Oxylabs Web Scraping MCP server for AI agents

The Oxylabs MCP server acts as a bridge between AI models and the web, allowing them to scrape websites, extract structured data, and bypass anti-scraping measures. It leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to create a standardized way for AI assistants to interact with web content.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

Oxylabs Account: Get your username and password from Oxylabs dashboard (1-week free trial available)

Installation Methods

Using Smithery

Visit https://smithery.ai/server/@oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp
Login with GitHub
Go to the Install section
Follow the instructions to generate the config

For auto-installation with Smithery CLI:

# example for Claude Desktop
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @upstash/context7-mcp --client claude --key <smithery_key>

Using uvx

Install uv:

# macOS and Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Use this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oxylabs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["oxylabs-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME",
        "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using uv

Install uv:

# macOS and Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Use this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oxylabs": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/<Absolute-path-to-folder>/oxylabs-mcp",
        "run",
        "oxylabs-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME",
        "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup with Claude Desktop

Navigate to Claude → Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add one of the configurations above to the claude_desktop_config.json file.

Setup with Cursor AI

Navigate to Cursor → Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP. Click Add new global MCP server and add one of the configurations above.

Environment Variables

Name	Description	Mandatory	Default
`OXYLABS_USERNAME`	Your Oxylabs username	true
`OXYLABS_PASSWORD`	Your Oxylabs password	true
`LOG_LEVEL`	Log level for the logs returned to the client	false	`INFO`

Usage

Available MCP Tools

Oxylabs MCP provides these tools:

universal_scraper: General website scraping
google_search_scraper: Extract results from Google Search
amazon_search_scraper: Scrape Amazon search result pages
amazon_product_scraper: Extract data from individual Amazon product pages

API Parameters

The Oxylabs MCP Universal Scraper accepts these parameters:

Parameter	Description	Values
`url`	The URL to scrape	Any valid URL
`render`	Use headless browser rendering	`html` or `None`
`geo_location`	Sets the proxy's geo location to retrieve data	`Brasil`, `Canada`, etc.
`user_agent_type`	Device type and browser	`desktop`, `tablet`, etc.
`output_format`	The format of the output	`links`, `md`, `html`

Example Queries

When you've set up the MCP server with Claude, you can make requests like:

Could you scrape https://www.google.com/search?q=ai page?
Scrape https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Smartphone-Contract-Function-Manufacturer-Exclusive/dp/B0CNKD651V with parse enabled
Scrape https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/bestsellers/beauty/ref=zg_bs_nav_beauty_0 with parse and render enabled
Use web unblocker with render to scrape https://www.bestbuy.com/site/top-deals/all-electronics-on-sale/pcmcat1674241939957.c

Logging

The server provides additional information about the tool calls in notification/message events:

{
  "method": "notifications/message",
  "params": {
    "level": "info",
    "data": "Create job with params: {\"url\": \"https://ip.oxylabs.io\"}"
  }
}

{
  "method": "notifications/message",
  "params": {
    "level": "info",
    "data": "Job info: job_id=7333113830223918081 job_status=done"
  }
}

{
  "method": "notifications/message",
  "params": {
    "level": "error",
    "data": "Error: request to Oxylabs API failed"
  }
}

Key Features

Scrape any website: Extract data from any URL, including complex single-page applications with JavaScript rendering
AI-ready data: Automatically clean and convert HTML to Markdown for improved readability
Bypass protection: Get around sophisticated bot protection systems with a high success rate
Global access: Access geo-restricted content from 195+ countries
Flexible setup: Works across macOS, Windows, and Linux with multiple installation options

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "oxylabs" '{"command":"uvx","args":["oxylabs-mcp"],"env":{"OXYLABS_USERNAME":"OXYLABS_USERNAME","OXYLABS_PASSWORD":"OXYLABS_PASSWORD"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "oxylabs": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "oxylabs-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME",
                "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "oxylabs": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "oxylabs-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME",
                "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect