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Arachne MCP server

by Samuelfmedeiros·io.github.Samuelfmedeiros/arachne-mcp·v1.4.0

Arachne MCP — scraping, browser, vision, OCR, RAG, Social Research, GitHub + VRT (56 tools).

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0 stars54 downloads/wk

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Arachne tools

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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-04 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

1 medium
  • Code scan3 source files scanned20/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 16 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Findings (1)

  • mediumeval / new Function usedexec.eval
    arachne_mcp-1.4.0/arachne_mcp/__main__.py: …ST-sandboxed math evaluator. Never uses eval().", "inputSchema": {"type": "ob…
Overall 75/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Arachne compares

Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
75/100
higher than 45% of 866 Scraping and browsing servers
Downloads a week
54
more than 37% of 309 Scraping and browsing servers with a package

Install Arachne in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add arachne-mcp -- uvx arachne-mcp
Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the Arachne repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.Samuelfmedeiros/arachne-mcp -->

🕷️ Arachne MCP Server

🌐 English · 🇧🇷 Português

49 MCP tools for web scraping, browser automation, computer vision, audio transcription, RAG, Social Sentiment Research, and Visual Regression Testing (VRT) — the Oito Olhos (Spider's Eight Eyes) — all through the Arachne API.

Backed by Arachne. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex CLI, Hermes, and any MCP client.

✨ Tools (49)

🔍 Web & Data

🔍 Social Sentiment Research

👁️ Vision & Audio

🕷️ Oito Olhos — Visual Regression Testing (VRT)

🤖 Desktop & Agentic

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Arachne: common questions

Is Arachne MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the Arachne safety report
How do I install Arachne?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Arachne need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for ARACHNE_API_KEY.
Is Arachne maintained?
The last commit was 16 days ago (2026-10-19). The latest release is v1.4.0.
What can I use instead of Arachne?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Ui.Vision MCP server, SeleniumBase MCP server and Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform MCP server.
How does Arachne compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?
safety score 75/100 (higher than 45% of 866 Scraping and browsing servers); downloads a week 54 (more than 37% of 309 Scraping and browsing servers with a package). Full comparison.

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