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url2md MCP Server

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by @io.url2md

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To add url2md to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 6 environment variables, listed below.

Files

Install

npx -y @url2md-io/mcp@0.1.5

Environment variables

URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILESet in your MCP config
URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEYSet in your MCP config
URL2MD_MAX_PRICE_USDSet in your MCP config
URL2MD_MAX_SPEND_USDSet in your MCP config
URL2MD_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
URL2MD_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add url2md --env URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE=<YOUR_URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE> --env URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY> --env URL2MD_MAX_PRICE_USD=<YOUR_URL2MD_MAX_PRICE_USD> --env URL2MD_MAX_SPEND_USD=<YOUR_URL2MD_MAX_SPEND_USD> --env URL2MD_BASE_URL=<YOUR_URL2MD_BASE_URL> --env URL2MD_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_URL2MD_TIMEOUT_MS> -- npx -y @url2md-io/mcp@0.1.5

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

url2md exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY
URL2MD_MAX_PRICE_USD
URL2MD_MAX_SPEND_USD
URL2MD_BASE_URL
URL2MD_TIMEOUT_MS

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install url2md?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add url2md to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with url2md?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to url2md as well.

Does url2md need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE, URL2MD_PRIVATE_KEY, URL2MD_MAX_PRICE_USD, URL2MD_MAX_SPEND_USD, URL2MD_BASE_URL, URL2MD_TIMEOUT_MS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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