v2.48.4

CloakHQ/CloakBrowserv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

Introduces the `spider_mcp` crate, providing a Model Context Protocol server that allows Claude to scrape, crawl, and transform HTML directly within the chat interface.

Key Highlights

New MCP server for the Spider web scraping library
Native integration with Claude Code and Desktop
Tools for scraping, crawling, and link extraction
Markdown transformation capabilities

New Features

spider_mcp crate
spider_scrape tool
spider_crawl tool
spider_links tool
spider_transform tool

Full Release Notes

New `spider_mcp` crate — MCP server for Spider.

```bash
cargo install spider_mcp
```

Setup (Claude Code `~/.claude/settings.json` or Claude Desktop config):

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "spider": { "command": "spider-mcp" } } }
```

Usage examples:

```
Scrape a page:       "Fetch https://example.com as markdown"
Crawl a site:        "Crawl https://example.com up to 5 pages"
Extract links:       "Get all links from https://example.com"
Transform HTML:      "Convert this HTML to markdown: <h1>Hello</h1>"
```

Tools: `spider_scrape` · `spider_crawl` · `spider_links` · `spider_transform`