Wick MCP server
✓ VerifiedEnables AI agents to bypass anti-bot protections and fetch webpage content as clean markdown using a real Chrome network stack.
Also known as wickproject/wick, wick-mcp
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What is Wick MCP?
Wick enables AI agents to bypass anti-bot protections and fetch webpage content as clean markdown using a real Chrome network stack. It exposes 8 tools, such as url, format, respect_robots.
Summary generated from the project's README
About Wick MCP server
Fetching webpage content from sites protected by Cloudflare, Akamai, or PerimeterX is what Wick enables for AI agents. By using the actual Chrome network stack, this server provides a TLS fingerprint identical to a real browser, allowing agents to bypass aggressive anti-bot protections that typically block standard HTTP clients. It runs locally from your own IP address, ensuring your data stays private and your connection remains indistinguishable from a human user.
Developers can integrate Wick into clients like Claude Code or Cursor using the wick_fetch tool to retrieve clean markdown, or use wick_crawl to navigate multi-page documentation. The server also includes wick_map for discovering site URLs, wick_search for web queries, and wick_download for media from platforms like YouTube or Reddit. It can be installed via Homebrew, apt, or npm and can also function as a local HTTP API for custom Python or LangChain implementations.
What you can do with it
- 1Bypass aggressive anti-bot wallsAn AI agent can access high-security websites like Bloomberg or the New York Times that usually block automated scrapers.
- 2Crawl entire documentation sitesA developer can instruct an agent to read through multiple pages of a technical manual to find specific information.
- 3Discover all available site URLsYou can use the server to map out a website's structure by checking sitemaps and following links.
- 4Download media from social platformsAn agent can be tasked with downloading video or audio files from sites like Reddit or Twitter.
Written from the project's README. Every use case is checked against a quote from it.
How to install Wick MCP
Formats verified 10 Nov 2026Add to CursorAdd to GooseInstall Wick MCP in Claude Code
$ claude mcp add wick -- npx -y wick-mcpInstall Wick MCP in Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wick": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wick-mcp"
]
}
}
}Install Wick MCP in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"wick": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wick-mcp"
]
}
}
}Install Wick MCP in VS Code CLI
$ code --add-mcp '{"name":"wick","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","wick-mcp"]}'Install Wick MCP in Claude Desktop
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wick": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wick-mcp"
]
}
}
}Install Wick MCP in Codex
$ codex mcp add wick -- npx -y wick-mcpInstall Wick MCP in Codex config.toml
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.wick] command = "npx" args = ["-y", "wick-mcp"]
Install Wick MCP in Gemini CLI
$ gemini mcp add -s user wick npx -- -y wick-mcpInstall Wick MCP in Gemini settings.json
~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"wick": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wick-mcp"
]
}
}
}Wick MCP tools 8
Detected from the READMEurlformatrespect_robotsmax_depthmax_pagespath_filterlimituse_sitemap
| url | — | |
| format | — | |
| respect_robots | — | |
| max_depth | — | |
| max_pages | — | |
| path_filter | — | |
| limit | — | |
| use_sitemap | — |
Automated checks
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- Commit or release in the last yearLast commit or release 2026-08-08github.com/wickproject/wick ↗Pass
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- No critical advisory in the package or its dependencies1 resolved dependencies checked; no critical advisoryosv.dev ↗Pass
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README
View on GitHubWick
Browser-grade web access for AI agents. Docs | Blog | getwick.dev
Your AI agent gets blocked on the web. Wick fixes that.
Wick is an MCP server that uses Chrome's actual network stack so the TLS fingerprint is identical to a real browser. It runs locally from your own IP, and returns clean markdown. We tested it against 25 anti-bot-protected sites — Cloudflare, Akamai, PerimeterX, AWS WAF — and scored 100%.
Built by the creator of Lantern, a censorship circumvention tool used by 150M+ people in Iran, China, and Russia. The same TLS evasion techniques that bypass government censors, applied to anti-bot walls.
Agent: I'll fetch that page for you.
[uses wick_fetch]
Result: 200 OK
# The New York Times - Breaking News
Led by the freshman forward Cameron Boozer,
the No. 1 overall seed faces a tough test...
Install
macOS (Homebrew):
brew tap wickproject/wick && brew install wick
wick setup
Linux (apt):
curl -fsSL https://wickproject.github.io/wick/apt/install.sh | bash
wick setup
npm (any platform):
npm install -g wick-mcp
wick setup
wick setup auto-detects your MCP clients (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) and configures them.
