ShadowCrawl MCP server
online · 100% uptimeStealth scraping & search. Bypasses Cloudflare, DataDome & LinkedIn via Cyborg HITL approach.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 610ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenancelast push 8 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Install ShadowCrawl in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http shadow-crawl https://shadowcrawl--devshero.run.tools
What the publisher says
From the ShadowCrawl repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
CortexScout (cortex-scout) — Search and Web Extraction Engine for AI Agents
CortexScout is the Deep Research & Web Extraction module within the Cortex-Works ecosystem.
Designed for agent workloads that require token-efficient web retrieval, reliable anti-bot handling, and optional Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) fallback.
Overview
CortexScout provides a single, self-hostable Rust binary that exposes search, extraction, and stateful browser automation capabilities over MCP (stdio) and an optional HTTP server. Output formats are structured and optimized for downstream LLM use.
It is built to handle the practical failure modes of web retrieval (rate limits, bot challenges, JavaScript-heavy pages) through progressive fallbacks: native retrieval → Chromium CDP rendering → Stateful E2E Testing → HITL workflows.
Tools (Capability Roster)
Legacy names remain callable as compatibility aliases (websearchjson, webfetchbatch, webcrawl, fetchthenextract, humanauth_session). Agents should prefer the unified primary tools above.
Ecosystem Integration
While CortexScout runs as a standalone tool today, it is designed to integrate with CortexDB and CortexStudio for multi-agent scaling, shared retrieval artifacts, and centralized governance.
🎭 The "Playwright Killer" (Stateful Browser Automation)
CortexScout includes a built-in, stateful CDP automation engine designed specifically for AI Agents, completely replacing heavy frameworks like Playwright or Cypress for E2E testing workflows.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
ShadowCrawl: common questions
- Is ShadowCrawl MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (98/100). Read the ShadowCrawl safety report
- How do I install ShadowCrawl?
- It runs remotely at shadowcrawl--devshero.run.tools. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does ShadowCrawl need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is ShadowCrawl maintained?
- The last commit was 23 days ago (2026-09-20). The latest release is v2.0.0-rc.
- Is ShadowCrawl up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of ShadowCrawl?
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