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Firecrawl MCP Server

Searches, scrapes, crawls and maps the web into clean markdown or structured data for agents.

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{"mcpServers":{"firecrawl-mcp":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","firecrawl-mcp"],"env":{"FIRECRAWL_API_KEY":"YOUR-API-KEY"}}}}

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{"inputs":[{"type":"promptString","id":"apiKey","description":"Firecrawl API Key","password":true}],"servers":{"firecrawl":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","firecrawl-mcp"],"env":{"FIRECRAWL_API_KEY":"${input:apiKey}"}}}}

Commands and configuration as given in the server’s documentation (Documentation). Replace placeholders such as API keys with your own values.

Firecrawl MCP Server is Firecrawl’s server for scraping, searching and crawling the web from an agent.

The Firecrawl MCP server searches, scrapes, crawls and maps the web into clean markdown or structured data for agents. It is available hosted at mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp or locally through npx firecrawl-mcp, and it works with cloud or self-hosted Firecrawl. It authenticates with an API key or OAuth, though scrape, search and parse work without a key on a rate-limited free tier. The server is MIT-licensed.

Tools include firecrawl_scrape, search, map, crawl, interact (click and type before reading), autonomous research, page monitoring and credit usage.

Questions

What tools does the Firecrawl MCP server include?

Tools include firecrawl_scrape, search, map, crawl, interact, autonomous research, page monitoring and credit usage.

Can I use the Firecrawl MCP server without an API key?

Partly. Scrape, search and parse work without a key on a rate-limited free tier; otherwise it authenticates with an API key or OAuth.

Is there a hosted Firecrawl MCP endpoint?

Yes, at mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp. You can also run it locally through npx firecrawl-mcp.

Does the Firecrawl MCP server work with self-hosted Firecrawl?

Yes, it works with cloud or self-hosted Firecrawl.

Sources

Checked October 2, 2026.

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