How do I install cortex-scout?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/cortex-works/cortex-scout

What does cortex-scout connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches openai. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.

Is cortex-scout official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 70 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-20.

What licence does cortex-scout use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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cortex-scout

cortex-scout is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches openai. It needs OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 70 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

A unified web extraction and stateful automation engine for AI. Replaces heavy testing frameworks with token-optimized browser control, deep research, and HITL.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. cortex-scout’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read cortex-scout’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

openai

Credential

OPENAI_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A unified web extraction and stateful automation engine for AI. Replaces heavy testing frameworks with token-optimized browser control, deep research, and HITL.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-25

cortex-scout compared with similar servers

cortex-scout compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
cortex-scout (this page)	openai	OPENAI_API_KEY	70	2026-09-20	MIT
paperbanana	atlascloud, google, openai(1 shared)	ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	2,412	2026-09-17	MIT
ms-365-mcp-server	ms365, openai(1 shared)	MS365_MCP_ATTACHMENT_URL_KEY, MS365_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MS365_MCP_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY	1,068	2026-10-23	MIT
just-prompt	anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	739	2025-08-10	—
flama	anthropic, openai(1 shared)	None listed	304	2026-10-13	Apache-2.0
mcp-ragdocs	openai, qdrant(1 shared)	OPENAI_API_KEY, QDRANT_API_KEY	265	2025-07-18	MIT

Ranked by services in common with cortex-scout, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about cortex-scout

What does cortex-scout do?: A unified web extraction and stateful automation engine for AI. Replaces heavy testing frameworks with token-optimized browser control, deep research, and HITL.
How do I install cortex-scout?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/cortex-works/cortex-scout
What does cortex-scout connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches openai. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.
Is cortex-scout official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 70 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-20.
What licence does cortex-scout use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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