v2.48.4

viarotel-org/escrcpyv2.48.4Mar 25, 2026by j-mendez

AI Summary

Introduces a new `spider_mcp` crate to act as an MCP server for Spider, enabling deep integration with Claude Code and Claude Desktop for scraping and crawling tasks.

Key Highlights

New `spider_mcp` crate for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server functionality
Integration with Claude Desktop via `~/.claude/settings.json` configuration
Tools for scraping pages, crawling sites, extracting links, and transforming HTML

New Features

MCP server for Spider
Claude Code integration

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`