v2.48.4

passteque/gluetunv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

Introduces a new `spider_mcp` crate that functions as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI coding assistants like Claude to directly interact with the Spider library for web scraping tasks.

Key Highlights

New MCP server integration for AI assistants
Supports scraping, crawling, link extraction, and HTML transformation
Zero-overhead architecture when disabled

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`