ScrapeBadger

ScrapeBadger MCP Server

Give your AI agents access to Twitter/X data and Google Search via the Model Context Protocol

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What is this?

ScrapeBadger MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and other MCP-compatible clients to access Twitter/X data and Google Search results through the ScrapeBadger API.

With this MCP server, your AI can:

• Get Twitter user profiles, followers, and following lists
• Search and retrieve tweets
• Access trending topics globally or by location
• Explore Twitter lists and communities
• Search for places and geolocated content
• Search Google and read the structured results page, including People Also Ask answers

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

Sign up at scrapebadger.com and get your API key.

2. Install

# Using uvx (recommended - no installation needed)

uvx scrapebadger-mcp

Or install globally with pip

pip install scrapebadger-mcp

Or with uv

uv tool install scrapebadger-mcp

3. Configure Your AI Client

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{

"mcpServers": { "scrapebadger": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scrapebadger-mcp"], "env": { "SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY": "sb_live_your_api_key_here" } } } }

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):

{

"mcpServers": { "scrapebadger": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scrapebadger-mcp"], "env": { "SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY": "sb_live_your_api_key_here" } } } }

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP configuration:

{

"mcpServers": { "scrapebadger": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scrapebadger-mcp"], "env": { "SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY": "sb_live_your_api_key_here" } } } }

VS Code with Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings (.vscode/mcp.json):

{

"mcpServers": { "scrapebadger": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scrapebadger-mcp"], "env": { "SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY": "sb_live_your_api_key_here" } } } }

4. Start Using It!

Once configured, simply ask your AI to fetch Twitter data:

"Get the profile of @elonmusk"

"Search for tweets about AI agents"

"What's trending on Twitter right now?"

"Find the top 10 Python developers on Twitter"

"Search Google for 'are noise cancelling headphones worth it' and answer the People Also Ask questions"

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Available Tools

The MCP server provides 17 tools organized into categories:

User Tools

Tweet Tools

Trend Tools

Geo Tools

List Tools

Community Tools

Google Tools

search_google takes q, gl, hl, start, location, ai_overview and expand_related_questions. Google loads a People Also Ask answer only when the question is clicked, so by default related_questions holds the questions without answers. expand_related_questions: true opens every question the page shows (usually four) and a number N opens the first N; each answered question then carries text_blocks and references. Each answered question costs one more search (credits = 20 x (1 + answered)), and a question whose answer does not come back is not billed. See the Google web search docs.

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Example Conversations

Research a Twitter Account

You: Get the profile and recent tweets from @sama

Claude: I'll fetch Sam Altman's Twitter profile and recent tweets.

*Uses get_twitter_user_profile and get_twitter_user_tweets*

Sam Altman (@sama)

• 3.2M followers, 1,847 following
• Bio: "ceo of openai"
• Joined: December 2008

Recent tweets:

1. "excited to share..." (245K likes)
2. "the future of ai..." (180K likes)

...

Monitor Trending Topics

You: What's trending in tech on Twitter today?

Claude: I'll check the current trending topics.

*Uses get_twitter_trends with category="news"*

Top Tech Trends:

1. #GPT5 - 125,000 tweets
2. Apple Vision Pro - 89,000 tweets
3. #AGI - 45,000 tweets

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Competitive Analysis

You: Compare the Twitter engagement of Stripe, Square, and PayPal

Claude: I'll gather data on all three companies' Twitter profiles.

*Uses get_twitter_user_profile for each company*

| Company | Followers | Following | Engagement Rate |

|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------------| | Stripe | 892K | 1,245 | 2.3% | | Square | 1.2M | 567 | 1.8% | | PayPal | 2.1M | 234 | 0.9% |

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Configuration Options

Environment Variables

Using with Docker

FROM python:3.12-slim

RUN pip install scrapebadger-mcp

ENV SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY=your_key_here

CMD ["scrapebadger-mcp"]

Using with Python Directly

# Set your API key

export SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY="sb_live_your_key_here"

Run the server

python -m scrapebadger_mcp.server

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Error Handling

The MCP server handles common errors gracefully:

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Development

Setup

# Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/scrape-badger/scrapebadger-mcp.git cd scrapebadger-mcp

Install dependencies

uv sync --dev

Set your API key

export SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY="sb_live_your_key_here"

Running Locally

# Run the MCP server directly

uv run python -m scrapebadger_mcp.server

Or use the CLI

uv run scrapebadger-mcp

Testing

# Run tests

uv run pytest

Run with coverage

uv run pytest --cov=src/scrapebadger_mcp

Code Quality

# Lint

uv run ruff check src/

Format

uv run ruff format src/

Type check

uv run mypy src/

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Troubleshooting

"SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY environment variable is required"

Make sure you've set the API key in your MCP configuration:

{

"env": { "SCRAPEBADGER_API_KEY": "sb_live_your_key_here" } }

Server not showing in Claude Desktop

1. Restart Claude Desktop after changing the config
2. Check the config file path is correct for your OS
3. Verify JSON syntax is valid (no trailing commas)

"uvx: command not found"

Install uv first:

# macOS/Linux

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Windows

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Rate limit errors

ScrapeBadger has usage limits based on your plan. If you're hitting limits:

1. Reduce request frequency
2. Use pagination with smaller max_results
3. Upgrade your plan at scrapebadger.com

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Related Projects

• ScrapeBadger Python SDK - Official Python SDK
• ScrapeBadger Node.js SDK - Official Node.js SDK
• ScrapeBadger API Docs - Full API documentation

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Support

• Documentation: docs.scrapebadger.com
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Email: support@scrapebadger.com
• Discord: Join our community

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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