# How to integrate Scrapfly MCP with Pydantic AI ```json { "title": "How to integrate Scrapfly MCP with Pydantic AI", "toolkit": "Scrapfly", "toolkit_slug": "scrapfly", "framework": "Pydantic AI", "framework_slug": "pydantic-ai", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/pydantic-ai", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/pydantic-ai.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:24:48.991Z" } ``` ## Introduction This guide walks you through connecting Scrapfly to Pydantic AI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Scrapfly agent that can extract product prices from amazon listings, scrape job postings from linkedin search, get latest news headlines from bbc homepage through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Pydantic AI agent real control over a Scrapfly account through Composio's Scrapfly MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved. ## Also integrate Scrapfly with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR Here's what you'll learn: - How to set up your Composio API key and User ID - How to create a Composio Tool Router session for Scrapfly - How to attach an MCP Server to a Pydantic AI agent - How to stream responses and maintain chat history - How to build a simple REPL-style chat interface to test your Scrapfly workflows ## What is Pydantic AI? Pydantic AI is a Python framework for building AI agents with strong typing and validation. It leverages Pydantic's data validation capabilities to create robust, type-safe AI applications. Key features include: - Type Safety: Built on Pydantic for automatic data validation - MCP Support: Native support for Model Context Protocol servers - Streaming: Built-in support for streaming responses - Async First: Designed for async/await patterns ## What is the Scrapfly MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Scrapfly MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Scrapfly account. It provides structured and secure access to powerful web scraping capabilities, so your agent can perform actions like extracting website data, bypassing anti-bot protection, rendering JavaScript content, and rotating proxies—all on your behalf. - Dynamic web data extraction: Instruct your agent to fetch and extract content from almost any website, even those with heavy client-side rendering or complex structures. - JavaScript rendering support: Enable your agent to scrape websites that require full JavaScript execution for content loading, making dynamic sites accessible for data extraction. - Anti-bot protection bypass: Allow your agent to automatically navigate sites with CAPTCHAs, bot detection, or rate limiting using Scrapfly's built-in countermeasures. - Automatic proxy rotation: Let your agent leverage Scrapfly's proxy network to rotate requests, reduce blocks, and ensure more reliable scraping at scale. - Custom request handling: Have your agent specify advanced options like custom headers or cookies for targeted and flexible scraping sessions. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `SCRAPFLY_CAPTURE_SCREENSHOT` | Capture Website Screenshot | Tool to capture a full-page or viewport screenshot of a website. Use when you need to take a screenshot with options like JS rendering, custom resolution, or accessibility testing. Returns the screenshot image directly. Supports vision deficiency simulations and dark mode. | | `SCRAPFLY_CAPTURE_SCREENSHOT_HEAD` | Capture Screenshot Metadata (HEAD) | Tool to capture screenshot metadata without downloading the image body. Use this for async screenshot workflows where you need the URL to retrieve the image later. Returns the screenshot URL in response, saving bandwidth compared to full screenshot retrieval. | | `SCRAPFLY_CREATE_CRAWLER` | Create Scrapfly Crawler | Tool to create a new web crawler to recursively crawl an entire website. Returns a crawler UUID for tracking progress. Use when you need to crawl multiple pages from a website with configurable limits and extraction rules. | | `SCRAPFLY_EXTRACT_DATA` | Extract Structured Data | Tool to extract structured data from HTML or other content using AI models, LLM prompts, or custom templates. Use when you need to parse web pages or documents into structured JSON data. Supports predefined extraction models for common types (articles, products, events) or custom extraction via prompts/templates. | | `SCRAPFLY_GET_ACCOUNT_INFO` | Get Scrapfly Account Information | Tool to retrieve Scrapfly account information. Use after authenticating to get API credit balance and usage stats. Returns comprehensive account data including subscription plan, usage statistics, billing info, and project settings. | | `SCRAPFLY_GET_CRAWLER_ARTIFACT` | Get Crawler Artifact | Tool to download crawler artifact files in WARC or HAR format. Use when you need to retrieve the complete crawl results as an archive file. WARC format is recommended for large crawls as it includes gzip compression. | | `SCRAPFLY_GET_CRAWLER_CONTENTS` | Get Crawler Contents | Tool to retrieve extracted content from crawled pages. Supports multiple output formats including markdown, text, HTML, and JSON. Use when you need to access the actual content extracted during a crawl, with optional filtering by URL and format selection. | | `SCRAPFLY_GET_CRAWLER_STATUS` | Get Crawler Status | Tool to get the current status of a crawler including progress, pages crawled, and completion state. Use for polling workflow to monitor crawl progress. | | `SCRAPFLY_GET_CRAWLER_URLS` | Get Crawler URLs | Tool to retrieve the list of discovered and crawled URLs from a crawler. Use when you need to get all URLs found during a crawl or filter by status to analyze failed URLs with error codes. Supports pagination for large result sets. | | `SCRAPFLY_SCRAPE` | Scrapfly Scrape | Tool to perform a web scraping request. Use when you need to fetch a page with custom configuration like JS rendering, proxies, and extraction. | | `SCRAPFLY_SCRAPE_POST` | Scrapfly Scrape POST | Tool to scrape web pages using POST method to send data in the request body. Use when you need to scrape endpoints that require POST requests, such as form submissions or APIs that expect data payload. | | `SCRAPFLY_SCRAPE_WITH_PUT` | Scrape With PUT | Tool to scrape web pages using PUT method with body payload. Use when the target API requires PUT requests with data in the request body. Forwards PUT request with custom body to the target URL. If not specified, content-type defaults to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Scrapfly MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Scrapfly. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Scrapfly operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface. With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster. ## Step-by-step Guide ### 1. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure you have: - Python 3.9 or higher - A Composio account with an active API key - Basic familiarity with Python and async programming ### 1. Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio OpenAI API Key - Go to the [OpenAI dashboard](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/api-keys) and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider. - Keep the API key safe. Composio API Key - Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs). - Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key. - Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication. ### 2. Install dependencies Install the required libraries. What's happening: - composio connects your agent to external SaaS tools like Scrapfly - pydantic-ai lets you create structured AI agents with tool support - python-dotenv loads your environment variables securely from a .env file ```bash pip install composio pydantic-ai python-dotenv ``` ### 3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in your project root. What's happening: - COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates your agent to Composio's API - USER_ID associates your session with your account for secure tool access - OPENAI_API_KEY to access OpenAI LLMs ```bash COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here USER_ID=your_user_id_here OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key ``` ### 4. Import dependencies What's happening: - We load environment variables and import required modules - Composio manages connections to Scrapfly - MCPServerStreamableHTTP connects to the Scrapfly MCP server endpoint - Agent from Pydantic AI lets you define and run the AI assistant ```python import asyncio import os from dotenv import load_dotenv from composio import Composio from pydantic_ai import Agent from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP load_dotenv() ``` ### 5. Create a Tool Router Session What's happening: - We're creating a Tool Router session that gives your agent access to Scrapfly tools - The create method takes the user ID and specifies which toolkits should be available - The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use ```python async def main(): api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID") if not api_key or not user_id: raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment") # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Scrapfly composio = Composio(api_key=api_key) session = composio.create( user_id=user_id, toolkits=["scrapfly"], ) url = session.mcp.url if not url: raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL") ``` ### 6. Initialize the Pydantic AI Agent What's happening: - The MCP client connects to the Scrapfly endpoint - The agent uses GPT-5 to interpret user commands and perform Scrapfly operations - The instructions field defines the agent's role and behavior ```python # Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent scrapfly_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}) agent = Agent( "openai:gpt-5", toolsets=[scrapfly_mcp], instructions=( "You are a Scrapfly assistant. Use Scrapfly tools to help users " "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed." ), ) ``` ### 7. Build the chat interface What's happening: - The agent reads input from the terminal and streams its response - Scrapfly API calls happen automatically under the hood - The model keeps conversation history to maintain context across turns ```python # Simple REPL with message history history = [] print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n") print("Try asking the agent to help you with Scrapfly.\n") while True: user_input = input("You: ").strip() if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "bye"}: print("\nGoodbye!") break if not user_input: continue print("\nAgent is thinking...\n", flush=True) async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result: collected_text = "" async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output(): text_piece = None if isinstance(chunk, str): text_piece = chunk elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str): text_piece = chunk.delta elif hasattr(chunk, "text"): text_piece = chunk.text if text_piece: collected_text += text_piece result = stream_result print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n") history = result.all_messages() ``` ### 8. Run the application What's happening: - The asyncio loop launches the agent and keeps it running until you exit ```python if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) ``` ## Complete Code ```python import asyncio import os from dotenv import load_dotenv from composio import Composio from pydantic_ai import Agent from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP load_dotenv() async def main(): api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID") if not api_key or not user_id: raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment") # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Scrapfly composio = Composio(api_key=api_key) session = composio.create( user_id=user_id, toolkits=["scrapfly"], ) url = session.mcp.url if not url: raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL") # Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent scrapfly_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}) agent = Agent( "openai:gpt-5", toolsets=[scrapfly_mcp], instructions=( "You are a Scrapfly assistant. Use Scrapfly tools to help users " "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed." ), ) # Simple REPL with message history history = [] print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n") print("Try asking the agent to help you with Scrapfly.\n") while True: user_input = input("You: ").strip() if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "bye"}: print("\nGoodbye!") break if not user_input: continue print("\nAgent is thinking...\n", flush=True) async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result: collected_text = "" async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output(): text_piece = None if isinstance(chunk, str): text_piece = chunk elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str): text_piece = chunk.delta elif hasattr(chunk, "text"): text_piece = chunk.text if text_piece: collected_text += text_piece result = stream_result print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n") history = result.all_messages() if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) ``` ## Conclusion You've built a Pydantic AI agent that can interact with Scrapfly through Composio's Tool Router. With this setup, your agent can perform real Scrapfly actions through natural language. You can extend this further by: - Adding other toolkits like Gmail, HubSpot, or Salesforce - Building a web-based chat interface around this agent - Using multiple MCP endpoints to enable cross-app workflows (for example, Gmail + Scrapfly for workflow automation) This architecture makes your AI agent "agent-native", able to securely use APIs in a unified, composable way without custom integrations. ## How to build Scrapfly MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/scrapfly/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Excel](https://composio.dev/toolkits/excel) - Microsoft Excel is a robust spreadsheet application for organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data. 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It helps streamline how you gather, organize, and analyze responses. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Scrapfly MCP? With a standalone Scrapfly MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Scrapfly tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Scrapfly and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Pydantic AI? Yes, you can. Pydantic AI fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Scrapfly tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Scrapfly while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Scrapfly scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Scrapfly data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)