v2.48.4

snarktank/ralphv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

Introduces the `spider_mcp` crate, allowing Spider to act as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This enables integration with Claude Code and Claude Desktop for scraping, crawling, and link extraction.

Key Highlights

New `spider_mcp` crate for MCP server functionality
Integration with Claude Code and Claude Desktop
Standardized tools for scraping and crawling

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`