nab MCP server

nab is a small helper program that runs on your own computer. It lets your AI read web pages as tidy text instead of messy code, and it can also transcribe audio and video files. It is handy for anyone who does research online or works with recordings.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI to fetch a web page or analyze a recording. The AI passes that request to nab, which runs quietly on your computer. nab opens the page, strips out the clutter, and hands back clean text. For audio or video, it listens to the file and writes out what was said. You see the result right in your chat, ready to use.

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What you can do with it

• Fetch any web page and get it back as clean, readable text
• Use your existing browser logins to reach pages behind a sign-in
• Transcribe audio and video files into written text
• Identify who is speaking in a recording
• Watch a web page and get told when its content changes
• Read text out of images using built-in OCR
• Flag hidden instructions on web pages that were aimed at your AI

Try asking your AI

• “Fetch this news article and summarize the main points”
• “Transcribe this meeting recording and tell me who said what”
• “What changed on this status page since yesterday?”
• “Read this page and pull out only the parts about pricing”

What it gives back to you

You get clean text back in your chat, not raw web code. For recordings, you get a transcript, and if you ask, speaker labels and timestamps. For watched pages, you get a note when something changes. It can also save the result to a file if you want.

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Who it's for

People who do a lot of online research or work with recordings, like analysts, journalists, students, and assistants.