Spa Reader MCP Server

playwright

MCP Server that renders JavaScript SPA pages and extracts LLM-ready Markdown content

1 85.0M/wk 2 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 162d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

2 tools · ~373 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Spa Reader MCP Server is an MCP server that MCP Server that renders JavaScript SPA pages and extracts LLM-ready Markdown content. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 84/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spa-reader": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "spa-reader-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Spa Reader MCP Server does

MCP server that renders JavaScript SPA pages and extracts Markdown via headless Chromium.

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OSV.dev

1 fixed

CVE-2025-59288high · fixed

Playwright downloads and installs browsers without verifying the authenticity of the SSL certificate

### Summary Use of `curl` with the `-k` (or `--insecure`) flag in installer scripts allows attackers to deliver arbitrary executables via Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks. This can lead to full system compromise, as the downloaded files are installed as privileged applications. ### Details The following scripts in the `microsoft/playwright` repository at commit [`bee11cbc28f24bd18e726163d0b9b1571b4f26a8`](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/bee11cbc28f24bd18e726163d0b9b1571b4f26a8) u

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.55.1source →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Spa Reader MCP Server safe to use?: Spa Reader MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Spa Reader MCP Server?: Spa Reader MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Spa Reader MCP Server do?: Spa Reader MCP Server provides 2 tools: spa_read, spa_screenshot. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Spa Reader MCP Server?: Spa Reader MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Spa Reader MCP Server actively maintained?: Spa Reader MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 162 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Spa Reader MCP Server safe to use?

Spa Reader MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Spa Reader MCP Server?

Spa Reader MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Spa Reader MCP Server do?

Spa Reader MCP Server provides 2 tools: spa_read, spa_screenshot. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Spa Reader MCP Server?

Spa Reader MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Spa Reader MCP Server actively maintained?

Spa Reader MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 162 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.