• MAP
  • DATA
  • AUDIT
  • HUMAN

How to crawl entire websites with your AI

Connect Spider to your agent to let it traverse a domain by following internal links. Once connected, your agent can map out the entire site structure.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I make my AI crawl a whole website?

You use the Spider Connector to let your agent follow internal links from a starting URL. This builds a full map of the site's content and structure. You'll see the resulting site maps and data breakdowns below.

The results you get

Where the data lands

The agent processes the domain and organizes the findings into these specific outputs.

MAP

Site structure maps

The agent follows every link to build a structural map of the domain. You get a clear view of how pages connect.

DATA

Extracted content

The agent pulls text from every discovered page. This information goes directly into your chat context.

AUDIT

Content gap analysis

By seeing the whole site, your agent identifies missing information. It highlights where the content falls short.

HUMAN

Manual review

The agent flags specific pages that need your attention. You decide which content requires a human touch.

The workflow

What your AI does when the URL arrives.

The agent handles the navigation and data gathering across the domain.

  1. Discovery

    The agent starts at your provided URL and finds every internal link on the page.

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  2. Traversal

    It moves through the site by following those links, hitting every subpage in the domain.

    spider_crawl

  3. Mapping

    The agent builds a logical map of the site's hierarchy and link structure.

    spider_crawl

  4. Summarization

    The agent compiles the gathered data into a format you can use in chat.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger a crawl immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the website addresses for the ones you want to analyze.

Spider Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HkRQy811uAcIjdwDKzB8QPk0TYPSWj05dtnMKf3x/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 — Spider capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spider-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HkRQy811uAcIjdwDKzB8QPk0TYPSWj05dtnMKf3x/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Crawl https://example.com and give me a list of all the main sections.

  • Map out the entire structure of https://docs.example.com so I can see the hierarchy.

  • Follow all internal links on https://blog.example.com and summarize the topics covered.

  • Crawl https://shop.example.com to find all product categories and subcategories.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Spider once, then ask.

Click the link to connect the MCP to your client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start crawling immediately.

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FAQ

How the crawler behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI crawl external websites?

    No. The tool only follows internal links within the domain you provide.

  • 02

    Will the AI change anything on my website?

    No. The crawler only reads and follows links. It cannot edit or delete any content on your site.

  • 03

    How deep does the crawl go?

    The agent follows all internal links it finds, mapping the entire reachable domain.

  • 04

    Can the AI upload new pages to my site?

    No. This MCP is for reading and mapping content, not for creating or publishing it.

  • 05

    Does the AI store my site data?

    The AI uses the data to answer your questions in the current session. It doesn't save your site data to a permanent database.

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