novada

One MCP server. All web data. Search, scrape, crawl, proxy, and AI research — in a single npx command.

The Problem

AI agents need web data but the tools are fragmented:

• Tavily does search but can't scrape or proxy
• Firecrawl does scrape but can't search or proxy
• BrightData does everything but ships 69 tools that bloat your context window
• Building it yourself means maintaining proxies, anti-bot bypass, retry logic, and 10 different APIs

The Fix

npx novada-mcp

One server. One API key. Tools that cover every web data need an AI agent has:

Need	Tool	What it does
Find information	novada_search	Web search across Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Yahoo
Read a page	novada_extract	Any URL → clean markdown, batch up to 10 in parallel
Deep research	novada_research	One call → parallel searches → dedup → cited multi-source report
Crawl a site	novada_crawl	BFS/DFS up to 20 pages with regex path filtering
Discover URLs	novada_map	Sitemap + BFS discovery without reading content
Platform data	novada_scrape	Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, GitHub, Zillow — 129 platforms
Monitor changes	novada_monitor	Track price/content/availability changes between checks
Verify claims	novada_verify	Parallel fact-checking against live web sources
Raw HTML	novada_unblock	JS render or full browser CDP for bot-protected pages
Browser automation	novada_browser	Navigate, click, type, fill forms, screenshot in cloud browser
Browser flows	novada_browser_flow	Multi-step browser automation sequences
Proxy credentials	novada_proxy	Residential, mobile, ISP, datacenter, static, dedicated — 195 countries
AI brand monitoring	novada_ai_monitor	Check how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, Claude, Gemini mention your brand
Health check	novada_health	Check which API products are active on your key
Async scraping	novada_scraper_submit	Submit async scraping task → poll → retrieve results

What Makes This Different

novada_research is unique. No other MCP server turns one question into a cited multi-source report. It searches across Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo in parallel, deduplicates, extracts full content from the top 5 sources, and synthesizes with citations. One tool call replaces an entire research workflow. Depth options: quick (3 queries), deep (5-6), comprehensive (8-10).

Auto-escalation handles anti-bot automatically. Static fetch → JS render → Browser CDP. Known hard targets (Amazon, LinkedIn, G2, Zillow, Glassdoor, Walmart, Instagram, TikTok, Shein) skip straight to the right method based on a 30+ domain registry. You never think about Cloudflare, DataDome, Kasada, or PerimeterX — the tool handles it.

Agent-first design (8.5/10 benchmark score). Every response includes agent_instruction with structured next-step guidance, source field (live/cache/wayback), structured errors with failure_class, cross-tool hints suggesting better alternatives, and a ## Agent Action block with machine-parseable status codes.

Quick Start

1. Get a key at novada.com

2. Add to your MCP client:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add novada -e NOVADA_API_KEY=your_key -- npx -y novada-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "novada": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "novada-mcp"],
      "env": { "NOVADA_API_KEY": "your_key" }
    }
  }
}

3. Try it:

novada_search({query: "Claude MCP tutorials", num: 5})
novada_research({question: "How do MCP servers work?", depth: "deep"})
novada_extract({url: "https://news.ycombinator.com", format: "markdown"})
novada_monitor({url: "https://amazon.com/dp/B09...", fields: ["price", "availability"]})

Tool Reference

Search & Research

Tool	Purpose	Key Params	Example
novada_search	Web search via 5 engines	query, engine, num, time_range, include_domains	novada_search({query: "best API gateways 2026", engine: "google", num: 10})
novada_research	Multi-source parallel research	question, depth, focus	novada_research({question: "Kong vs Traefik vs APISIX", depth: "comprehensive", focus: "performance benchmarks"})
novada_verify	Fact-check claims against web	claim	novada_verify({claim: "GPT-5 was released in 2026"})

Extract & Crawl

Tool	Purpose	Key Params	Example
novada_extract	Extract content from URL(s)	url (single or array), format, render, fields	novada_extract({url: "https://example.com", fields: ["price", "rating"]})
novada_crawl	Crawl multiple pages from a domain	url, max_pages, strategy, select_paths	novada_crawl({url: "https://docs.example.com", max_pages: 10, select_paths: "/api/.*"})
novada_map	Discover URLs on a site	url, search, limit	novada_map({url: "https://example.com", search: "pricing"})
novada_monitor	Detect page changes over time	url, fields	novada_monitor({url: "https://amazon.com/dp/B09...", fields: ["price"]})

Structured Platform Data

novada_scrape supports 129 platforms with structured data extraction. Returns clean tabular records, not raw HTML.

Platform	Operation Examples	Data Returned
Amazon	amazon_product_keywords, amazon_product_asin	Title, price, rating, reviews, BSR, availability
LinkedIn	linkedin_company_information_url, linkedin_profile_url	Company info, employee count, profile data
TikTok	tiktok_posts_url, tiktok_profile_url	Video stats, engagement, profile data
GitHub	github_repository_repo-url	Stars, forks, issues, description, languages
Reddit	reddit_subreddit_posts	Posts, scores, comments, timestamps
Zillow	zillow_property_url	Price, beds, baths, sqft, Zestimate
Glassdoor	glassdoor_company_reviews_url	Reviews, ratings, salary data
YouTube	youtube_video_search_label	Video titles, views, duration, channel
Instagram	instagram_profile_url	Posts, followers, engagement
Google Shopping	google_shopping_search	Products, prices, merchants

Full platform list: call novada_discover or read the novada://scraper-platforms MCP resource.

