Groundlane is an open-source TypeScript remote MCP server (v0.1.0) giving AI agents web_search, web_fetch, and web_extract through a single stable contract, with auth, provider routing, and resource limits kept at the operator boundary.
Hands-on parameter choices and response structures for web_search (ten adapters, RRF merge, dual-provider default), web_fetch (format/render strategies, finalUrl provenance), and web_extract (CSS selector determinism, no implicit LLM step), with verifiable error boundaries.
A four-dimension comparison (determinism, replaceability, identity boundary, operational cost) between Groundlane's controlled remote MCP contract and traditional local approaches (WebFetch, stealth_fetch, puppeteer, requests), with verifiable scenario recommendations.
Based on the in-site groundlane skill (mcp__groundlane__*) and usage-modes rules, this part describes reproducible steps for reference verification and digest data collection — without assuming unimplemented features or using deprecated stealth_fetch.
A reproducible checklist of the most common operational pitfalls: truncated results from fixed caps, selector errors tied to DOM stability, render-mode cost/determinism tradeoffs, version-change verification (v0.1.0 preview), and the non-negotiable security boundaries (URL policy, auth, concurrency, budget).