Wick

io.github.wickprojectPublished by GitHub account wickprojectv0.5.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Browser-grade web access for AI agents. Fetches any webpage, returns clean markdown.

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Identifier: io.github.wickproject/wick
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Wick gives an assistant browser-like web access: fetching pages as clean markdown, crawling sites, mapping URLs, searching, and downloading media.

What you can do: Wick is a local MCP server that fetches web pages through Chrome's network stack and returns clean markdown, html, or text. Its tools include wick_fetch for single URLs, wick_crawl for following same-domain links, wick_map for discovering site URLs via sitemap or links, wick_search for web search, wick_download for video and audio from many sites, and wick_session for clearing cookies. It can also run as a local HTTP API server.
When to use it: Useful when an assistant needs to read web pages that block ordinary HTTP clients, gather documentation across multiple pages, discover a site's URLs, or download media. It is aimed at agents whose built-in fetching fails or returns incomplete content.
Requirements: Runs locally as a stdio process, installed via Homebrew, apt, or the npm package wick-mcp; the README also shows a setup command that configures MCP clients. No authentication, environment variables, or headers are declared. Network access is required, and the README states it runs from the user's own IP.

Before you install

The README describes bypassing anti-bot protections and TLS fingerprinting, and claims a 100% success rate against protected sites; using it may conflict with those sites' terms of service. It fetches pages from the user's own IP, so requests are attributable to that network. A paid Pro tier is mentioned at $20/month for JavaScript rendering and advanced anti-detection. wick_download retrieves media from third-party sites, and wick_session clears cookies and session data.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Wick in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Wick

Browser-grade web access for AI agents. Docs | Blog | getwick.dev

Your AI agent gets blocked on the web. Wick fixes that.

Wick is an MCP server that uses Chrome's actual network stack so the TLS fingerprint is identical to a real browser. It runs locally from your own IP, and returns clean markdown. We tested it against 25 anti-bot-protected sites — Cloudflare, Akamai, PerimeterX, AWS WAF — and scored 100%.

Built by the creator of Lantern, a censorship circumvention tool used by 150M+ people in Iran, China, and Russia. The same TLS evasion techniques that bypass government censors, applied to anti-bot walls.

Agent: I'll fetch that page for you.       [uses wick_fetch]
Result: 200 OK
# The New York Times - Breaking NewsLed by the freshman forward Cameron Boozer,the No. 1 overall seed faces a tough test...

Agent: I'll fetch that page for you.       [uses wick_fetch]
Result: 200 OK
# The New York Times - Breaking NewsLed by the freshman forward Cameron Boozer,the No. 1 overall seed faces a tough test...

Install

macOS (Homebrew):

Linux (apt):

npm (any platform):

wick setup auto-detects your MCP clients (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) and configures them.

Tools

`wick_fetch`

Fetch any URL and get clean, LLM-friendly markdown. Sites that block standard HTTP clients return full content because Wick uses Chrome's actual TLS fingerprint.

`wick_crawl`

Crawl a website starting from a URL. Follows same-domain links, fetches each page through Chrome's TLS pipeline, and returns markdown for every page.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	Starting URL
`max_depth`	number	`2`	How many links deep to follow (max 5)
`max_pages`	number	`10`	Pages to fetch (max 50)
`path_filter`	string	none	Only crawl paths starting with this prefix
`respect_robots`	bool	`true`	Whether to respect robots.txt

`wick_map`

Discover all URLs on a site. Checks sitemap.xml first, then follows links.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	Starting URL
`limit`	number	`100`	Max URLs to discover (max 5000)
`use_sitemap`	bool	`true`	Check sitemap.xml first
`path_filter`	string	none	Only include paths with this prefix

`wick_search`

Search the web. Use wick_fetch to read any result in full.

`wick_download`

Download video and audio from Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, and 1000+ other sites. Powered by yt-dlp.

`wick_session`

Clear cookies and session data to start fresh.

