io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server

AI-powered web scraping MCP. Distill pages to Markdown or extract structured data via JSON Schema.

13 27.5k/wk 4 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 50d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

4 tools · ~103 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thunderbit": {
      "env": {
        "THUNDERBIT_API_KEY": "tb_your_api_key_here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@thunderbit/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Open-source toolkit for the Thunderbit Open API — CLI, MCP server, and Claude Code plugin.

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Is io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server safe to use?: io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server?: io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server do?: io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server provides 4 tools: CLI, Pricing, Development, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server?: io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server actively maintained?: io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago. It has 13 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "thunderbit": { "env": { "THUNDERBIT_API_KEY": "tb_your_api_key_here" }, "args": [ "-y", "@thunderbit/mcp-server" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Thunderbit MCP Server

Open-source toolkit for the Thunderbit Open API — CLI, MCP server, and Claude Code plugin.

This monorepo ships three packages, all backed by the Thunderbit Open API:

Package

Purpose

Audience

@thunderbit/thunderbit-cli

Command-line tool for distill / extract / batch

Developers, scripts, CI

@thunderbit/mcp-server

Model Context Protocol server (7 tools)

AI assistants — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Claude Code

thunderbit Claude Code plugin

Bundled MCP + 4 skills

Claude Code users

Quick Start

CLI

npm i -g @thunderbit/thunderbit-cli export THUNDERBIT_API_KEY=tb_your_api_key_here thunderbit distill https://example.com -f markdown

MCP Server (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline)

Edit your MCP client config:

{ "mcpServers": { "thunderbit": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@thunderbit/mcp-server"], "env": { "THUNDERBIT_API_KEY": "tb_your_api_key_here" } } } }

Claude Code Plugin

claude plugin marketplace add thunderbit-com/thunderbit-mcp-server claude plugin add thunderbit export THUNDERBIT_API_KEY=tb_your_api_key_here

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server safe to use?

io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server?

io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server do?

io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server provides 4 tools: CLI, Pricing, Development, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server?

io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server actively maintained?

io.github.thunderbit-open/thunderbit-mcp-server is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago. It has 13 GitHub stars.

Thunderbit MCP Server

Open-source toolkit for the Thunderbit Open API — CLI, MCP server, and Claude Code plugin.

This monorepo ships three packages, all backed by the Thunderbit Open API:

Package	Purpose	Audience
`@thunderbit/thunderbit-cli`	Command-line tool for distill / extract / batch	Developers, scripts, CI
`@thunderbit/mcp-server`	Model Context Protocol server (7 tools)	AI assistants — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Claude Code
`thunderbit` Claude Code plugin	Bundled MCP + 4 skills	Claude Code users

Get a free API key at app.thunderbit.com/console/api-keys.

Quick Start

CLI

npm i -g @thunderbit/thunderbit-cli
export THUNDERBIT_API_KEY=tb_your_api_key_here
thunderbit distill https://example.com -f markdown

MCP Server (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline)

Edit your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thunderbit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@thunderbit/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "THUNDERBIT_API_KEY": "tb_your_api_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code Plugin

claude plugin marketplace add thunderbit-com/thunderbit-mcp-server
claude plugin add thunderbit
export THUNDERBIT_API_KEY=tb_your_api_key_here

What you can do

Convert any web page into clean, LLM-ready Markdown
Extract structured data from pages using JSON Schema
Get AI-suggested fields when you don't know what's on a page
Run batch jobs on up to 100 URLs at a time

Pricing

Distill — 1 credit. Extract — 20 credits. Suggest fields — free. Batch jobs scale per URL. Status polling is free.

Top up at app.thunderbit.com/console/billing.

Development

git clone https://github.com/thunderbit-com/thunderbit-mcp-server.git
cd thunderbit-mcp-server
# each package is independent
cd packages/mcp-server && npm install
cd packages/cli && npm install

API Reference

The full HTTP contract is documented in openapi.yaml (OpenAPI 3.1) — base URL https://openapi.thunderbit.com, Bearer auth with your THUNDERBIT_API_KEY.