# sifthound

> sifthound — khsarvar-sifthound. Use this tool when you need to extract and map web data for AI agents, or require a self-hosted alternative to Tavily for web search and crawling. It provides a web search, extract, crawl, and map API, along with an MCP server, to facilitate data retrieval and processing. Ideal for applications needing customized web data extraction and integration with AI systems.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/khsarvar-sifthound  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khsarvar-sifthound

## Description

Open-source, self-hosted Tavily alternative: web search, extract, crawl and map API for AI agents, with an MCP server

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.76
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/khsarvar/sifthound)

## 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": "khsarvar-sifthound"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khsarvar-sifthound` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/khsarvar-sifthound/pull`

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