Stophy MCP

Web scraping API for AI agents, as an MCP server. One API to search the web, read what people say, and look up products, places, jobs and homes. Pay only for answers. Your agent reaches every Stophy endpoint through three MCP tools.

Connect to the hosted server

Most apps can connect to the hosted server directly. There is nothing to install.

| URL | How you connect | What your agent can use | | --- | --- | --- | | https://api.stophy.dev/mcp | No key | The endpoints marked keyless: true in the endpoint list, within a free allowance | | https://api.stophy.dev/mcp | Authorization: Bearer <key> header | Every endpoint | | https://mcp.stophy.dev/mcp | Sign in with your browser | Every endpoint |

Get an API key at stophy.dev/signup.

Claude

In Claude on the web, Desktop or mobile, open Customize > Connectors, choose Add custom connector, and paste https://mcp.stophy.dev/mcp. Sign in when Claude asks.

Claude Code

To sign in with your browser, add the server, then run /mcp and choose Authenticate:

claude mcp add --transport http stophy https://mcp.stophy.dev/mcp

To use an API key:

claude mcp add --transport http stophy https://api.stophy.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <key>"

To start without a key:

claude mcp add --transport http stophy https://api.stophy.dev/mcp

Codex

To use the key in your STOPHY_API_KEY environment variable:

codex mcp add stophy --url https://api.stophy.dev/mcp --bearer-token-env-var STOPHY_API_KEY

To sign in with your browser instead, add the sign-in URL, then log in:

codex mcp add stophy --url https://mcp.stophy.dev/mcp
codex mcp login stophy

Cursor

Use the Add to Cursor button above to sign in with your browser, or add this to .cursor/mcp.json to use a key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stophy": {
      "url": "https://api.stophy.dev/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <key>" }
    }
  }
}

To start without a key, leave out headers.

Run it as a local server

Some apps can only start a local MCP server. For those, use this package. It runs on your computer and passes every request to the hosted server, so it always has the same tools.

npx -y @stophy/mcp

With STOPHY_API_KEY set, your agent can use every endpoint. Without it, your agent can use the endpoints that need no key, within a free allowance.

Claude Desktop

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stophy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@stophy/mcp"],
      "env": { "STOPHY_API_KEY": "<key>" }
    }
  }
}

To start without a key, leave out env.

The package needs Node.js 18 or later.

| Variable | What it does | | --- | --- | | STOPHY_API_KEY | Your Stophy API key. Optional. | | STOPHY_MCP_URL | The server to connect to. The default is https://api.stophy.dev/mcp. |

Tools

| Tool | What it does | | --- | --- | | stophy_search_endpoints | Finds the endpoint for a task, with its cost | | stophy_describe_endpoint | Shows the input an endpoint takes and what it returns | | stophy_call | Runs an endpoint with id, input and optional fields, and returns JSON |

Your agent usually searches, then describes, then calls. Endpoint ids are camelCase, such as googleSearch or youtubeSearch. Lists come back as results, and fields keeps only the keys you name on each row. Each result says how many credits it used.

To point at one thing, send its link or its id, never both: videoUrl or videoId, placeUrl or placeId, userUrl or username. The endpoint description lists the pair.

One call returns one page from the site at the price shown for that endpoint. Most calls cost 1 credit, some cost 2, and long lists cost 1 credit per 10 results. Some list endpoints take page and return page: ask for the next number, and stop when results comes back empty. Others return a cursor when there is more: pass it back unchanged as cursor to get the next page.

Network and credentials

• The hosted server lives at https://mcp.stophy.dev/mcp (sign in) and https://api.stophy.dev/mcp (no key or an API key). Your client sends requests only there.
• Credentials: browser sign-in handled by your MCP client, or an optional STOPHY_API_KEY that you set yourself. The local package also reads an optional STOPHY_MCP_URL.
• The plugin manifests (.mcp.json, .grok-plugin/plugin.json, mcp.json, plugin.json) only point at the hosted server. They run no code on your machine.
• No telemetry.

More

• Stophy docs
• Dashboard and API keys

License

MIT