Smart Web FAQs

Question 1

Can Smart Web perform website crawling and site exploration?

Accepted Answer

Yes, its `smartcrawl` feature enables browser-based traversal for various sites, including forums, documentation sites, and paginated content. It also includes ranking and filtering for topic-focused site exploration.

Question 2

How does Smart Web ensure effective web search and data fetching?

Accepted Answer

It provides robust fallback web search across multiple providers (Exa, Brave, SearXNG, DuckDuckGo), offers browser-aware fetching with special handling for platforms like Reddit, X, and YouTube, and delivers structured output.

Question 3

Which AI coding environments are compatible with Smart Web?

Accepted Answer

Smart Web is specifically built for local AI coding environments and hosts such as Claude Code, OpenCode, and similar platforms that utilize stdio MCP (Message Control Protocol) servers.

Question 4

What is Smart Web and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Smart Web is a portable tool that consolidates web search (`smartsearch`), URL retrieval (`smartfetch`), and site exploration (`smartcrawl`) into one local stdio MCP server. It's designed to provide comprehensive web data capabilities for AI coding environments.

Question 5

What privacy and safety features does Smart Web offer?

Accepted Answer

Smart Web includes built-in safety defaults such as private-network blocking. It also provides an optional local-only mode and provider toggles, giving users explicit control over their privacy and data management.

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