# ScraperAPI MCP: Expanded Capabilities

### MCP Server Enhancements <a href="#mcp-server-enhancements" id="mcp-server-enhancements"></a>

Depth: Expanded Tool Coverage

* **Structured Data Endpoints (SDEs)** - Google, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Redfin now accessible via MCP
* **Crawler Integration** - Full web crawling capabilities through MCP protocol
* All tools callable directly from your preferred AI interface with proper parameter mapping

**Breadth: Multi-Platform Support**

* **Claude Desktop** – Hosted remote MCP server support
* **Claude Code** – Native MCP tool execution
* **Cursor** – Direct MCP integration for agent-driven development
* **Windsurf** – AI-assisted coding with MCP tool access
* **Cline** – Autonomous coding workflows via MCP
* **VSCode + GitHub Copilot** – MCP-enabled tool execution inside VSCode
* **Local Deployment** – Python and Docker support for self-hosted setups
* ​[**n8n Integration**](https://docs.scraperapi.com/integrations/automation-and-workflow-integrations/n8n-integration) – MCP Client Tool support for workflow automation
* **Extended Model Support** – OpenAI and Gemini compatibility ready

#### Claude Skill & Agent Improvements <a href="#claude-skill-and-agent-improvements" id="claude-skill-and-agent-improvements"></a>

**ScraperAPI MCP Skill**

* Intelligent agent guidance for selecting the right tool
* Auto-detects tasks (scraping, searches, crawls, SDE queries)
* Provides best practices for cost, pagination, and output formatting
* Accessible via: `npx skills add scraperapi/scraperapi-skills`

**Enhanced Agent Context**

* Agent now aware of complete ScraperAPI ecosystem
  * n8n node integration suggestions
  * SDK and DataPipeline options
  * Guidance on when to use MCP vs. direct API calls
* Improved decision-making for task optimization

#### What This Means for You <a href="#what-this-means-for-you" id="what-this-means-for-you"></a>

* **Developers**: Direct LLM access to ScraperAPI's full toolkit without manual API calls
* **Teams**: Standardized workflows via skills reduce prompt engineering overhead
* **Scale**: Broader platform support makes integration easier across your tech stack

#### Getting Started <a href="#getting-started" id="getting-started"></a>

1. **Update MCP Server** - `pip install --upgrade scraperapi-mcp-server`
2. **Add Claude Skill** - `npx skills add scraperapi/scraperapi-skills`
3. **Configure Your Client** - Follow tool-specific setup guide (Claude, Cursor, VSCode, etc.)
4. **Start Prompting** - Use natural language to scrape, search, and extract data

#### Documentation & Setup <a href="#get-started-now" id="get-started-now"></a>

<a href="https://docs.scraperapi.com/integrations/llm-integrations/mcp-server" class="button secondary" data-icon="mcp">MCP Server</a><a href="../../../integrations/automation-and-workflow-integrations/n8n-integration/mcp-server-less-than-greater-than-n8n" class="button secondary" data-icon="webhook">MCP Server <--> n8n</a><a href="https://docs.scraperapi.com/integrations/llm-integrations/mcp-server/mcp-skill" class="button secondary">Claude Skill</a>