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Article Scraper Mcp

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About Article Scraper Mcp

MCP to get an article text from an URL

#articles#news#scraping#parsing

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "article-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "article-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Fetch a news article by URL and return structured data. Args: url: The URL of the news article. Returns: A dict with keys: title, text, author, date. Raises: ValueError: If URL is invalid or article cannot be parsed. requests.RequestException: If HTTP request fails.

Overview

What is Article Scraper Mcp?

Article Scraper Mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches article data from URLs using the newspaper3k library. It extracts title, text, author, and publication date, providing structured output for use with MCP clients.

How to use Article Scraper Mcp?

Install the package from PyPI with uvx article-scraper-mcp. Add it to your MCP client’s configuration by including a server entry with the command uvx and arguments ["article-scraper-mcp"]. After configuration, invoke the fetch_article tool by passing a URL.

Key features of Article Scraper Mcp

  • Extracts article title, text, author, and publication date
  • Robust error handling with URL validation
  • Returns structured dictionary output
  • Built with FastMCP for easy MCP integration
  • Raises clear exceptions for invalid URLs or HTTP failures

Use cases of Article Scraper Mcp

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FAQ from Article Scraper Mcp

How do I install Article Scraper Mcp?

Install directly from PyPI by running uvx article-scraper-mcp in your terminal.

What data does the fetch_article function return?

It returns a dictionary containing the article’s title, full text, author (may be None), and publication date (may be None, in ISO format).

What happens if the URL is invalid or the article cannot be parsed?

If the URL is invalid or parsing fails, the server raises a ValueError. If the HTTP request itself fails, it raises a requests.RequestException.

What are the system requirements for running Article Scraper Mcp?

Python 3.11 or higher is required, along with the packages newspaper3k, requests, loguru, and mcp[cli].

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Article Scraper Mcp?

Install directly from PyPI by running `uvx article-scraper-mcp` in your terminal.

What data does the `fetch_article` function return?

It returns a dictionary containing the article’s `title`, full `text`, `author` (may be None), and publication `date` (may be None, in ISO format).

What happens if the URL is invalid or the article cannot be parsed?

If the URL is invalid or parsing fails, the server raises a `ValueError`. If the HTTP request itself fails, it raises a `requests.RequestException`.

What are the system requirements for running Article Scraper Mcp?

Python 3.11 or higher is required, along with the packages newspaper3k, requests, loguru, and mcp[cli].

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Basic information

Category

Browser Automation

License

MIT

Transports

stdio

Author

dmitriiweb

Submitted by

Dmitrii K

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