Fouradata MCP Server
Reliable web access for AI agents. Give your agent a public URL. FourA returns the content, whether the page needs a fast HTTP request, proxy rotation, or a full browser session.
People connecting web scraping tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · ★ 4 · #20 OF 78 MAINTAINED WEB SCRAPING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Fouradata MCP Server
before you install - you'll need
FOURA_API_KEY
Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.
Claude Code
claude mcp add fouradata-mcp --transport http https://mcp.foura.ai/mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"fouradata-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.foura.ai/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
https://mcp.foura.ai/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25
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 · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.foura.ai
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
repo age created 2026-07-01 - young repo, little track record yet
license MIT - declared in the repository
npm package @fouradata/mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@fouradata)
registry vendor namespace ai.foura - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Fouradata MCP Server can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v0.6.0 · 2026-08-06
Added · foura_single and foura_proxy accept an optional browser profile: browser, os, version, or an exact profile id. Omitting them keeps the previous behaviour, the current Chrome. The catalogue is public at A…
v0.5.0 · 2026-07-13
Added · foura_proxy accepts an optional exitCountries allowlist and returns the selected exitCountry on a scoped success. Unknown exits are excluded and no eligible scope is silently dropped. · Changed · Tool guidance…
04 · Who maintains Fouradata MCP Server
mcp is maintained by fouradata. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/fouradata/mcp
- website
- https://foura.ai/mcp
- category
- web scraping - ranked #20 of 78 actively-maintained web scraping servers as of 2026-08-25.
- release cadence
- 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-06)
- registry
- ai.foura/mcp (active, first published 2026-07-01 · 5 versions)
- packages
- npm:@fouradata/mcp
06 · Fouradata MCP Server FAQ
What is Fouradata MCP Server?
Reliable web access for AI agents. Give your agent a public URL. FourA returns the content, whether the page needs a fast HTTP request, proxy rotation, or a full browser session.
Is Fouradata MCP Server still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
How do I install Fouradata MCP Server?
Run `npx -y @fouradata/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (FOURA_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Fouradata MCP Server require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.
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