The Universal API for AI Agents

Ferret connects AI agents to the web in real-time

333 parsers. 121 MCP tools. 363 API routes. One single API. Zero integrations to build.

The web is the world's largest database. AI agents need it to make informed decisions. Ferret is the bridge between your agent and 333 real-time data sources — e-commerce, finance, news, SEO, and more.

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333

Web Sources

363

API Routes

121

MCP Tools

18+

Search Engines

<100ms

Response Time

Solution

One API, 333 Sources

Instead of integrating 10, 20 or 50 different APIs, Ferret provides a single access point. Your agent queries one endpoint and receives structured data from 333 web sources in real-time.

Native MCP, plug-and-play

Ferret exposes 121 tools via the MCP (Model Context Protocol) — the emerging standard for connecting AI agents to data. Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Hermes, and any MCP client.

Critical Performance

Cold start under 100ms. Rust architecture for maximum reliability. Smart cache with auto-tuning. Your agent never waits longer than necessary.

An Exploding Market

AI web scraping is the missing link between LLMs and the real world. Ferret is positioned at the heart of this revolution.

$15B

Web scraping market (2026)

43%

Annual growth (CAGR)

65%

Enterprises using scraping

$80-150K

Annual cost of an internal stack

Sources: Business Research Insights 2026, SNS Insider 2025

Ferret vs. the Giants

Feature	Ferret	Bright Data	Apify	Firecrawl
Entry price	$29/month	$500+/month	$49/month	Free (limited)
Web sources	333	100+	Marketplace	Crawling
Native MCP	✅ 121 tools	❌	❌	❌
Open source	✅ MIT	❌	❌	✅ Partial
AI agent focus	✅ Native	❌ Data	❌ Automation	⚠️ Crawling
Business endpoints	✅ 17 + /llm routes	❌	❌	❌
Export formats	✅ JSON, CSV, XML	❌	JSON only	JSON only

Bright Data: $300M ARR (2025), 50%+ YoY growth — proves massive demand. Firecrawl: $16.2M raised (Series A, 2025). The market validates our approach.

Use Cases

E-commerce

Compare MacBook Pro prices across Amazon, Steam, Booking, eBay in 2 seconds. 22 products indexed from a single API call — no scraping infrastructure to maintain.

Finance

Track Bitcoin across Binance + Kraken + CoinPaprika simultaneously. Price, 24h change, volume and Fear & Greed sentiment index in one call, under 1 second.

Media & Monitoring

Fetch the latest Hacker News stories, Google News, Reddit threads and Dev.to articles about any topic — 100+ articles aggregated and deduplicated in under 3 seconds.

SEO

Full SEO audit of any domain in 0.7 seconds: whois, DNS, CMS detection, Google Safe Browsing, cache date and Wayback Machine stats. 6 checks, 1 API call.

Data

Weather forecasts, air quality indexes, earthquake data and climate anomalies from NOAA/NASA — 3 independent sources combined in a single structured response.

Development

Query NPM, Docker Hub, PyPI and GitHub in one call. Get the latest React version, its download count, dependent packages and recent releases — instantly.

Real Estate

Aggregate property listings from multiple portals with geocoding. Coordinates, neighborhood data and price trends — real-time market intelligence in one API call.

HR & Recruiting

Monitor job postings from multiple platforms, track Stack Overflow talent signals and analyze LinkedIn activity. Identify candidates before your competitors do.

Travel & Tourism

Compare flight, hotel and vacation rental prices across Booking, Airbnb and travel portals. Real-time availability and pricing from 3+ sources in under 2 seconds.

News & Media

Aggregate headlines from Google News, Bing News, Hacker News and Reddit for any topic. Cross-source deduplication delivers unique stories, not repetitions.

DevOps & Security

Monitor service status (GitHub, Docker Hub, DigitalOcean), track CVE vulnerabilities and scan URLs for threats. All from a single API — no switching between dashboards.

AI Agents

8 search engines, 333 sources, 121 MCP tools. Give your Claude, GPT or custom agent real-time access to the entire web — via a single, standardized API.

