# webread-mcp

> MCP server for reading webpages and web search

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/webread-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://hashnode.programmersdiary.com/
- repository: https://github.com/EvalVis/webreadmcp
- version: 1.3.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, mcp, model-context-protocol, python, search, website-scraper
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:webread-mcp

### Description (declared)

# WebRead MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to read webpages and perform web searches.

## Tools

### read_webpage

Fetches a webpage via GET request and returns its text content.

**Parameters:**
- `url` (required) - The URL to fetch
- `max_chars` (optional, default: 500) - Maximum characters to return
- `offset` (optional, default: 0) - Starting character position for chunked reading
- `raw_html` (optional, default: false) - Return raw HTML instead of extracted text

**Example:**
```json
{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "max_chars": 1000,
  "offset": 0
}
```

### web_search

Performs a web search using DuckDuckGo and returns titles with links.

**Parameters:**
- `query` (required) - The search query
- `page` (optional, default: 1) - Page number (1-based)

**Example:**
```json
{
  "query": "python tutorial",
  "page": 1
}
```

## Installation

### From PyPI

```bash
pip install webread-mcp
```

### From Source

```bash
git clone <repository-url>
cd webreadmcp
pip install -e .
```

## Configuration

Add the server to your MCP client configuration:

### If installed via pip

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webread": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "webread_mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Running Manually

```bash
python -m webread_mcp
```

The server communicates via stdio and will wait for MCP protocol messages.

### Custom CA Bundle

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webread": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "webread_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SSL_CERT_FILE": "/path/to/corporate-ca-bundle.crt"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Disable SSL Verification (Not Recommended)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webread": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "webread_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "WEBREAD_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Dependencies

- `mcp` - Model Context Protocol SDK
- `httpx` - HTTP client
- `beautifulsoup4` - HTML parsing
- `duckduckgo_search` - Web search

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.825, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.791, derived)
- data.web-scraping (0.656, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/webread-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:24:25.080Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/webread-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/webread-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:webread-mcp