Intercept MCP Server

Give your AI the ability to read the web. One command, no API keys required. Without it, your AI hits a URL and gets a 403, a wall, or a wall of raw HTML. With intercept, it almost always gets the content - clean markdown, ready to use. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-02 · ★ 9 · #277 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Intercept

before you install - you'll need

Set WEB_UNLOCKER_URL, HTTPS_PROXY, INTERCEPT_PROXIES, INTERCEPT_AUTH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add bighippoman-intercept-mcp -- npx -y intercept-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bighippoman-intercept-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "intercept-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · 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.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package intercept-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Intercept can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 1 documented tool, including fetch_batch.

The 1 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what Intercept lets an agent do.

fetch_batch: - Fetch up to 10 URLs in parallel, each through the same handler/fallback chain.

04 · Who maintains Intercept

Intercept is maintained by bighippoman. We track 3 MCP servers from bighippoman - 3 actively maintained, 9 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/bighippoman/intercept-mcp
category: other - ranked #277 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.bighippoman/intercept-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-04)
packages: npm:intercept-mcp

06 · Intercept FAQ

What is Intercept?

Is Intercept still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-02. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Intercept?

Run `npx -y intercept-mcp`. The README documents 4 environment variables (WEB_UNLOCKER_URL, HTTPS_PROXY, INTERCEPT_PROXIES…) to set first. Set WEB_UNLOCKER_URL, HTTPS_PROXY, INTERCEPT_PROXIES, INTERCEPT_AUTH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Intercept run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Intercept

Alternatives to Intercept

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