# web-research-mcp

> web-research-mcp — brycepelletier-web-research-mcp. Use this tool when you need to perform safe and bounded web research, retrieving public HTTPS pages in various formats such as readable text, Markdown, JSON, or XML. It solves problems related to information gathering, data extraction, and content retrieval, with optional excerpt matching for specific keyword searches. Ideal for use cases requiring reliable and validated web data, with strict safety validation to ensure secure and trustworthy results.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/brycepelletier-web-research-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brycepelletier-web-research-mcp

## Description

Enables bounded web research through DuckDuckGo search and retrieval of public HTTPS pages as readable text, Markdown, JSON, or XML, with optional excerpt matching and strict safety validation.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-04

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-04

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/o3r5dtzz8e)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/brycepelletier/web-research-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "brycepelletier-web-research-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brycepelletier-web-research-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brycepelletier-web-research-mcp/pull`

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