bighippoman/intercept-mcp

Overview

A Model Context Protocol server that retrieves web content and converts it to clean markdown. It uses a multi-tier fallback chain to improve fetch success rates across different types of web pages. Built in TypeScript.

Best for

Best for
Developers building MCP-based tools that need robust web-to-markdown extraction

Use cases

• Extracting clean text from web pages for LLM context
• Fetching content behind JavaScript-heavy sites via fallback
• Archiving web pages as structured markdown

How to use

Install

claude mcp add intercept -s user -- npx -y intercept-mcp

Tools exposed

• BRAVE_API_KEY
• SEARXNG_URL
• GITHUB_TOKEN
• INTERCEPT_AUTH
• CF_API_TOKEN
• CF_ACCOUNT_ID
• USE_STEALTH_FETCH
• FLARESOLVERR_URL
• WEB_UNLOCKER_URL
• INTERCEPT_SHARED_CACHE
• INTERCEPT_CACHE_READ_ONLY
• INTERCEPT_CACHE_TTL_MS
• INTERCEPT_CACHE_FAILURE_TTL_MS
• INTERCEPT_CACHE_SIZE
• INTERCEPT_PROXIES

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline

Notes

A Model Context Protocol server that retrieves web content and converts it to clean markdown. It uses a multi-tier fallback chain to improve fetch success rates across different types of web pages. Built in TypeScript.

7 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-06. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Extracting clean text from web pages for LLM context
• Fetching content behind JavaScript-heavy sites via fallback
• Archiving web pages as structured markdown

Pros

• Multi-tier fallback increases fetch reliability
• Outputs clean, readable markdown suitable for LLMs
• Lightweight MCP server easy to integrate

Cons

• Small community (7 stars) may mean limited support
• No indication of performance benchmarks or caching
• Dependency on external services in fallback chain could add latency

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