XPath

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Enables Claude to execute XPath queries on XML and HTML content, supporting both direct parsing and web scraping through Puppeteer for structured data extractio

by thirdstrandstudio

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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.

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XPath MCP Server

Third Strand Studio

MCP Server for executing XPath queries on XML content.

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Tools

xpath
- Query XML content using XPath expressions
- Inputs:
  - xml (string): The XML content to query
  - query (string): The XPath query to execute
  - mimeType (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 from
  - query (string): The XPath query to execute
  - mimeType (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.

from github.com/thirdstrandstudio/mcp-xpath

Install XPath in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE

unyly install xpath

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add xpath -- npx -y @jayarrowz/mcp-xpath

Step-by-step: how to install XPath

Install XPath in Claude Desktop Install XPath in Claude Code Install XPath in Cursor Install XPath in VS Code

FAQ

Is XPath MCP free?

Yes, XPath MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does XPath need an API key?

No, XPath runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is XPath hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install XPath in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open XPath on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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