Frequently Asked Questions about UBOS MCP Server for XPath

Q: What is an MCP Server? A: MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. An MCP Server acts as a bridge, allowing AI models to access and interact with external data sources and tools.

Q: What is XPath? A: XPath (XML Path Language) is a query language for selecting nodes from XML documents. It’s also used with HTML.

Q: What does the UBOS MCP Server for XPath do? A: It allows AI models to execute XPath queries on XML and HTML content, enabling them to extract specific data elements, attributes, and text.

Q: How does the xpath tool differ from the xpathwithurl tool? A: The xpath tool queries XML content provided directly as a string input, while the xpathwithurl tool fetches content from a URL and then queries it using XPath.

Q: What MIME types are supported? A: The server supports text/xml, application/xml, text/html, and application/xhtml+xml.

Q: How do I install the UBOS MCP Server for XPath? A: You can install it via Smithery using the command npx -y @smithery/cli install @thirdstrandstudio/mcp-xpath --client claude.

Q: Can I install it manually? A: Yes, you can clone the repository, install the dependencies, and build the package.

Q: How do I configure the server after installation? A: Add the server configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file, specifying the command and arguments for either npx or direct Node.js execution.

Q: What is the license for this MCP server? A: The server is licensed under the MIT License.

Q: How does this integrate with the UBOS platform? A: UBOS allows you to orchestrate AI Agents, connect them with enterprise data, build custom AI Agents with your LLM model and Multi-Agent Systems, making the XPath MCP Server a valuable tool within the UBOS ecosystem.

Q: What are some potential use cases for this server? A: Web scraping, content moderation, data integration, automated report generation, and AI-powered content creation are just a few examples.

Q: Where can I find the LICENSE file? A: The LICENSE file is located in the project repository.