{"slug":"novada","name":"Novada MCP","provider_slug":"novada","publisher":"official","publisher_name":"Novada","kind":"provider-integration","description":"Search, extract pages, use browser tools and configure proxy connections through Novada’s hosted endpoint or local npm package.","tasks":["Find source pages and extract their useful content.","Check available tools and account readiness before running a job.","Use documented browser actions or build proxy settings for a separate HTTP client."],"limitations":["Hosted and local connections expose different tools. Call novada_discover on the chosen connection instead of relying on a fixed tool count.","Persistent browser flows and some account-changing operations require the local server. Available operations must be checked on that profile.","Proxy connection output is used by your own HTTP client; it does not make arbitrary HTTP traffic flow through the MCP protocol.","The example uses an Authorization header for clients supporting remote headers. Query-string credential alternatives in the provider guide should not be shared."],"capabilities":["web-search","scraping-extraction","browser-automation","proxy-management"],"connections":[{"id":"hosted","label":"Hosted MCP with Bearer authentication","transport":"streamable-http","hosting":"hosted","endpoint":"https://mcp.novada.com/mcp","package":null,"auth":"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_NOVADA_API_KEY header.","prerequisites":["Novada account and API key.","An MCP client supporting remote HTTP connections and request headers.","Available balance or product quota for the intended operation."],"config_label":"Cursor mcp.json (JSON)","config":"{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"novada\": {\n      \"url\": \"https://mcp.novada.com/mcp\",\n      \"headers\": {\n        \"Authorization\": \"Bearer YOUR_NOVADA_API_KEY\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}","source_ids":["install","cursor"]},{"id":"local","label":"Local npm package (0.9.40 reviewed)","transport":"stdio","hosting":"local","endpoint":null,"package":"novada-mcp","auth":"NOVADA_API_KEY environment variable.","prerequisites":["Node.js 20 or newer and npm available to the MCP client.","Novada API key and relevant product access."],"config_label":"Cursor mcp.json (JSON)","config":"{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"novada\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\n        \"-y\",\n        \"novada-mcp\"\n      ],\n      \"env\": {\n        \"NOVADA_API_KEY\": \"YOUR_NOVADA_API_KEY\"\n      },\n      \"type\": \"stdio\"\n    }\n  }\n}","source_ids":["install","cursor","package"]}],"tools":[{"name":"novada_setup","description":"Check API-key configuration and account readiness.","task":"Validate the account before beginning a research session.","source_ids":["install"]},{"name":"novada_discover","description":"Inspect the tools available on this connection.","task":"Choose an operation supported by the hosted or local profile.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"novada_search","description":"Find pages using a search query and supported filters.","task":"Find public sources for a market-research question.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"novada_extract","description":"Retrieve content from selected URLs.","task":"Read the relevant pages found by search.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"novada_browser","description":"Perform documented page interactions.","task":"Navigate and inspect a page requiring a browser step.","source_ids":["tools"]},{"name":"novada_proxy","description":"Produce proxy connection settings for an HTTP client.","task":"Configure an external client for a chosen location or session.","source_ids":["tools"]}],"commercial":{"account_required":true,"product":"Novada account with access to the scraping, browser or proxy product selected by the tool.","billing":"Scraping products draw from shared credits, with consumption depending on the product and request. Proxy plans and other product quotas can impose separate limits. Check both balance and the selected product.","pricing_url":"https://www.novada.com/pricing/scraping-solutions/"},"sources":[{"id":"product","label":"Novada official MCP product page","url":"https://www.novada.com/products/novada-mcp/","claims":["Provider ownership and link to the NovadaLabs repository","Search, scraping, browser and proxy scope"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"tools","label":"Novada MCP tool reference","url":"https://github.com/NovadaLabs/novada-mcp/blob/main/docs/TOOLS.md","claims":["Selected tool names, outputs and hosted/local availability"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"install","label":"Novada MCP package setup guide","url":"https://github.com/NovadaLabs/novada-mcp/blob/main/npm-package/README.md","claims":["Hosted