v2.48.4

drawdb-io/drawdbv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

The Spider project introduces a new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server crate, enabling seamless integration with AI assistants like Claude. This allows users to scrape, crawl, and transform web content directly through natural language commands.

Key Highlights

New `spider_mcp` crate
Claude Code integration
Tools for scraping and crawling
Remote cache for Chrome responses
MCP server for Spider

New Features

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`