Proxy Network

Route your own HTTP requests through Novada's proxy infrastructure. 100M+ IPs across 195 countries.

Tool	Proxy Type	Best For
novada_proxy_residential	Real home ISP IPs	Anti-bot bypass, geo-restricted content
novada_proxy_isp	ISP-assigned IPs	Social media, ecommerce platforms
novada_proxy_datacenter	Datacenter IPs	High-volume, non-protected targets
novada_proxy_mobile	4G/5G mobile IPs	Mobile-targeted content, app APIs
novada_proxy_static	Dedicated static ISP IP	Account management, login flows
novada_proxy_dedicated	Exclusive datacenter IP	High-trust platforms, clean reputation

Each proxy tool returns connection credentials in url, env, or curl format. Params: country (ISO 2-letter), city (optional), session_id (for sticky sessions).

Browser Automation

Tool	Purpose	Example
novada_browser	Full browser interaction via CDP	novada_browser({actions: [{type: "navigate", url: "..."}, {type: "click", selector: "#btn"}]})
novada_browser_flow	Multi-step automation sequences	Click, scroll, wait, type, screenshot — up to 20 actions per call
novada_unblock	Raw rendered HTML from protected pages	novada_unblock({url: "...", method: "browser"})

Sessions persist across calls via session_id. Cookies, login state, and page context are maintained.

Use Cases

AI Agent Research & RAG Pipelines

novada_research({question: "What are the latest developments in quantum computing?", depth: "comprehensive"})

Returns a cited multi-source report. Feed directly into RAG vector stores or use as context for agent reasoning.

E-Commerce Price Monitoring

novada_monitor({url: "https://amazon.com/dp/B0XXXXXX", fields: ["price", "availability"]})

First call records baseline. Call again later — returns field-level diffs with percentage change (e.g., price: $999 → $899, ↓10%).

Competitive Intelligence

novada_scrape({platform: "amazon.com", operation: "amazon_product_keywords", params: {keyword: "wireless earbuds"}, limit: 20})

Get structured product data (price, rating, reviews, BSR) for competitive analysis across 129 platforms.

Lead Generation

novada_scrape({platform: "linkedin.com", operation: "linkedin_company_information_url", params: {url: "https://linkedin.com/company/..."}, limit: 1})

Extract company info, employee count, and industry data from LinkedIn company pages.

Content Extraction for LLM Training

novada_crawl({url: "https://docs.example.com", max_pages: 20, select_paths: "/docs/.*"})

Crawl documentation sites and extract clean markdown for fine-tuning datasets or knowledge bases.

AI Brand Monitoring

novada_ai_monitor({brand: "YourProduct", models: ["chatgpt", "perplexity", "claude"]})

Check how AI models reference your brand: sentiment, claims, competitor mentions, source URLs.

Geo-Targeted Data Collection

novada_proxy_residential({country: "DE", city: "berlin", format: "curl"})

Get proxy credentials for any of 195 countries. Use with your own HTTP client for geo-specific content access.

Honest Comparison

	Novada	Firecrawl	Tavily	BrightData
Tools	25	14	2	69
Search engines	5	0	1	3
Multi-source research	Yes	No	No	No
Proxy as MCP tool	Yes	No	No	No
Auto anti-bot escalation	Yes	No	N/A	No
Change monitoring	Yes	No	No	No
Platform scraping	129 platforms	No	No	437 platforms
Browser automation	Yes (CDP)	No	No	Yes
MCP Prompts & Resources	Yes (5+4)	No	No	No
Hosted MCP (no install)	No	No	No	Yes
Agent-first score	8.5/10	6.0	6.0	N/A

What we don't have yet: hosted HTTP endpoint (requires terminal install for now), and some Scraper API platforms need separate activation. BrightData has more structured scrapers (437 vs 129).

Anti-Bot Support

Novada automatically handles these anti-bot systems via its escalation chain:

Anti-Bot System	Detection	Escalation Method
Cloudflare	cf_chl_, __cf_bm, challenge pages	Auto-render via Web Unblocker
DataDome	datadome cookie/script	Auto-render
Kasada	Script path detection	Browser CDP
PerimeterX	_px cookie variants	Auto-render
Akamai	_abck, ak_bmsc cookies	Auto-render
Imperva/Incapsula	incap_ses_, visid_incap_	Auto-render

30+ domains are pre-tagged in the hard target registry — these skip static fetch entirely and go straight to the right method.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Purpose
NOVADA_API_KEY	Yes	API key — covers search, extract, crawl, scrape, research, verify, monitor
NOVADA_BROWSER_WS	No	Browser API WebSocket URL for novada_browser and novada_browser_flow
NOVADA_PROXY_USER	No	Proxy username for novada_proxy_* tools
NOVADA_PROXY_PASS	No	Proxy password
NOVADA_PROXY_ENDPOINT	No	Proxy host:port endpoint
NOVADA_WEB_UNBLOCKER_KEY	No	Separate key for Web Unblocker (if different from main API key)
NOVADA_TOOLS	No	Load specific tools only: "extract,search,research,monitor"
NOVADA_GROUPS	No	Load tool groups: "search,proxy,browser" — groups: search, proxy, browser, scraper, health

Links

• Docs + API key: novada.com
• npm: npmjs.com/package/novada-mcp
• GitHub: github.com/NovadaLabs/novada-mcp
• Issues: github.com/NovadaLabs/novada-mcp/issues
• Tool details: call novada_discover or novada_health from any MCP client

License

MIT