Web Intelligence MCP Server

Real-time web intelligence for AI agents. Monetized on Apify.

What This Does

A production-ready MCP server that gives AI agents real-time web capabilities:

Why Agents Need This:

• Claude/GPT have knowledge cutoffs
• Agents need current prices, news, company info
• Every serious agent workflow needs real-time data

Quick Start

For AI Agents (Claude, Cursor, etc.)

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-intelligence": {
      "url": "https://your-username--web-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/sse"
    }
  }
}

For Developers (Publish Your Own)

# 1. Clone and setup
git clone <your-repo>
cd web-intelligence-mcp
npm install

# 2. Configure API keys
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your keys

# 3. Test locally
npm run build
apify run

# 4. Deploy to Apify
apify login
apify push

API Keys Required

Free tiers available for all!

Tool Examples

search_web

{
  "query": "AI agent startups funding 2024",
  "num_results": 10
}

scrape_page

{
  "url": "https://example.com/article"
}

find_leads

{
  "keyword": "software companies",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "max_results": 20
}

get_company_info

{
  "domain": "stripe.com"
}

Monetization

This Actor uses Apify Pay-Per-Event:

Your earnings: 80% of revenue (Apify takes 20% commission)

Deployment

Option 1: Apify Console (Easiest)

1. Go to Apify Console
2. Create new Actor from GitHub repo
3. Set environment variables
4. Enable "Standby mode" in settings
5. Set pricing in "Monetization" tab

Option 2: CLI

# Install Apify CLI
npm install -g apify-cli

# Login
apify login

# Push to Apify
apify push

# Set secrets
apify secrets:set SERPAPI_KEY your_key_here
apify secrets:set JINA_AI_KEY your_key_here
# ... etc

Standby Mode

Standby mode gives you a persistent URL that MCP clients can connect to:

https://your-username--web-intelligence-mcp.apify.actor/sse

This URL stays active even when the Actor isn't running. Apify automatically starts it when a request comes in.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Create .env file:

# Required
SERPAPI_KEY=your_serpapi_key
JINA_AI_KEY=your_jina_key
GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY=your_google_key
CLEARBIT_API_KEY=your_clearbit_key

# Optional
APIFY_LOG_LEVEL=INFO

Pricing Configuration

Edit .actor/pay_per_event.json to adjust prices:

[
  {
    "search-web": {
      "eventTitle": "Web Search",
      "eventDescription": "Live Google/Bing search results",
      "eventPriceUsd": 0.02
    }
  }
]

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Apify Platform                        │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │         Web Intelligence MCP Server              │   │
│  │  ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌────────┐ │   │
│  │  │ Search  │ │ Scrape  │ │  Leads  │ │Company │ │   │
│  │  │  $0.02  │ │  $0.05  │ │  $0.10  │ │ $0.15  │ │   │
│  │  └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └───┬────┘ │   │
│  │       └─────────────┴───────────┴────────┘      │   │
│  │                      │                          │   │
│  │              Actor.charge()                     │   │
│  │                      │                          │   │
│  │              MCP Server (SSE)                   │   │
│  └──────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┘   │
│                         │                               │
│              https://...apify.actor/sse                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Local Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run with stdio (for testing)
MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio npm start

# Run with SSE (for local HTTP)
npm start
# Server runs on http://localhost:3000/sse

Testing

Test with the MCP inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/main.js

Why This Wins

1. Supply: Near-zero MCP servers on Apify right now
2. Demand: Every AI framework adopting MCP (Claude, GPT, Cursor)
3. Agentic Payments: Apify handles billing, agents pay autonomously
4. Moat: First quality servers get whitelisted in agent configs
5. Recurring: Agents run 24/7, every query = billable event

Revenue Potential

Costs: API keys have free tiers, then ~$0.01-0.05 per call

Support

• Apify Docs
• MCP Docs
• Discord

License

MIT - Build your own, publish, profit.

The USB-C moment for AI agents. Deploy today.