ShadowCrawl MCP server
Rust MCP stealth scraper: anti-bot search/scrape with CDP fallback + HITL non-robot.
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ShadowCrawl tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
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 reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityno auth information5/15
- Maintenancelast push 8 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
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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?
- Mostly: it is graded B (73/100). Read the ShadowCrawl safety report
- Does ShadowCrawl need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is ShadowCrawl maintained?
- The last commit was 24 days ago (2026-09-20). The latest release is v2.3.0.
- What can I use instead of ShadowCrawl?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Xquik MCP Server.
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