Three Steps to Web Access

Connect

One API key. One endpoint. No SDK, no integrations, no configuration files. Works with REST, MCP, or any HTTP client.

Query

Ask for any data across 333 sources. Search, prices, weather, SEO audits, social media — one standardized response format.

Build

Focus on your agent logic, not data collection. Ferret handles caching, retry, proxy rotation and rate limits automatically.

Built for Developers

One endpoint, any language. REST API with JSON, CSV, XML export. Plus /llm routes that return markdown for AI agents.

terminal

# Three lines. That's it.

$ curl "http://localhost:9093/search?q=rust+programming"

# 48 results, 2.3s — Bing + DDG + Brave deduplicated

$ curl "http://localhost:9093/seo/audit/llm?q=example.com"

# SEO audit in markdown (~800 tokens) — ready for your LLM

$ curl "http://localhost:9093/search/bing?q=rust&format=csv"

# Same data, CSV export — ?format=json|csv|xml

📦

Export anywhere

Every endpoint supports ?format=json|csv|xml. One API call, any output format.

🤖

LLM-ready routes

Every business endpoint has a /llm variant that returns optimized markdown (~800 tokens). Perfect for RAG pipelines and AI agents.

🐍

Python & JS SDKs

pip install ferret-client

🔌

MCP Native

Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI — zero config

See It in Action

Compare MacBook Pro M4 prices on Amazon, eBay and AliExpress.

$ curl "http://localhost:9093GET /price/compare?q=MacBook+Pro+M4"

22 products found in 1.8s. Prices range from $1,599 to $2,499. Best deal: Amazon at $1,599 with free shipping.

What's the crypto market sentiment right now?

$ curl "http://localhost:9093GET /finance/portfolio?q=BTC&sources=binance,kraken"

BTC at $62,980 on Kraken (+2.3% 24h). Fear & Greed Index: 12/100 (Extreme Fear). Binance volume: $18.2B.

Audit the SEO of competitor.com.

$ curl "http://localhost:9093GET /seo/audit/llm?q=competitor.com"

WordPress 6.4, Cloudflare proxied. Google last cached 2 days ago. Safe Browsing: clean. Domain age: 2019. 12 backlinks detected.

Simple, predictable pricing

Starter

Solo devs, startups

$29 /month

1,000 calls/month, 100 sources, email support

Popular

Business

SMEs, agencies

$99 /month

10,000 calls/month, 333 sources, Redis cache, priority support

Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited, custom parsers, SLA, dedicated support

All plans include the full MCP server (121 tools).

Proven Performance

325

Routes Tested

82.8%

Success Rate

5ms

Fastest Response

46MB

Obscura Headless

Auto-generated by bench.py — 269/325 endpoints OK, 10 min total

The Road to Agent Autonomy

✓

Now

REST API + MCP — 333 sources, 121 MCP tools, 363 routes, benchmarks

3 months

Client dashboard, Stripe, logs, per-user limits

6 months

Custom parsers, enterprise SLA, advanced monitoring

12 months

Connector marketplace, no-code interface, API marketplace

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ferret?

Ferret is a universal API that connects AI agents to the web in real-time. It provides structured data from 333 web sources through a single REST endpoint and 121 MCP tools.

How does the MCP integration work?

Ferret exposes 121 tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Any MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Hermes) can connect instantly — zero configuration needed.

What programming languages are supported?

Any language that can make HTTP requests. Ferret is a REST API, so it works with Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, or any other language. No SDK required.

Is Ferret open source?

Yes. Ferret is licensed under MIT. You can inspect the code, self-host it, or contribute on GitHub.

How fast is Ferret?

Cold start under 100ms thanks to the Rust architecture. Smart caching with auto-tuning means repeated queries are even faster. Average response time is well under 100ms.

What is the difference between Starter and Business plans?

Starter gives you 1,000 calls/month across 100 sources. Business unlocks all 333 sources with 10,000 calls/month, Redis caching, and priority support.

Join the AI Agent Revolution

Ferret is under active development. We're looking for partners and investors who share our vision: making the web accessible to every AI agent.

Or explore the code on GitHub →