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@expandai/mcp-server
Advanced tools
expand.ai MCP Server
Give AI agents access to the web. This MCP server lets AI assistants fetch and process content from any URL using the expand.ai API.
Features
fetch- Retrieve cleaned, AI-ready content from any URL- Handles JavaScript-heavy sites automatically
- Bypasses bot protection and anti-scraping measures
- Returns markdown-formatted content
Installation
npx (recommended)
npx -y @expandai/mcp@latest
Docker
docker run --rm -i -e EXPAND_API_KEY=your_key expandai/mcp
npm (global)
npm install -g @expandai/mcp
expandai-mcp
Configuration
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
EXPAND_API_KEY | Yes | Your expand.ai API key |
EXPAND_BASE_URL | No | API base URL (default: https://api.expand.ai) |
EXPAND_ENABLE_DOCS | No | Enable documentation resources (default: false) |
Integration
expandai mcp install
Follow the prompts to configure.
Developer Mode
Enable documentation resources for developers building with expand.ai:
EXPAND_API_KEY=xxx EXPAND_ENABLE_DOCS=true expandai-mcp
Links
- expand.ai - Turn any website into a type-safe API
- Documentation
- GitHub
License
Apache-2.0
FAQs
MCP server for expand.ai - Give AI agents access to the web
We found that @expandai/mcp-server demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 23 Jan 2026
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