Webshift MCP Server

WebShift is a Rust library and MCP server that shifts noisy web pages into clean, right-sized text for LLM consumption.

People who work with bing search, bm25 and context window and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-05-09 · ★ 7 · #51 OF 51 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.annibale-x is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

02 · What Webshift can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.2.14 · 2026-05-09

v0.2.13 · 2026-04-19

v0.2.12 · 2026-04-19

03 · Who maintains Webshift

webshift is maintained by annibale-x. We track 3 MCP servers from annibale-x - 3 actively maintained, 12 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from annibale-x.

  1. mcp-webgate Web search that doesn't wreck your AI's memory. ★ 3

04 · Facts

repository
github.com/annibale-x/webshift
category
search - ranked #51 of 51 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry
io.github.annibale-x/webshift (active, first published 2026-03-26 · 4 versions)

05 · Webshift FAQ

What is Webshift?

WebShift is a Rust library and MCP server that shifts noisy web pages into clean, right-sized text for LLM consumption.

Is Webshift still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-05-09. We re-verify nightly.

06 · Alternatives to Webshift

Alternatives to Webshift

Maintained search servers if Webshift isn't the fit.

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  2. SearXNG Search MCP server for SearXNG - privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading ★ 1,245 · 2026-09-18
  3. Mu News, web search, mail, markets, weather, places, files, calendar, contacts. 67 tools, one endpoint. ★ 432 · 2026-09-18
  4. Blockrun MCP Web search, deep research, prediction markets & crypto data for AI agents. Pay per call via x402. ★ 394 · 2026-09-16
  5. Alfanous - Quranic Search Engine Search and explore the Holy Qur'an with Arabic text, transliteration, and advanced search support. ★ 289 · 2026-06-14
  6. Vexor A semantic search engine for files and code. ★ 241 · 2026-09-12

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