
Wraps the Microlink API for extracting metadata, screenshots, and structured data from any URL. Runs on the free tier with no auth required, which makes it dead simple to drop into any MCP client. Part of the Pipeworx gateway, so you can either hit this standalone endpoint or connect to their full gateway for 673+ data sources. Includes an ask_pipeworx tool that lets you query in plain English instead of calling APIs directly. Reach for this when you need to scrape Open Graph tags, generate previews, or pull clean data from messy web pages without spinning up your own service.
Microlink MCP — wraps Microlink API (free tier, no auth required)
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_metadata | Extract metadata from any URL to preview page content. Returns title, description, image, author, publisher, logo, and structured data—useful when you need to understand a webpage without visiting it directly. |
take_screenshot | Capture a screenshot of any webpage. Returns image URL showing the rendered page layout and visual content—use to verify page state or design. |
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"microlink": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/microlink/mcp"
}
}
}
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/microlink/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Microlink data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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