Webshift MCP Server

WebShift is a Rust library and MCP server that shifts noisy web pages into clean, right-sized text for LLM consumption.

People who need search tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-05-09 · ★ 7 · #47 OF 47 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.annibale-x is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

02 · What Webshift can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.2.14 · 2026-05-09

v0.2.13 · 2026-04-19

v0.2.12 · 2026-04-19

03 · Who maintains Webshift

webshift is maintained by annibale-x. We track 3 MCP servers from annibale-x - 3 actively maintained, 12 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from annibale-x.

  1. mcp-webgate Web search that doesn't wreck your AI's memory. ★ 3

04 · Facts

repository
github.com/annibale-x/webshift
category
search - ranked #47 of 47 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry
io.github.annibale-x/webshift (active, first published 2026-03-26 · 4 versions)

05 · Webshift FAQ

What is Webshift?

WebShift is a Rust library and MCP server that shifts noisy web pages into clean, right-sized text for LLM consumption.

Is Webshift still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-05-09. We re-verify nightly.

06 · Alternatives to Webshift

Alternatives to Webshift

Maintained search servers if Webshift isn't the fit.

  1. Server Search MCP server for web search operations ★ 38,704 · 2026-08-05
  2. SearXNG Search MCP server for SearXNG - privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading ★ 1,158 · 2026-08-25
  3. Blockrun MCP Web search, deep research, prediction markets & crypto data for AI agents. Pay per call via x402. ★ 388 · 2026-08-21
  4. Alfanous - Quranic Search Engine Search and explore the Holy Qur'an with Arabic text, transliteration, and advanced search support. ★ 287 · 2026-06-14
  5. Vexor A semantic search engine for files and code. ★ 239 · 2026-08-23
  6. Tinysearch Self-hosted web research for MCP agents. ★ 214 · 2026-08-24

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