v2.48.4

swirlai/swirl-searchv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

Introduces a new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server crate, spider_mcp, enabling direct integration of Spider's web scraping capabilities into Claude Code and Claude Desktop. It provides tools for scraping, crawling, and transforming HTML content.

Key Highlights

  • New spider_mcp crate
  • MCP server for Claude integration
  • Tools for scraping, crawling, and transforming HTML

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`