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apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser
A MCP Server for the RAG Web Browser Actor
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From the listing
About apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser
A Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants to Apify's RAG Web Browser Actor. It enables agents to browse web pages, extract content, and retrieve information for retrieval-augmented generation tasks. The server acts as a bridge between MCP-compatible clients and the Apify web browser actor.
Best for
Developers building MCP-compatible AI agents that need web browsing for RAG
Use cases
- Enabling AI agents to fetch and process web content for answering questions
- Integrating web browsing capabilities into MCP-based AI workflows
- Automating data extraction from web pages for knowledge base updates
Notes
204 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-19. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Simplifies integration of web browsing into AI agents via standard MCP protocol
- Leverages Apify's robust web scraping infrastructure
- Open source with active community (204 stars)
Cons
- Requires an Apify account and API token to use the underlying actor
- Limited to the capabilities of the RAG Web Browser Actor (e.g., no JavaScript rendering)
- May have latency due to network calls to Apify servers
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 159
- GitHub forks
- 30
- GitHub stars
- 206
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 10.2
- Open issues
- 0
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.jsTools exposed
maxResultsscrapingToolraw-httpbrowser-playwrightoutputFormatsrequestTimeoutSecs
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, VS Code, ChatGPT
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"rag-web-browser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-api-token"
}
}
}
}Install
Add apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser connects to
No confirmed connections yet. A product appears here when the server's registry name, repo, homepage or name ties it to that product, and a client appears when we have an install recipe for it.
Health and security
Is apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
0 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Archived | 0 | Repository is archived |
Alternatives
Alternatives to apify/mcp-server-rag-web-browser
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent-infra/mcp-server-browserThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| browsermcp/mcpThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| executeautomation/playwright-mcp-serverThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-serverThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| lightpanda-io/browserThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubRegistry
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Changelog
What changed
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