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Pagewatch

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Read a URL as clean markdown, screenshot a website, url to PDF. Web access for agents, no signup.

Source code Website Documentation

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http pagewatch 'https://pagelens.dev/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pagewatch": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://pagelens.dev/mcp"
        }
    }
}
NPM package pagewatch-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add pagewatch -e 'PAGEWATCH_API_KEY=<your pagewatch_api_key>' -e 'PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL=https://pagelens.dev' -- npx -y pagewatch-mcp@0.1.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pagewatch": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "pagewatch-mcp@0.1.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PAGEWATCH_API_KEY": "<your pagewatch_api_key>",
                "PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL": "https://pagelens.dev"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PAGEWATCH_API_KEY secret An existing key. Without one, the first call mints a free trial key and returns it.
  • PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL Point at a different pagewatch deployment.
PYPI package pagewatch-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add pagewatch -e 'PAGEWATCH_API_KEY=<your pagewatch_api_key>' -e 'PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL=https://pagelens.dev' -- uvx pagewatch-mcp==0.1.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pagewatch": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "pagewatch-mcp==0.1.1"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PAGEWATCH_API_KEY": "<your pagewatch_api_key>",
                "PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL": "https://pagelens.dev"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PAGEWATCH_API_KEY secret An existing key. Without one, the first call mints a free trial key and returns it.
  • PAGEWATCH_BASE_URL Point at a different pagewatch deployment.

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. pagewatch-mcp
  2. No signup
  3. Install
  4. Configuration
  5. What this package does and does not do
  6. Docker
  7. License

mcp-name: dev.pagelens/pagewatch

pagewatch-mcp

An MCP server that gives an agent a real browser. Three tools:

  • read_page turns any url into clean markdown
  • screenshot returns a png of the rendered page
  • pdf turns a url or raw html into a pdf

Plus register and balance for managing your key.

It runs javascript, so it works on pages that a plain http fetch returns empty. It respects robots.txt and refuses sites that block automation instead of trying to defeat them.

No signup

Your first call mints a free trial key and returns real content. There is no form for your agent to get stuck on. When the trial runs out, one email confirmation by a human unlocks 200 more free credits, still free.

Billing is metered, but there is no payment processor connected right now, so nothing is ever charged.

Install

Add this to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagewatch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["pagewatch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

That is it. uv fetches the package on first run, and your first tool call returns real content.

Or install it yourself with pip:

pip install pagewatch-mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagewatch": { "command": "pagewatch-mcp" }
  }
}
Already hosted

If you would rather not run anything, the same tools are live at https://pagelens.dev/mcp as a remote MCP server.

Configuration

Everything is optional.

VariableDefaultWhat it does
PAGEWATCH_API_KEYnoneAn existing key. Without one, the first call mints a free trial key and hands it back.
PAGEWATCH_BASE_URLhttps://pagelens.devPoint at a different pagewatch deployment.
PAGEWATCH_MCP_TRANSPORTstdioSet to http to serve streamable-http on $PORT instead.
PAGEWATCH_SOURCEmcp-selfhostAttribution tag recorded when a key is registered.

What this package does and does not do

It is deliberately thin. Every tool is one https call to a documented /v1 route on the pagewatch API. There is no browser, no scraping logic and no credential store in this package. You can read the whole thing in a couple of minutes and know exactly what it sends and where.

Docker

docker build -t pagewatch-mcp .
docker run --rm -i pagewatch-mcp

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is Pagewatch?

Read a URL as clean markdown, screenshot a website, url to PDF. Web access for agents, no signup.

How do I install Pagewatch?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http pagewatch 'https://pagelens.dev/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Pagewatch need an API key?

Yes. It expects PAGEWATCH_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Pagewatch open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Pagewatch?

It is published by toolshedlabs-hash. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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