mcp-server-firecrawl

by mendableai

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with FireCrawl for advanced web scraping capabilities.

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Author: mendableai
Repository: firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server
GitHub stars: 4,649
Downloads: 3
License: MIT License
Categories: Developer Tools, Search

- Search the web and get full page content
- Search an index built for coding agents: GitHub issues, merged pull requests, READMEs, and docs
- Scrape any URL into clean, structured data
- Interact with pages — click, navigate, and operate
- Deep research with autonomous agent
- Automatic retries and rate limiting
- Cloud and self-hosted support
- SSE support

> Play around with our MCP Server on MCP.so's playground or on Klavis AI.

Setting up with Highlight

Follow these steps to add this server as a custom Highlight plugin:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name mcp-server-firecrawl

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 firecrawl-mcp
Environment
- FIRECRAWL_API_KEY YOUR-API-KEY
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

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

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

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

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

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

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

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

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

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

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

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

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

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

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

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

`firecrawl_scrape`

Scrape content from a single URL with advanced options. Parameters: url (string), formats (array of strings), jsonOptions (optional object for structured data extraction).

`firecrawl_map`

Map a website to discover all indexed URLs on the site. Parameters: url (string).

`firecrawl_search`

Search the web and optionally extract content from search results. Parameters: query (string), highlights (boolean, optional), limit (integer, optional), lang (string, optional), country (string, optional), scrapeOptions (optional object for scraping configuration).

`firecrawl_search_feedback`

Sends structured feedback on a previous firecrawl_search result. Parameters: searchId (string), rating (string), valuableSources (array of objects), missingContent (array of objects), querySuggestions (string, optional).

`firecrawl_feedback`

Sends structured feedback for a completed v2 endpoint job. Parameters: endpoint (string), jobId (string), rating (string), issues (array of strings), tags (array of strings), note (string), url (string), pageNumbers (array of integers), metadata (object).

`firecrawl_crawl`

Starts a crawl job, polls until it reaches a terminal state, and returns the final crawl status/data. Parameters: url (string), maxDiscoveryDepth (integer), limit (integer), allowExternalLinks (boolean), deduplicateSimilarURLs (boolean).

`firecrawl_check_crawl_status`

Check the status and results of an existing crawl job by ID. Parameters: id (string).

`firecrawl_parse`

Parse local files or hosted upload references. Parameters: filePath (string), formats (array of strings), parsers (array of strings), zeroDataRetention (boolean).

`firecrawl_agent`

Autonomous web research agent that performs web searches, follows links, reads pages, and gathers data. Parameters: prompt (string), urls (array of strings, optional), schema (optional object for structured output).

`firecrawl_agent_status`

Check the status of an agent job and retrieve results when complete. Parameters: id (string).

`firecrawl_interact`

Interact with a fresh URL or with a page that was already opened. Parameters: url (string or optional), scrapeId (string, optional), prompt (string, optional), code (string, optional).

`firecrawl_interact_stop`

Stop an interact session for a scraped page when done interacting. Parameters: scrapeId (string).

`firecrawl_monitor_create`

Create and manage recurring page monitors. Parameters: page (string), pages (array of strings, optional), goal (string), webhookUrl (string, optional), body (optional object for advanced requests).

`firecrawl_monitor_list`

List monitors.

`firecrawl_monitor_get`

Get details of a specific monitor. Parameters: monitorId (string).

`firecrawl_monitor_update`

Update fields of an existing monitor. Parameters: monitorId (string), fields (object for update).

`firecrawl_monitor_run`

Trigger a check for a monitor now. Parameters: monitorId (string).

`firecrawl_monitor_delete`

Delete a monitor. Parameters: monitorId (string).

`firecrawl_monitor_checks`

List checks for a monitor, optionally filtered by status. Parameters: monitorId (string, optional), status (string, optional).

`firecrawl_monitor_check`

Get page-level results for a specific check. Parameters: checkId (string).

`firecrawl_developer_search`

Search an index built for coding agents covering GitHub issues, pull requests, and documentation. Parameters: query (string), k (integer, optional), skills (string, optional).

`firecrawl_research_search_papers`

Search paper metadata and abstracts with optional filters. Parameters: query (string), author (string, optional), category (string, optional), date (string, optional).

`firecrawl_research_inspect_paper`

Retrieve canonical metadata for one paper ID. Parameters: paperId (string).

`firecrawl_research_related_papers`

Expand from one or more anchor papers through the citation graph. Parameters: anchorPaperIds (array of strings).

`firecrawl_research_read_paper`

Read full-text passages from a specific paper. Parameters: paperId (string).

`firecrawl_research_search_github`

Search indexed public GitHub content. Parameters: query (string), filters (optional).

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

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

Linux

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

Macos

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

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "set FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR-API-KEY && npx -y firecrawl-mcp"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

<div align="center"> <a name="readme-top"></a> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server/main/img/fire.png" height="140" > </div> # Firecrawl MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that brings [Firecrawl](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl) to MCP-compatible AI agents — search, scrape, and interact with the live web for clean, agent-ready context. > Big thanks to [@vrknetha](https://github.com/vrknetha), [@knacklabs](https://www.knacklabs.ai) for the initial implementation! ## Features - Search the web and get full page content - Search an index built for coding agents: GitHub issues, merged pull requests, READMEs, and docs - Scrape any URL into clean, structured data - Interact with pages — click, navigate, and operate - Deep research with autonomous agent - Automatic retries and rate limiting - Cloud and self-hosted support - SSE support > Play around with [our MCP Server on MCP.so's playground](https://mcp.so/playground?server=firecrawl-mcp-server) or on [Klavis AI](https://www.klavis.ai/mcp-servers). ## Installation ### Hosted MCP (keyless free tier) Connect to the remote hosted server with no setup: ```

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