About Web Intel
Web Intel is a pay-per-call MCP server for agents and tools that need structured website information. It returns cleaned page content, metadata, links, technology details, and scored SEO audits, with credits managed through KeyFlint.
Key features
- 01Clean page content as Markdown
- 02Extract metadata and links
- 03Identify site technology stack
- 04Score SEO and compare pages
- 05Check prices and credit balance
Use cases
- 01Read web pages without navigation clutter
- 02Inspect metadata and outgoing links
- 03Identify a site's frameworks and hosting
- 04Review SEO issues across competitor pages
MCP support
It exposes web fetching and analysis tools to MCP clients, including `read_url`, `page_metadata`, `tech_stack`, and `seo_audit`. Calls use KeyFlint licensing and credits; supported clients can also receive interactive result cards.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http arceedev-web-intel https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcp{"mcpServers":{"arceedev-web-intel":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"arceedev-web-intel":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"arceedev-web-intel":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"arceedev-web-intel":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.keyflint.dev/web-intel/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEWeb Intel MCP
Agent-ready web intelligence as a pay-per-call MCP server. Licensing and credits are handled by KeyFlint (offline Ed25519 license check + credit ledger), used here only as the billing backend. Failed fetches are refunded automatically; invalid input is rejected before any debit.
| Tool | Credits | Returns |
|---|---|---|
read_url | 1 | Main content as clean Markdown (nav, footer, cookie banners removed) |
page_metadata | 1 | Title, description, canonical, lang, robots, Open Graph, JSON-LD types, H1-H3, image alt stats |
extract_links | 1 | Deduplicated internal / external links with anchor text |
tech_stack | 2 | Frameworks, CMS, analytics, payments, CDN/hosting, security headers |
seo_audit | 3 | 0-100 score, A-F grade, 16 weighted checks, top 5 fixes |
compare_seo | 3 x URLs | Ranks 2-5 pages (you vs competitors); only fetched URLs are billed |
pricing, credits_balance | free | Price list, remaining credits |
Prices are overridable: WEB_INTEL_PRICES="seo_audit=5,read_url=2".
Install
All you need is your KeyFlint license (LIC-...). The gateway URL, its public key and the checkout link have defaults.
Claude Desktop, one click: download web-intel-mcp-X.Y.Z.mcpb from the latest release, double-click it and paste your license. No terminal, no JSON.
Claude Code:
claude mcp add web-intel -e KEYFLINT_LICENSE=LIC-... -- uvx web-intel-mcp
Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop (JSON):
{
"mcpServers": {
"web-intel": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["web-intel-mcp"],
"env": { "KEYFLINT_LICENSE": "LIC-..." }
}
}
}
Optional: KEYFLINT_URL, KEYFLINT_PUBLIC_KEYS (fetched from the gateway and cached in ~/.keyflint/keyring.json when unset), KEYFLINT_CHECKOUT_URL.
Visual cards (MCP Apps)
In Claude, ChatGPT, VS Code and Goose every paid tool and credits_balance renders as an interactive card in the
chat: credit balance with a refill bar and a buy button, or a result summary (key figures, issues, table preview and
credits charged). It is the ui://web-intel/card.html resource, self-contained with no network access. Other clients
keep getting the same JSON as before.
Hosted mode (sellers)
Paid logic stays on your server. One process bills many buyers; each request carries the buyer's license.
docker build -t web-intel .
docker run -p 8080:8080 \
web-intel
Buyers connect to https://<host>/mcp (Streamable HTTP, stateless) with
Authorization: Bearer LIC-... (or X-License-Key). Missing or forged licenses get -32060.
Billing flow per call
- URL validated (http/https only). Bad input: error, nothing charged.
- Offline Ed25519 license check (
keyflint-verify), cached 60 s. POST /api/v1/quota/deductwith a fresh idempotency key. Out of credits:-32062with the checkout link.- Fetch + analysis. If anything fails:
POST /api/v1/quota/refund(same key), the client getsisError.
Safety
Requests to private, loopback and link-local addresses are refused (checked on every redirect hop),
responses are capped at 3 MB (WEB_INTEL_MAX_BYTES), 15 s timeout (WEB_INTEL_TIMEOUT), max 5 redirects.
WEB_INTEL_ALLOW_PRIVATE=1 disables the address check (tests only).
Tests
End-to-end with a fake KeyFlint quota gateway, locally signed licenses and a local test site (no network needed):
pip install -e ".[test]"
python -m pytest -q
License
Business Source License 1.1. Source available; production use needs a KeyFlint license (or must be non-commercial). Each version becomes Apache 2.0 four years after release. See LICENSE.
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