Lookout

Zero-config (no install)

npx -y @sylphx/lookout

Starts the MCP server on stdio. CLI:

npx -y @sylphx/lookout doctor
npx -y @sylphx/lookout search "local first agents"

The web from your machine.

Lookout is a local-first web instrument for agents and apps: search, fetch, extract, cache with citeable excerpts — no required API key, tiny default install, same API on SDK · CLI · MCP.

Primary competitive anchor: wigolo (learn multi-surface + honesty; do not require multi-GB browser/model warmup).

Related MCP server: wigolo

Why Lookout wins for agents

1. Zero-config web instrument — npx -y @sylphx/lookout (MCP on stdio by default).

2. No API key required for core search/fetch/extract paths.

3. Citeable excerpts — agents get evidence-shaped results, not anonymous blurbs.

4. Local-first cache — faster repeat research, fewer surprise network calls.

5. CLI + MCP — npx -y @sylphx/lookout doctor|search|fetch|extract.

Live: @sylphx/lookout@0.2.1 · bin lookout.

Product docs

Agent skill surface

See skills/lookout/SKILL.md.

Why Lookout (vs multi-GB “local web” stacks)

Primary competitive anchor: wigolo — learn multi-surface honesty; do not require heavy browser/model installs on the default path.

Evidence is a result contract (spans, routes, warnings) — not a tool named evidence_first.

Install (30 seconds)

npm install -g @sylphx/lookout
# brand bin
lookout doctor
lookout search "model context protocol"

Claude Code:

claude mcp add lookout -- npx -y @sylphx/lookout

Install (dev)

git clone https://github.com/SylphxAI/lookout.git
cd lookout
# Bun 1.4.0 (.bun-version)
bun install --frozen-lockfile
./bin/lookout tools
./bin/lookout extract   # via engine with -- see CLI

# CLI
./bin/lookout doctor
./bin/lookout tools
./bin/lookout search "local-first agents"
./bin/lookout fetch https://example.com
./bin/lookout extract https://example.com
./bin/lookout cache stats
./bin/lookout crawl https://example.com --depth 0 --pages 2

# MCP (stdio)
bun src/mcp.ts
# or: ./bin/lookout mcp

SDK

import { Lookout } from '@sylphx/lookout'

const lookout = Lookout.create()
const search = await lookout.search('model context protocol')
const page = await lookout.fetch('https://example.com')
const extracted = await lookout.extract({ url: 'https://example.com' })

Tools (clear, not merged)

Environment

Safety

• Private IPv4/IPv6, localhost, link-local metadata hosts denied

• Only http/https

• Redirect cap + response size cap

Family

Citra · Iris · Cue · Prism · Spine · Lookout

Company portfolio knowledge (docs only — not a product monorepo): This repository is product SSOT. Sibling agent tools are separate repositories and are not vendored here.

License

MIT