# Does Octoparse have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Octoparse maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://mcp.octoparse.com`
- Repository: [octoparse/octoparse-mcp](https://github.com/octoparse/octoparse-mcp) — ★ 1, last push 2026-07-28, MIT
- Maintainer: Octoparse
- Language: TypeScript
- Category: [Search & Data Extraction](https://mcpyet.com/category/search-data-extraction/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Official Octoparse MCP server for AI-powered web scraping workflows.
> — how [octoparse/octoparse-mcp](https://github.com/octoparse/octoparse-mcp) describes itself

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://mcp.octoparse.com` — a remote server run by Octoparse itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://www.octoparse.com/mcp>.
- **Official repository:** [octoparse/octoparse-mcp](https://github.com/octoparse/octoparse-mcp) — ★ 1, pushed 2026-07-28, MIT (maintained)

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http octoparse https://mcp.octoparse.com
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://mcp.octoparse.com`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octoparse": {
      "url": "https://mcp.octoparse.com"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "octoparse": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.octoparse.com"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://mcp.octoparse.com`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Published to the MCP Registry under Octoparse's verified namespace com.octoparse; hosted endpoint mcp.octoparse.com answers MCP initialize (401, OAuth or API key) and is documented at octoparse.com/mcp and in the octoparse/octoparse-mcp repo.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Search & Data Extraction

- [Perplexity](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/perplexity.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Tavily](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/tavily.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Exa](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/exa.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Bright Data](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/bright-data.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Brave Search](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/brave-search.md) — Official (Yes)
- [SearXNG](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/searxng.md) — Community only (Sort of)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/octoparse/ — data refreshed 2026-09-29