# webScrape

Scrape a webpage with custom options

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `webScrape`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/webscrape

## Facts

- Tool: `webScrape`
- Server: Mcp (`@geekflare/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @geekflare/mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/oci:geekflarehq/geekflare-api-mcp:0.3.5
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 8 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes | Target URL |
| `device` | string | no |  |
| `format` | array | no | Output format(s). Up to 3. |
| `stealth` | boolean | no | Bypass CAPTCHAs (slower) |
| `blockAds` | boolean | no |  |
| `renderJS` | boolean | no | Execute JavaScript before extracting |
| `fileOutput` | boolean | no | Return a download URL instead of inline data |
| `proxyCountry` | string | no | Country code for proxy routing |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "webScrape",
    "arguments": {
      "url": "<url>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why webScrape is rated Low

Web scraping is a read-only operation that retrieves and extracts publicly accessible information from web pages. It has no side effects on the target system (no data creation, modification, or deletion). The severity is low because the primary risk is information disclosure of already-public data, though context-dependent risks like rate limiting or terms-of-service violations are outside the tool's direct control.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'webScrape' and description 'Scrape a webpage with custom options' indicate data retrieval from web pages with no modification or deletion of target data."

Risk signals: Accepts URL/endpoint input (url)

## Use case

AI agents call webScrape to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "webScrape": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (19)

- `lighthouse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/lighthouse.md
- `mtr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/mtr.md
- `openPorts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/openports.md
- `ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/ping.md
- `url2Pdf` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/url2pdf.md
- `brokenLink` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/brokenlink.md
- `dnsRecord` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/dnsrecord.md
- `dnsSec` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/dnssec.md
- `httpHeader` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/httpheader.md
- `httpProtocol` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/httpprotocol.md
- `loadTime` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/loadtime.md
- `metaScrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/metascrape.md
- `mixedContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/mixedcontent.md
- `redirectCheck` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/redirectcheck.md
- `screenshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/screenshot.md
- `search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/search.md
- `siteStatus` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/sitestatus.md
- `tlsScan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/tlsscan.md
- `ttfb` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-geekflare-mcp/ttfb.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-geekflare-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-geekflare-mcp