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Pagewatch MCP Server

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Read a URL as clean markdown, screenshot a website, url to PDF. Web access for agents, no signup.

About

Read a URL as clean markdown, screenshot a website, url to PDF. Web access for agents, no signup.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://pagelens.dev/mcp

Security Report

4.8
Use Caution4.8High Risk

pagewatch-mcp is a well-designed MCP server with clear authentication, reasonable permissions, and minimal security concerns. The code is intentionally thin, delegates all sensitive operations to a remote API, and properly handles credential management. Minor issues around error handling and input validation do not significantly impact the security posture. Supply chain analysis found 5 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 5 high severity). Package verification found 2 issues (1 critical, 0 high severity).

4 files analyzed · 11 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

Unverified package source

We couldn't verify that the installable package matches the reviewed source code. Proceed with caution.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

An existing key. Without one, the first call mints a free trial key and returns it.Required

Environment variable: PAGEWATCH_API_KEY

Point at a different pagewatch deployment.Optional

Environment variable: PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

mcp-name: dev.pagelens/pagewatch

pagewatch-mcp

An MCP server that gives an agent a real browser. Three tools:

  • read_page turns any url into clean markdown
  • screenshot returns a png of the rendered page
  • pdf turns a url or raw html into a pdf

Plus register and balance for managing your key.

It runs javascript, so it works on pages that a plain http fetch returns empty. It respects robots.txt and refuses sites that block automation instead of trying to defeat them.

No signup

Your first call mints a free trial key and returns real content. There is no form for your agent to get stuck on. When the trial runs out, one email confirmation by a human unlocks 200 more free credits, still free.

Billing is metered, but there is no payment processor connected right now, so nothing is ever charged.

Install

Add this to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagewatch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["pagewatch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

That is it. uv fetches the package on first run, and your first tool call returns real content.

Or install it yourself with pip:

pip install pagewatch-mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagewatch": { "command": "pagewatch-mcp" }
  }
}

Already hosted

If you would rather not run anything, the same tools are live at https://pagelens.dev/mcp as a remote MCP server.

Configuration

Everything is optional.

VariableDefaultWhat it does
PAGEWATCH_API_KEYnoneAn existing key. Without one, the first call mints a free trial key and hands it back.
PAGEWATCH_BASE_URLhttps://pagelens.devPoint at a different pagewatch deployment.
PAGEWATCH_MCP_TRANSPORTstdioSet to http to serve streamable-http on $PORT instead.
PAGEWATCH_SOURCEmcp-selfhostAttribution tag recorded when a key is registered.

What this package does and does not do

It is deliberately thin. Every tool is one https call to a documented /v1 route on the pagewatch API. There is no browser, no scraping logic and no credential store in this package. You can read the whole thing in a couple of minutes and know exactly what it sends and where.

Docker

docker build -t pagewatch-mcp .
docker run --rm -i pagewatch-mcp

License

MIT

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