> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/release-notes/august-2025.md).

# August 2025

## Power your AI client with our MCP Server

What if you could use your AI client as a personal agent that scrapes websites and retrieves the data for you? Well, ScraperAPI's MCP server makes that possible! It connects your LLM to ScraperAPI and enables you to scrape the web simply by prompting.

### <mark style="background-color:blue;">Installation</mark>

Install the **`scraperapi-mcp-server`** using pip:

```bash
pip install scraperapi-mcp-server
```

### <mark style="background-color:blue;">Setup (Claude Desktop App)</mark>

1. Open Claude Desktop Application
2. Access the Settings Menu
3. Click on the settings icon (typically a gear or three dots in the upper right corner)
4. Select the "Developer" tab
5. Click on "Edit Config" and paste the JSON block below in the configuration file.

**Python**

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ScraperAPI": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "scraperapi_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCRAPERAPI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**Docker**

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ScraperAPI": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "API_KEY=${YOUR_SCRAPERAPI_API_KEY}",
        "--rm",
        "scraperapi-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

**That's it!** The MCP Server is now configured and is powering your AI Client. It starts automatically when the keyword **`scrape`** is used in a prompt.

Check out the full guide with prompt examples below:

<a href="/pages/hmnvNsfSYaVElw2V1aNE" class="button primary" data-icon="hand-back-point-right">MCP Server docs</a>


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