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Scrape from the Cursor IDE with Piloterr MCP

Add mcp.piloterr.com as an HTTP MCP server in Cursor Settings or a project .mcp.json. Composer and Agent can call the full Piloterr library while you stay in the editor.

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  • Project .mcp.json or Settings → MCP, HTTP streamable, no local process
  • x-api-key in headers, same credit pool as the REST API
  • Ask Composer to crawl, render, or pull LinkedIn and Amazon while you write code
  • Works with Cursor Agent, inline chat, and repo-scoped rules

At a glance

.mcp.json

project config

HTTP

streamable MCP

190+

library tools

IDE

Cursor Agent

Why connect Cursor

  • Config lives next to the repo

    Commit a .mcp.json so every teammate gets the same Piloterr tools. Or keep the server only in Cursor Settings if the key should stay on your machine.

  • Agent that can see the files you are editing

    Cursor already has the repo. Hosted MCP adds live web data, so the agent can compare a competitor page to your integration code without leaving the tab.

  • Not a browser tab

    mcp.piloterr.com is Streamable HTTP. Opening it in Chrome will not finish the handshake. Cursor sends the Accept headers MCP requires.

  • Same tools as the REST library

    Website crawl and render, WebUnlocker, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google News, and the rest of the OpenAPI surface, billed on the same credits.

What Cursor can call on Piloterr

Editor-first workflows, not a generic MCP recap.

  • Competitor pages while you code

    Ask Agent to fetch a pricing or docs URL, then patch your client against the live JSON instead of a screenshot in Slack.

  • Fixture generation

    Pull a real Amazon or SERP payload into the repo as a test fixture without writing cURL by hand.

  • Rules plus tools

    Point Cursor rules at mcp.piloterr.com so the agent prefers Piloterr tools over a raw browser fetch that will get blocked.

  • Project vs user scope

    Use .mcp.json for shared servers. Use Settings → MCP for a personal key that should not land in git.

Cursor + hosted MCP vs doing it in the chat pane

ApproachDIYPiloterr
Paste HTML into chatTokens wasted on markupCompact JSON fields
Cursor browser fetchBlocked on WAF sitesServer-side bypass
Local Playwright in the IDESlow, breaks on CAPTCHAManaged render tools
Copy-paste cURLManual, not repeatableTyped MCP tools

Connect Cursor in four steps

  1. Step 1

    Create an API key

    In the Piloterr dashboard, create a key and keep it for the headers block.

    Create an API key

  2. Step 2

    Open Settings → MCP

    Add an HTTP (streamable) server. URL: https://mcp.piloterr.com/. Header name x-api-key, value your key.

  3. Step 3

    Or commit .mcp.json

    Put the same url and headers under mcpServers.piloterr so the project shares the server. Do not commit the real key.

  4. Step 4

    Ask Agent to use a tool

    Try “Call the Piloterr website crawler on example.com” or any library tool. Check https://mcp.piloterr.com/health if the tool list is empty.

Workflow recipes

  • Diff a live docs page against your client

    Agent crawls the vendor docs, then updates TypeScript types in the open file.

  • Seed a Playwright test with real HTML

    Rendering tool returns cleaned content you save under fixtures/ instead of checking in a stale dump.

  • LinkedIn profile while writing an enricher

    You implement the mapper; Agent calls the LinkedIn tool and shows the JSON shape inline.

  • Review a PR with fresh SERP

    Agent pulls Google News for the feature name and comments whether messaging still matches the market.

Cursor vs other Piloterr entry points

  • Scenario

    You already write code in Cursor

    Recommendation: This page, hosted MCP

  • Scenario

    You live in the terminal

    Recommendation: Claude Code MCP

  • Scenario

    You want a chat UI, not an IDE

    Recommendation: ChatGPT Developer mode

  • Scenario

    Scheduled pipelines, no editor

    Recommendation: n8n or the SDK

Cursor project config

Drop this in .mcp.json at the repo root. Cursor also accepts the same shape in Settings → MCP.

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JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "piloterr": {
      "url": "https://mcp.piloterr.com/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "your-x-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Hosted MCP, mcp.piloterr.comCursor MCP documentationPiloterr MCP overviewWebsite Crawler API

See also

MCP logoMCPClaude Code logoClaude CodeChatGPT logoChatGPTHermes Agent logoHermes Agent

Transparent credit pricing

Pay only for successful requests. Start with +500 credits, then scale with plans from $49/mo.

Premium

$49/mo

18,000 credits

Premium+

$99/mo

40,000 credits

Startup

$249/mo

110,000 credits

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