumpling AI offers advanced web scraping tools, acting as a web scraper to extract structured data from websites and doc It is categorized under search web, ai ml.
You can install Dumpling AI in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
Dumpling AI is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
Share your MCP server with the developer community
Dumpling AI is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
Dumpling AI reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
Dumpling AI is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
We evaluated Dumpling AI against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
We wired Dumpling AI into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
We evaluated Dumpling AI against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
We wired Dumpling AI into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
We evaluated Dumpling AI against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
According to our notes, Dumpling AI benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
I recommend Dumpling AI for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Dumpling AI for data scraping, content processing, knowledge management, AI agents, and code execution capabilities.
To install mcp-server-dumplingai for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Dumpling-AI/mcp-server-dumplingai --client claude
env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai
npm install -g mcp-server-dumplingai
Configuring Cursor 🖥️ Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+
To configure Dumpling AI MCP in Cursor:
{
"mcpServers": {
"dumplingai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-dumplingai"],
"env": {
"DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
}
}
}
}
If you are using Windows and are running into issues, try
cmd /c "set DUMPLING_API_KEY=your-api-key && npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai"
Replace your-api-key with your Dumpling AI API key.
DUMPLING_API_KEY: Your Dumpling AI API key (required)get-youtube-transcript)Extract transcripts from YouTube videos with optional timestamps.
{
"name": "get-youtube-transcript",
"arguments": {
"videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"includeTimestamps": true,
"timestampsToCombine": 3,
"preferredLanguage": "en"
}
}
search)Perform Google web searches and optionally scrape content from results.
{
"name": "search",
"arguments": {
"query": "machine learning basics",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"dateRange": "pastMonth",
"scrapeResults": true,
"numResultsToScrape": 3,
"scrapeOptions": {
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true
}
}
}
get-autocomplete)Get Google search autocomplete suggestions for a query.
{
"name": "get-autocomplete",
"arguments": {
"query": "how to learn",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"location": "New York"
}
}
search-maps)Search Google Maps for locations and businesses.
{
"name": "search-maps",
"arguments": {
"query": "coffee shops",
"gpsPositionZoom": "37.7749,-122.4194,14z",
"language": "en",
"page": 1
}
}
search-places)Search for places with more detailed information.
{
"name": "search-places",
"arguments": {
"query": "hotels in paris",
"country": "fr",
"language": "en",
"page": 1
}
}
search-news)Search for news articles with customizable parameters.
{
"name": "search-news",
"arguments": {
"query": "climate change",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"dateRange": "pastWeek"
}
}
get-google-reviews)Retrieve Google reviews for businesses or places.
{
"name": "get-google-reviews",
"arguments": {
"businessName": "Eiffel Tower",
"location": "Paris, France",
"limit": 10,
"sortBy": "relevance"
}
}
scrape)Extract content from a web page with formatting options.
{
"name": "scrape",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true,
"renderJs": true
}
}
crawl)Recursively crawl websites and extract content with customizable parameters.
{
"name": "crawl",
"arguments": {
"baseUrl": "https://example.com",
"maxPages": 10,
"crawlBeyondBaseUrl": false,
"depth": 2,
"scrapeOptions": {
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true,
"renderJs": true
}
}
}
screenshot)Capture screenshots of web pages with customizable viewport and format options.
{
"name": "screenshot",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com",
"width": 1280,
"height": 800,
"fullPage": true,
"format": "png",
"waitFor": 1000
}
}
extract)Extract structured data from web pages using AI-powered instructions.
{
"name": "extract",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/products",
"instructions": "Extract all product names, prices, and descriptions from this page",
"schema": {
"products": [
{
"name": "string",
"price": "number",
"description": "string"
}
]
},
"renderJs": true
}
}
doc-to-text)Convert documents to plaintext with optional OCR.
{
"name": "doc-to-text",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"options": {
"ocr": true,
"language": "en"
}
}
}
convert-to-pdf)Convert various file formats to PDF.
{
"name": "convert-to-pdf",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.docx",
"format": "docx",
"options": {
"quality": 90,
"pageSize": "A4",
"margin": 10
}
}
}
merge-pdfs)Combine multiple PDFs into a single document.
{
"name": "merge-pdfs",
"arguments": {
"urls": ["https://example.com/doc1.pdf", "https://example.com/doc2.pdf"],
"options": {
"addPageNumbers": true,
"addTableOfContents": true
}
}
}
trim-video)Extract a specific clip from a video.
{
"name": "trim-video",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
"startTime": 30,
"endTime": 60,
"output": "mp4",
"options": {
"quality": 720,
"fps": 30
}
}
}
extract-document)Extract specific content from documents in various formats.
{
"name": "extract-document",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"format": "structured",
"options": {
"ocr": true,
"language": "en",
"includeMetadata": true
}
}
}
extract-image)Extract text and information from images.
{
"name": "extract-image",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
"extractionType": "text",
"options": {
"language": "en",
"detectOrientation": true
}
}
}
extract-audio)Transcribe and extract information from audio files.
{
"name": "extract-audio",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3",
"language": "en",
"options": {
"model": "enhanced",
"speakerDiarization": true,
"wordTimestamps": true
}
}
}
extract-video)Extract content from videos including transcripts, scenes, and objects.
{
"name": "extract-video",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
"extractionType": "transcript",
"options": {
"language": "en",
"speakerDiarization": true
}
}
}
read-pdf-metadata)Extract metadata from PDF files.
{
"name": "read-pdf-metadata",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"includeExtended": true
}
}
write-pdf-metadata)Update metadata in PDF files.
{
"name": "write-pdf-metadata",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"metadata": {
"title": "New Title",
"author": "John Doe",
"keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2"]
}
}
}
generate-agent-completion)Get AI agent completions with optional tool definitions.
{
"name": "generate-agent-completion",
"arguments": {
"prompt": "How can I improve my website's SEO?",
"model": "gpt-4",
"temperature": 0.7,
"maxTokens": 500,
"context": ["The website is an e-commerce store selling handmade crafts."]
}
}
search-knowledge-base)Search a knowledge base for relevant information.
{
"name": "search-knowledge-base",
"arguments": {
"kbId": "kb_12345",
"query": "How to optimize database performance",
"limit": 5,
"similarityThreshold": 0.7
}
}
add-to-knowledge-base)Add entries to a knowledge base.
{
"name": "add-to-knowledge-base",
"arguments": {
"kbId": "kb_12345",
"entries": [
{
"text": "MongoDB is a document-based NoSQL database.",
"metadata": {
"source": "MongoDB documentation",
"category": "databases"
}
}
],
"upsert": true
}
}
Interact with services that don't offer APIs
Example
Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows
Automate interactions with any website, even without API
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.