alex-on-ai/WebReaper

Overview

WebReaper is an AI-native web scraper distributed as a single binary with a bundled Claude Code skill. It provides an MIT-licensed alternative to Firecrawl, enabling developers to extract structured data from websites using natural language instructions.

Best for

Best for
Developers seeking a lightweight, open-source web scraper with natural language control

Use cases

• Extract product listings or pricing data from e-commerce sites
• Scrape and structure content from documentation or news pages
• Automate data collection for research or monitoring workflows

How to use

Tools exposed

• webreaper

Tested with

Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Copilot Studio, n8n

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": [\n    {\n      "name": "WebReaper",\n      "uri": "http://localhost:8080",\n      "token": "your-secret"\n    }\n  ]\n}

Notes

WebReaper is an AI-native web scraper distributed as a single binary with a bundled Claude Code skill. It provides an MIT-licensed alternative to Firecrawl, enabling developers to extract structured data from websites using natural language instructions.

140 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-07-11. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Extract product listings or pricing data from e-commerce sites
• Scrape and structure content from documentation or news pages
• Automate data collection for research or monitoring workflows

Pros

• Single binary deployment simplifies setup and integration
• Bundled Claude Code skill enables natural language scraping instructions
• MIT license allows unrestricted use and modification

Cons

• Limited to 140 GitHub stars, indicating a small community and potential lack of support
• C# language may restrict contributions from non-.NET developers
• Relies on Claude Code skill, which may require API access or incur costs

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