Olostep × MCP Server
Web search and scraping in your AI client
Capabilities
What Olostep exposes to MCP hosts
Three web tools, ready in your client — search, read, and map any page
Once connected, your assistant can search the live web, pull page content as Markdown, and discover URLs across a site. Standard MCP tools, so they work the same in every client.
Works in any MCP client — Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code, Kilo, and more.
Olostep handles rendering, proxies, and scale; your model just reads clean Markdown.
One API key from the Olostep dashboard covers the hosted endpoint and local installs.
Open source on GitHub — review it, fork it, or self-host when you need full control.
Search the web
Get fresh, structured search results for docs, news, and pages. Your assistant answers from the live web instead of stale training data.
View in docsRead any webpage
Turn any URL into clean Markdown, including JavaScript-rendered pages. The model reads real page text, not raw HTML.
View in docsDiscover URLs
Map the links across a site so your agent can plan routes, compare sections, or pick the right pages before pulling content.
View in docsTool names, parameters, and examples are in the MCP integration guide.
Setup
One configuration snippet for any MCP host
Connect Olostep in under a minute
Fastest path: install the CLI with npm install -g olostep-cli, then run olostep mcp install to wire Olostep into Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code, or Kilo automatically. Prefer to do it by hand? Paste the config below into your client's MCP settings and swap in your API key from the Olostep dashboard. The hosted endpoint needs no Node and no install; a local stdio install via npx olostep-mcp stays available as an offline fallback.
{
"mcpServers": {
"olostep": {
"url": "https://mcp.olostep.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Get your API key from the Olostep dashboard.
Use cases
Typical patterns across MCP hosts
What developers build with it with MCP Server
The same three tools power every workflow, whether your client is an IDE assistant, a desktop chat app, or a custom agent.
Code against live docs
Pull current READMEs, changelogs, and API references while you code, so your assistant works from what shipped, not stale copy-paste.
Research and synthesis
Search, read pages, and combine sources in one session to produce briefs, comparisons, and fact-checked answers.
Track public pages
Watch pricing, launches, and policy pages, then summarize what changed using structured text instead of manual snapshots.
Power custom agents
Call the same tools from any script or service that embeds an MCP client. Wire Olostep into internal bots, CI checks, or prototypes without a separate REST integration.
Need ideas? See the MCP Server integration guide for limits, async flows, and output formats.
FAQ
MCP, tools, rendering, and compatibility
How the server fits MCP hosts, JavaScript-heavy pages, and where to find host-specific setup.
Frequently asked questions
Product & Capabilities
It adds three web tools to your AI client: web search, webpage content as Markdown, and URL discovery. Any client that supports MCP can use them with no custom code.
Install the Olostep CLI with npm install -g olostep-cli, then run olostep mcp install. It wires the server into Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code, or Kilo for you.
Usage & Automation
Yes. Add an MCP server entry in your client's settings pointing at the hosted endpoint https://mcp.olostep.com/mcp, with an Authorization Bearer header holding your API key. A local stdio install via npx olostep-mcp also works offline.
Yes. Page retrieval runs through Olostep's rendering pipeline, so dynamic single-page apps and script-heavy pages are supported, not just static HTML.
Pricing & Plans
Yes. The implementation is on GitHub at github.com/olostep/olostep-mcp-server for review, contribution, or self-hosting.
Start using Olostep with MCP Server
500 free credits to get started
No credit card required. Full documentation is on the docs site.
