• CLEAN DATA
  • EFFICIENCY
  • STRUCTURE
  • HUMAN

How to extract specific web data with your AI

Connect this MCP to your AI client once. From then on, your agent pulls only the specific HTML elements you need without reading the whole page.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I pull specific data from a webpage using AI?

Your AI uses CSS selectors to target exact parts of a page, like a specific price or a header. This prevents the AI from getting lost in massive amounts of useless HTML code. You get clean, structured data ready for your next task.

The results you get

Where your data lands

The AI handles the heavy lifting of parsing code so you don't have to.

CLEAN DATA

Targeted text extraction

The AI pulls specific strings or attributes using selectors. You get the exact values you asked for without the surrounding junk.

EFFICIENCY

Smaller context windows

Because the AI only reads the parts you specify, it doesn't waste tokens on irrelevant tags. This keeps your conversations fast and cheap.

STRUCTURE

Attribute retrieval

Beyond just text, your agent can grab links, image sources, or IDs. This turns raw web pages into usable datasets.

HUMAN

Manual selector verification

If a selector is too complex, you'll need to identify the right CSS path yourself. The AI follows your directions, but you provide the map.

The workflow

What your AI does when a URL is provided.

The AI stops treating web pages like giant blocks of text and starts treating them like structured databases.

  1. Identify targets

    You tell your agent which specific elements you want to find on the page.

    query_dom

  2. Execute selectors

    The AI runs the CSS queries against the raw HTML to isolate the requested data.

    query_dom

  3. Filter attributes

    The agent pulls specific properties like href or src from the matched elements.

    query_dom

  4. Format output

    The extracted data is presented as clean text or structured lists for your use.

    query_dom

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin extracting data immediately.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed info for your actual target URL and the CSS selectors you want to use.

Cheerio DOM Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yforvmpWi3y9TqnYhrCHzOXtUdI6qMtPsOkV6gLr/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Cheerio DOM capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "html-dom-query-engine-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yforvmpWi3y9TqnYhrCHzOXtUdI6qMtPsOkV6gLr/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Use the HTML DOM Query Engine to get the text inside the 'h1' tag from https://example.com

  • Find all the 'href' attributes for the links within the 'nav' element on https://news.com

  • Extract the price value from the element with the class '.product-price' on https://store.com

  • Get the 'src' attribute for all images inside the 'article' tag on https://blog.com

  • Claude
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  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect HTML DOM Query Engine once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted and private. Once connected, your AI client can immediately start querying any page you point it to.

Connect HTML DOM Query Engine to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI click buttons or fill out forms?

    No. This MCP is designed to read and query existing HTML, not to interact with or manipulate the page.

  • 02

    Does the AI see the whole page at once?

    No. It uses your selectors to pull only the specific parts you ask for, which saves context space.

  • 03

    Can it scrape data behind a login?

    No. The AI can only query the HTML content that is publicly accessible or provided in the current session.

  • 04

    What happens if my CSS selector is wrong?

    The AI will return an empty result or an error. You'll need to provide a valid selector for the data to be found.

  • 05

    Can the AI change the website's content?

    No. This tool is strictly for data extraction and cannot modify any web pages.

  • More questions about HTML DOM Query Engine? The Connector page answers them. See everything the HTML DOM Query Engine Connector can do

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