Dumpling AI▌

by dumpling-ai
Dumpling AI offers advanced web scraping tools, acting as a web scraper to extract structured data from websites and doc
Provides a bridge to Dumpling AI's data extraction API for performing web searches, scraping content, extracting structured data, and processing various document formats through 20+ specialized tools.
best for
- / Data scientists needing web scraping and content extraction
- / Researchers collecting information from multiple sources
- / Developers building data processing pipelines
- / Content creators extracting media transcripts
capabilities
- / Scrape web pages and extract structured data
- / Search YouTube transcripts and web content
- / Convert documents and extract text from PDFs
- / Take website screenshots
- / Extract data from images, audio, and video files
- / Run JavaScript and Python code securely
what it does
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.
about
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.
how to install
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.
license
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.
readme
Dumpling AI MCP Server
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.
Features
- Complete integration with all Dumpling AI API endpoints
- Data APIs for YouTube transcripts, search, autocomplete, maps, places, news, and reviews
- Web scraping with support for scraping, crawling, screenshots, and structured data extraction
- Document conversion tools for text extraction, PDF operations, video processing
- Extract data from documents, images, audio, and video
- AI capabilities including agent completions, knowledge base management, and image generation
- Developer tools for running JavaScript and Python code in a secure environment
- Automatic error handling and detailed response formatting
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install mcp-server-dumplingai for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Dumpling-AI/mcp-server-dumplingai --client claude
Running with npx
env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai
Manual Installation
npm install -g mcp-server-dumplingai
Running on Cursor
Configuring Cursor 🖥️ Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+
To configure Dumpling AI MCP in Cursor:
- Open Cursor Settings
- Go to Features > MCP Servers
- Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
- Enter the following:
{
"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.
Configuration
Environment Variables
DUMPLING_API_KEY: Your Dumpling AI API key (required)
Available Tools
Data APIs
1. Get YouTube Transcript (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"
}
}
2. Search (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
}
}
}
3. Get Autocomplete (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"
}
}
4. Search Maps (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
}
}
5. Search Places (search-places)
Search for places with more detailed information.
{
"name": "search-places",
"arguments": {
"query": "hotels in paris",
"country": "fr",
"language": "en",
"page": 1
}
}
6. Search News (search-news)
Search for news articles with customizable parameters.
{
"name": "search-news",
"arguments": {
"query": "climate change",
"country": "us",
"language": "en",
"dateRange": "pastWeek"
}
}
7. Get Google Reviews (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"
}
}
Web Scraping
8. Scrape (scrape)
Extract content from a web page with formatting options.
{
"name": "scrape",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "markdown",
"cleaned": true,
"renderJs": true
}
}
9. Crawl (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
}
}
}
10. Screenshot (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
}
}
11. Extract (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
}
}
Document Conversion
12. Doc to Text (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"
}
}
}
13. Convert to PDF (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
}
}
}
14. Merge PDFs (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
}
}
}
15. Trim Video (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
}
}
}
16. Extract Document (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
}
}
}
17. Extract Image (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
}
}
}
18. Extract Audio (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
}
}
}
19. Extract Video (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
}
}
}
20. Read PDF Metadata (read-pdf-metadata)
Extract metadata from PDF files.
{
"name": "read-pdf-metadata",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"includeExtended": true
}
}
21. Write PDF Metadata (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"]
}
}
}
AI
22. Generate Agent Completion (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."]
}
}
23. Search Knowledge Base (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
}
}
24. Add to Knowledge Base (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
}
}
25. Generate AI Image (`generate-ai-ima
FAQ
- What is the Dumpling AI MCP server?
- Dumpling AI is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Dumpling AI?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Dumpling AI is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Dumpling AI against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Dumpling AI is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Dumpling AI reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Dumpling AI for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Dumpling AI surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Dumpling AI has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Dumpling AI benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Dumpling AI into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Dumpling AI is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.