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Fast, low-token web reader and focused crawler. Returns ranked passages, not whole pages.
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Fast, low-token web reader and focused crawler. Returns ranked passages, not whole pages.
Security Report
Valid MCP server (2 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.
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Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
web-shooter
A fast web reader for AI assistants, served over MCP. It reads web pages and PDFs and returns only the passages that answer the question, not whole pages. It runs locally and keeps nothing.
Why it's better
Live benchmark on 32 questions (web pages, JSON APIs, PDFs), 2026-10-31:
| Tool | Median latency | Avg tokens returned | Answer present |
|---|---|---|---|
| web-shooter | 793 ms | 1,081 | 29/32 |
| Firecrawl, cache allowed | 1,207 ms | 25,409 | 28/32 |
| Firecrawl, fresh | 1,548 ms | 25,025 | 28/32 |
| Jina Reader | 2,046 ms | 25,345 | 24/32 |
Faster, and about 23× fewer tokens, with the same accuracy. Caveats and the held-out check are in docs/guide.md.
Tools
| Tool | Use it when | Returns |
|---|---|---|
fetch(urls, query?, keywords?, max_tokens?) | You have URLs (or local PDF paths) | The best passages, grouped by page; whole pages without a query. Pages built by JavaScript are loaded in headless Chrome automatically |
links(url, query?, keywords?, max_links?) | You want to choose which page to read next | The page's links, ranked by the query |
crawl(url, query, keywords?, max_pages?, max_depth?, other_sites?, max_results?) | You have a start page and a goal, not the URLs | The most relevant pages, as URLs with one-line snippets |
Setup
1. Install (macOS on Apple Silicon, Linux, Windows):
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/heyyviv/web-shooter/releases/latest/download/web-shooter-installer.sh | sh
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/heyyviv/web-shooter/releases/latest/download/web-shooter-installer.ps1 | iex"
Or from source (Rust 1.88+, and the only route on Intel Macs):
cargo install --git https://github.com/heyyviv/web-shooter
2. Register it. In Claude Code:
claude mcp add --scope user web-shooter -- web-shooter
Then run /mcp or start a new session. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and other clients, add a stdio server with the absolute path to the binary:
{ "mcpServers": { "web-shooter": { "command": "/absolute/path/to/web-shooter" } } }
The first query downloads a 30 MB embedding model. Pages built by JavaScript need Chrome installed.
More
docs/guide.md covers usage, configuration, updating, limits and development. docs/how-it-works.md explains the internals.
- MCP Registry name:
mcp-name: io.github.heyyviv/web-shooter
License
Licensed under either of Apache License 2.0 or MIT license, at your option.
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