HTTP API

Wick also runs as a local HTTP API server, making it accessible to any tool — Python, LangChain, n8n, curl, custom agents.

bash

# Fetch a pagecurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch?url=https://nytimes.com"
# Crawl a sitecurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/crawl?url=https://docs.example.com&max_pages=5"
# Discover URLscurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/map?url=https://example.com"
# Searchcurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/search?q=rust+async"

# Fetch a pagecurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch?url=https://nytimes.com"
# Crawl a sitecurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/crawl?url=https://docs.example.com&max_pages=5"
# Discover URLscurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/map?url=https://example.com"
# Searchcurl "http://localhost:8090/v1/search?q=rust+async"

python

import requestsr = requests.get("http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch", params={"url": "https://nytimes.com"})print(r.json()["content"])  # clean markdown

import requestsr = requests.get("http://localhost:8090/v1/fetch", params={"url": "https://nytimes.com"})print(r.json()["content"])  # clean markdown

All endpoints return JSON. Full API docs.

100% anti-bot success rate

We tested Wick Pro against 25 sites spanning five tiers of protection:

Protection	Sites	Result
Minimal	Wikipedia, GitHub, Hacker News, ArXiv, NPR	5/5
Cloudflare	Stack Overflow, Medium, ESPN, Craigslist, IMDb	5/5
Aggressive	NYTimes, Reddit, Amazon, LinkedIn, Indeed, Zillow, Yelp	7/7
PerimeterX / Akamai	Glassdoor, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter/X	7/7
Very aggressive	Bloomberg	1/1

All running locally with zero cloud dependencies.

How Wick compares

	Wick	Firecrawl	Bright Data	Browserbase	Playwright MCP
Anti-bot success rate	100%	83%	~100%	90%	0%
Runs locally	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Crawl / Map	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Your residential IP	Yes	No	Pooled	Pooled	Yes
Your data stays local	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Free	Unlimited	500 pages	5K req/mo	1 hr	Free
Pro pricing	$20/mo flat	$19-599/mo	Usage-based	$20-99/mo	Free

Why agents get blocked

Anti-bot systems fingerprint the TLS handshake — the cipher suites, extensions, and ordering that your HTTP client uses. Go, Python, and Node libraries have distinct TLS signatures that Cloudflare and Akamai identify in milliseconds.

Wick uses Chrome's actual network stack (Cronet — the same BoringSSL and HTTP/2 implementation in real Chrome), so the fingerprint is indistinguishable from a real browser. No simulation, no header spoofing — the real thing.

Wick Pro

For teams that need JavaScript rendering, advanced anti-detection, and access to sites with aggressive bot protection. Pro adds a real Chromium browser engine with stealth patches.

$20/month flat. No per-request billing. Learn more at getwick.dev or contact us.

Configure agents to always use Wick

Claude Code — add to CLAUDE.md:

When fetching web pages, always use wick_fetch instead of the built-in WebFetch tool.Use wick_search for web searches. Use wick_crawl to read multi-page sites.

When fetching web pages, always use wick_fetch instead of the built-in WebFetch tool.Use wick_search for web searches. Use wick_crawl to read multi-page sites.

Cursor — add to .cursorrules:

Use wick_fetch to read any URL. Use wick_search for web searches.Use wick_crawl to read documentation sites and multi-page content.

Use wick_fetch to read any URL. Use wick_search for web searches.Use wick_crawl to read documentation sites and multi-page content.

Other MCP agents — add to your system prompt or AGENTS.md:

Use wick_fetch, wick_search, wick_crawl, and wick_map MCP tools for all web access.Always prefer these over built-in fetch/browse capabilities.

Use wick_fetch, wick_search, wick_crawl, and wick_map MCP tools for all web access.Always prefer these over built-in fetch/browse capabilities.

Building from source

The binary is at rust/target/release/wick.

License

MIT

getwick.dev | Docs | Blog | [email protected]

Source: README.md at commit a867821

Tools

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Version history

v0.5.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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