XPath
Execute XPath queries on XML/HTML content, either from direct input or by fetching web pages. Extract structured data from documents and websites using XPath selectors.
Enables Claude to execute XPath queries on XML and HTML content, supporting both direct parsing and web scraping through Puppeteer for structured data extraction from documents and websites.
What it does
- Query XML and HTML content with XPath expressions
- Fetch web pages and extract data using XPath
- Parse structured documents for specific elements
- Scrape websites for targeted content extraction
- Select nodes, attributes, and text from markup
Best for
About XPath
XPath is a community-built MCP server published by thirdstrandstudio that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. XPath enables Claude to execute xpath queries on XML and HTML, supporting web scraping for structured data extraction wi It is categorized under search web, developer tools. This server exposes 2 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install XPath in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
XPath is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Tools (2)
Select query XML content using XPath
Fetch content from a URL and select query it using XPath
XPath MCP Server
MCP Server for executing XPath queries on XML content.
Tools
-
xpath- Query XML content using XPath expressions
- Inputs:
xml(string): The XML content to queryquery(string): The XPath query to executemimeType(optional, string): The MIME type (e.g. text/xml, application/xml, text/html, application/xhtml+xml)
- Returns: The result of the XPath query as a string
-
xpathwithurl- Fetch content from a URL and query it using XPath expressions
- Inputs:
url(string): The URL to fetch XML/HTML content fromquery(string): The XPath query to executemimeType(optional, string): The MIME type (e.g. text/xml, application/xml, text/html, application/xhtml+xml)
- Returns: The result of the XPath query as a string
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install mcp-xpath for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @thirdstrandstudio/mcp-xpath --client claude
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the package
npm run build
Setup
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:
npx
{
"mcpServers": {
"xpath": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@thirdstrandstudio/mcp-xpath"
]
}
}
}
Direct Node.js
{
"mcpServers": {
"xpath": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/mcp-xpath/dist/index.js"
]
}
}
}
Replace /path/to/mcp-xpath with the actual path to your repository.
Examples
Query XML content
// Select all <item> elements from XML
const result = await callTool("xpath", {
xml: "<root><item>value1</item><item>value2</item></root>",
query: "//item/text()",
mimeType: "text/xml"
});
Query HTML content
// Get all links from HTML
const result = await callTool("xpath", {
xml: "<html><body><a href='link1.html'>Link 1</a><a href='link2.html'>Link 2</a></body></html>",
query: "//a/@href",
mimeType: "text/html"
});
Query URL content
// Get all links from a webpage
const result = await callTool("xpathwithurl", {
url: "https://example.com",
query: "//a/@href",
mimeType: "text/html"
});
Development
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start the server in development mode
npm start
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
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