{"id":"0xmassi-webclaw","name":"webclaw","homepage":"https://webclaw.io","repo_url":"https://github.com/0xMassi/webclaw","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-scraping","web-crawler","data-extraction","mcp","rust","self-hosted","llm-rag","markdown","json"],"what_it_does":"webclaw is a self-hosted, local-first web scraping/extraction tool written in Rust. It fetches and extracts main content from URLs into LLM-friendly outputs (e.g., markdown/text/JSON), supports crawling and sitemap mapping, and includes an MCP server plus optional cloud API for protected/JS-heavy sites and “LLM features” (summarize/extract/search/research).","use_cases":["Provide real-time web access to AI agents via MCP (scrape/crawl/map/batch + LLM-oriented tools).","Token-efficient extraction for RAG/training data pipelines (structured markdown/JSON with links/images metadata).","Monitoring and change tracking via snapshots and diffs.","Automated extraction from docs/sites with includes/excludes CSS selectors.","Brand/identity extraction (colors/fonts/logos/OG imagery).","Batch extraction and parallel crawling for large documentation sets."],"not_for":["High-assurance compliance use without reviewing scraping behavior and data handling requirements.","Use cases requiring a guaranteed browser-execution environment (it is explicitly “no headless browser”).","Circumventing website security controls without permission (it claims bot-bypass via TLS fingerprinting and optional API key)."],"best_when":"You want fast, self-hosted web content extraction that produces LLM-optimized outputs, and you use an MCP-capable agent client (Claude Desktop/Code, Cursor, etc.).","avoid_when":"You need strict API contract guarantees (the README provides limited REST API details) or you must adhere to strict legal/compliance constraints around scraping/target-site access—validate before deployment.","alternatives":["Firecrawl","Trafilatura","Readability-based extractors","Crawl4AI","Scrapy","Playwright/Selenium-based scrapers (for heavy JS sites)"],"af_score":58.8,"security_score":52.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:40:27.469076+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":true,"sdk_languages":["TypeScript/JavaScript","Python","Go"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["WEBCLAW_API_KEY (cloud API key)","Ollama connectivity via OLLAMA_HOST for local LLM features","OPENAI_API_KEY for LLM features","ANTHROPIC_API_KEY for LLM features"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Auth is described primarily via environment variables for cloud and optional LLM providers. MCP tools generally “work locally” without an account/key; cloud-required tools include search/research per the README table, but the README does not describe fine-grained scopes."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"README indicates cloud API key enables advanced features and fallback; no explicit pricing tiers or free tier limits are provided."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":58.8,"security_score":52.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"mcp_server_quality":85.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":75.0,"rate_limit_clarity":25.0,"tls_enforcement":85.0,"auth_strength":55.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":60.0,"security_notes":"Traffic is described as using TLS fingerprinting; README implies local operation without accounts for most tools. Cloud features require WEBCLAW_API_KEY and provider keys (OpenAI/Anthropic) are configured via environment variables. The provided README does not detail secure storage, redaction in logs, TLS enforcement guarantees for all modes, or fine-grained access scopes. Scraping/bot-bypass capabilities should be used only with authorization.","uptime_documented":10.0,"version_stability":45.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":35.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Crawling/batching may be sensitive to target site rate limits/robots; README does not provide explicit retry/idempotency guidance.","Some MCP tools depend on local LLM runtime (Ollama) or external providers (OpenAI/Anthropic); tool availability may vary by deployment.","Cloud fallback/bot-detection behavior is described at a high level; exact triggering conditions and error modes are not documented in the provided README."]}}