endpoint, Bearer alternative and local npx setup","Key, tool-availability and quota troubleshooting"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"pricing","label":"Novada scraping-solutions pricing","url":"https://www.novada.com/pricing/scraping-solutions/","claims":["Shared credits, product-dependent usage and plan terms"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"cursor","label":"Cursor MCP configuration reference","url":"https://cursor.com/docs/mcp","claims":["Remote request headers and local environment format"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"package","label":"Novada MCP npm package 0.9.40","url":"https://registry.npmjs.org/novada-mcp/0.9.40","claims":["Reviewed package version, Node.js requirement, repository and MIT license"],"checked_at":"2026-09-27"}],"checked_at":"2026-09-27","updated_at":"2026-09-27","review_due_at":"2026-10-27","verification":"docs-confirmed","test":null,"status":"published","withdrawal_reason":null,"repository_url":"https://github.com/NovadaLabs/novada-mcp","license":"MIT","editorial":{"seo_title":"Novada MCP Server: Hosted Setup, Tools & API Keys","seo_description":"Connect Novada MCP by hosted HTTP or local npm. Check Bearer authentication, available tools, scraping credits and a search-to-extraction workflow.","intro":"Novada combines several web-data operations behind one MCP connection. Its hosted endpoint is convenient for search and page extraction; the local package also exposes operations tied to a persistent process or local state. Choose the profile around the tools you need.","selection":{"best_for":["Research that starts with search and continues into selected-page extraction.","Teams using several Novada products through the same account."],"not_for":["A workflow that needs identical tool availability on every hosted and local connection.","An application expecting an MCP connection to act as a general-purpose HTTP proxy."],"source_ids":["product","tools","install"]},"recommended_connection":{"connection_id":"hosted","reason":"For search and extraction, begin with the hosted endpoint and a Bearer header. Choose local stdio when the required operation is excluded from the hosted catalog.","source_ids":["install","tools"]},"workflow":{"title":"Build a source shortlist with Novada","steps":[{"title":"Check account readiness","body":"Validate the configured key and inspect available account capacity before planning repeated requests.","tool_names":["novada_setup"],"source_ids":["install"]},{"title":"Inspect this connection’s tool catalog","body":"Confirm that the required operation is available on the chosen profile. Treat local-only operations as a different setup choice.","tool_names":["novada_discover"],"source_ids":["tools"]},{"title":"Find candidate sources","body":"Search for a focused question, then select relevant source URLs before fetching their content.","tool_names":["novada_search"],"source_ids":["tools"]},{"title":"Read the selected pages","body":"Extract the shortlisted URLs and retain their source links with your notes. Use browser actions only if the task actually requires page interaction.","tool_names":["novada_extract","novada_browser"],"source_ids":["tools"]}]},"troubleshooting":[{"symptom":"A tool mentioned online is missing","resolution":"Inspect novada_discover on your connection. The hosted catalog differs from local stdio; a local-only operation requires that profile.","source_ids":["tools","install"]},{"symptom":"The key is rejected","resolution":"Copy the current dashboard key without whitespace and run novada_setup. Replace stale copies after a key rotation.","source_ids":["install"]},{"symptom":"One product stops working while another still works","resolution":"Check both the account balance and the relevant product plan. A product quota and the shared credit balance are different limits.","source_ids":["install","pricing"]}],"faqs":[{"question":"Should I use the hosted URL or local npm package?","answer":"Use hosted HTTP for supported remote tools and local stdio for operations requiring local state or a persistent process. Check the tool reference for the operation you need.","source_ids":["install","tools"]},{"question":"Can I put the API key in a header?","answer":"Yes. The package guide documents the Bearer header alternative. The template here pairs it with Cursor’s documented remote-header format.","source_ids":["install","cursor"]},{"question":"Are all Novada tools free after installing the package?","answer":"No. Installing the MIT-licensed server does not supply unlimited provider usage. Calls depend on account credits and the selected product’s terms.","source_ids":["install","pricing"]}]},"url":"https://workingproxysites.info/mcp/novada","provider_url":"https://workingproxysites.info/t/59-novada-proxies","review_due":false,"version":null}