mcp-server-requests

Overview

mcp-server-requests is a comprehensive MCP server that enables LLMs to make HTTP requests and process web content. It offers three main tools: 'fetch' for retrieving web content with various processing options (raw, basic_clean, strict_clean, markdown), 'fetch_to_file' for saving content directly to files, and 'http_request' for generic HTTP operations with any method. The server supports custom User-Agent settings, random User-Agent generation, and works with MCP's root capability for file operations. It's particularly useful for LLMs that need to interact with web APIs or retrieve web content without consuming excessive tokens.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• fetch

  Fetch content from a URL and return it in the specified format

  Try:Fetch the content from https://example.com in markdown formatTry:Get the raw HTML content from https://news.example.comTry:Fetch https://blog.example.com and clean it up to remove scripts and styles
• fetch_to_file

  Fetch content from a URL and save it to a file

  Try:Fetch https://example.com and save it to example.mdTry:Get the content from https://news.example.com and save it as news.txt in the project folderTry:Fetch https://blog.example.com in strict clean format and save it to cleaned.html
• http_request

  Send HTTP requests using any method and get complete responses

  Try:Send a POST request to https://api.example.com with JSON dataTry:Make a GET request to https://rest.api.com with custom headersTry:Send a DELETE request to https://service.example.com/id123

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/coucya/mcp-server-requests.git
cd mcp-server-requests
pip install .

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-requests": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_server_requests"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What User-Agent options are available?

You can specify a custom User-Agent string, generate random User-Agents (with optional browser/OS filtering), or use the default. The --force-user-agent flag controls whether command-line settings override LLM-provided headers.

How does the server handle file paths?

When --use-root is enabled, file paths are relative to workspace root. When disabled, absolute paths must be used. The --allow-external-file-access flag (with --use-root) controls access outside the workspace.

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