Tools
wick_fetch
Fetch any URL and get clean, LLM-friendly markdown. Sites that block standard HTTP clients return full content because Wick uses Chrome's actual TLS fingerprint.
wick fetch https://www.nytimes.com
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url |
string | required | The URL to fetch |
format |
string | "markdown" |
Output: markdown, html, or text |
respect_robots |
bool | true |
Whether to respect robots.txt |
wick_crawl
Crawl a website starting from a URL. Follows same-domain links, fetches each page through Chrome's TLS pipeline, and returns markdown for every page.
wick crawl https://docs.example.com --depth 2 --max-pages 10
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url |
string | required | Starting URL |
max_depth |
number | 2 |
How many links deep to follow (max 5) |
max_pages |
number | 10 |
Pages to fetch (max 50) |
path_filter |
string | none | Only crawl paths starting with this prefix |
respect_robots |
bool | true |
Whether to respect robots.txt |
wick_map
Discover all URLs on a site. Checks sitemap.xml first, then follows links.
wick map https://example.com --limit 100
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url |
string | required | Starting URL |
limit |
number | 100 |
Max URLs to discover (max 5000) |
use_sitemap |
bool | true |
Check sitemap.xml first |
path_filter |
string | none | Only include paths with this prefix |
wick_search
Search the web. Use wick_fetch to read any result in full.
wick search "rust async runtime"
wick_download
Download video and audio from Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and 1000+ other sites. Powered by yt-dlp.
wick download "https://v.redd.it/4uofpbxa97rg1" -o ./archive
wick_session
Clear cookies and session data to start fresh.
wick session clear
HTTP API
Wick also runs as a local HTTP API server, making it accessible to any tool — Python, LangChain, n8n, curl, custom agents.
wick serve --api
# Wick 0.7.0 + Pro API server running at http://127.0.0.1:8090
# Fetch a page
curl "http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch?url=https://nytimes.com"
# Crawl a site
curl "http://localhost:8090/v1/crawl?url=https://docs.example.com&max_pages=5"
# Discover URLs
curl "http://localhost:8090/v1/map?url=https://example.com"
# Search
curl "http://localhost:8090/v1/search?q=rust+async"
import requests
r = requests.get("http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch", params={"url": "https://nytimes.com"})
print(r.json()["content"]) # clean markdown
All endpoints return JSON. Full API docs.
100% anti-bot success rate
We tested Wick Pro against 25 sites spanning five tiers of protection:
| Protection | Sites | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Minimal | Wikipedia, GitHub, Hacker News, ArXiv, NPR | 5/5 |
| Cloudflare | Stack Overflow, Medium, ESPN, Craigslist, IMDb | 5/5 |
| Aggressive | NYTimes, Reddit, Amazon, LinkedIn, Indeed, Zillow, Yelp | 7/7 |
| PerimeterX / Akamai | Glassdoor, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter/X | 7/7 |
| Very aggressive | Bloomberg | 1/1 |
All running locally with zero cloud dependencies.
How Wick compares
| Wick | Firecrawl | Bright Data | Browserbase | Playwright MCP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-bot success rate | 100% | 83% | ~100% | 90% | 0% |
| Runs locally | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Crawl / Map | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Your residential IP | Yes | No | Pooled | Pooled | Yes |
| Your data stays local | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Free | Unlimited | 500 pages | 5K req/mo | 1 hr | Free |
| Pro pricing | $20/mo flat | $19-599/mo | Usage-based | $20-99/mo | Free |
Why agents get blocked
Anti-bot systems fingerprint the TLS handshake — the cipher suites, extensions, and ordering that your HTTP client uses. Go, Python, and Node libraries have distinct TLS signatures that Cloudflare and Akamai identify in milliseconds.
Wick uses Chrome's actual network stack (Cronet — the same BoringSSL and HTTP/2 implementation in real Chrome), so the fingerprint is indistinguishable from a real browser. No simulation, no header spoofing — the real thing.
Wick Pro
For teams that need JavaScript rendering, advanced anti-detection, and access to sites with aggressive bot protection. Pro adds a real Chromium browser engine with stealth patches.
wick pro activate
$20/month flat. No per-request billing. Learn more at getwick.dev or contact us.
Configure agents to always use Wick
Claude Code — add to CLAUDE.md:
When fetching web pages, always use wick_fetch instead of the built-in WebFetch tool.
Use wick_search for web searches. Use wick_crawl to read multi-page sites.
Cursor — add to .cursorrules:
Use wick_fetch to read any URL. Use wick_search for web searches.
Use wick_crawl to read documentation sites and multi-page content.
Other MCP agents — add to your system prompt or AGENTS.md:
Use wick_fetch, wick_search, wick_crawl, and wick_map MCP tools for all web access.
Always prefer these over built-in fetch/browse capabilities.
Building from source
cd rust
cargo build --release
The binary is at rust/target/release/wick.
License
MIT
getwick.dev | Docs | Blog | hello@getwick.dev
Wick MCP questions
How do I add Wick MCP to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add wick -- npx -y wick-mcp in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
How do I add Wick MCP to Cursor?
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json and add the server under mcpServers, using the Cursor config shown in the install section above.
What tools does Wick MCP provide?
It exposes 8 tools, including url, format, respect_robots, max_depth, max_pages.
How does Wick avoid being blocked by anti-bot services?
Wick uses Chrome's actual network stack (Cronet) so the TLS fingerprint is identical to a real browser, making it indistinguishable from human traffic.
Can I use Wick to download media?
Yes, the wick_download tool allows you to download video and audio from YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, and over 1000 other sites using yt-dlp.
What formats can Wick return?
Wick can return content in markdown, HTML, or plain text formats.