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Model Context Protocol server for expand.ai

Installation

The easiest way to install the expand.ai MCP server is using our CLI.

npx expandai mcp install
pnpx expandai mcp install
bun x expandai mcp install

Manual Installation

If you prefer manual configuration, you can add the expand.ai MCP server to your AI assistant's settings.

Add to your :

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expandai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@expandai/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "

The config file is located at:

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

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expandai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@expandai/mcp@latest"],
      "env"
  1. Open Cursor Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
  2. Navigate to MCP Servers
  3. Click Add Server
  4. Enter the configuration:
{
  "expandai": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@expandai/mcp@latest"],
    "env": {
  1. Open VS Code Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
  2. Search for Copilot MCP
  3. Click Edit in settings.json
  4. Add the configuration:
{
  "github.copilot.mcp.servers": {
    "expandai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@expandai/mcp@latest"],

Add to your Windsurf configuration:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "expandai": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@expandai/mcp@latest"],

Usage

Once installed, you can ask your AI assistant to fetch content from any URL.

Basic Examples

  • Markdown: "Fetch https://react.dev/learn as markdown"
  • Summary: "Summarize https://techcrunch.com/article"
  • Snippets: "Search https://docs.python.org for event loop examples"
  • Metadata: "Fetch https://example.com and include page metadata"
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