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jinaai-mcp-server
by cyanheads
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last commit9 mo agothis month

jinaai-mcp-server · Summary

A production-ready MCP server that enables AI systems to read and extract clean content from webpages using the Jina AI Reader API.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

jinaai-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Automating research by extracting content from multiple articles and documentation sources
  • Enabling AI assistants to access real-time web information for up-to-date responses
  • Integrating web content processing into AI workflows without leaving the host application

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

jinaai-mcp-server · Install

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (>=18.0.0)
  • npm

Installation

Using MCP Client Settings

Add the following to your MCP client's configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jinaai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@cyanheads/jinaai-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "http",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "3018",
        "JINA_API_KEY": "YOUR_JINA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}
From Source
  1. Clone the repository:

``bash git clone https://github.com/cyanheads/jinaai-mcp-server.git cd jinaai-mcp-server ``

  1. Install dependencies:

``bash npm install ``

  1. Build the project:

``bash npm run build ``

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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