Intercept

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About Intercept

Give your AI the ability to read the web. Fetches URLs as clean markdown with 9

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Config

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "intercept": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "intercept-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Intercept?

Intercept is an MCP server that gives AI assistants the ability to read web content, including tweets, YouTube videos, arXiv papers, PDFs, and regular web pages. It requires no API keys and works with any MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop.

How to use Intercept?

Install with one command: npx -y intercept-mcp. After installation, the AI can read web content automatically when prompted. If the first reading strategy fails, Intercept automatically tries up to eight more strategies before giving up.

Key features of Intercept

No API keys required.
Handles tweets, YouTube, arXiv, PDFs, and regular web pages.
Automatic fallback up to 8 retry strategies.
Single command install.
Works with multiple MCP clients.
Gives AI the ability to read web content.

Use cases of Intercept

AI assistant reading a tweet for context.
AI analyzing a YouTube video transcript.
AI referencing an arXiv research paper.
AI extracting information from a PDF document.
AI understanding standard web pages during a conversation.

FAQ from Intercept

Does Intercept require any API keys?

No, Intercept works with one command and no API keys are required.

What types of web content does Intercept support?

Intercept handles tweets, YouTube videos, arXiv papers, PDFs, and regular web pages.

Which AI tools or clients can use Intercept?

Intercept works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client.

What happens if Intercept fails to read a page?

If the first reading strategy fails, Intercept automatically tries up to eight more strategies before giving up.

Frequently asked questions

Does Intercept require any API keys?

No, Intercept works with one command and no API keys are required.

What types of web content does Intercept support?

Intercept handles tweets, YouTube videos, arXiv papers, PDFs, and regular web pages.

Which AI tools or clients can use Intercept?

Intercept works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client.

What happens if Intercept fails to read a page?

If the first reading strategy fails, Intercept automatically tries up to eight more strategies before giving up.

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