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Firecrawl MCP Server

Firecrawl's MCP server to search, scrape, crawl and interact with the live web, hosted or self-run.

Author: Firecrawl
Works with: Any MCP client
License: MIT
Documented: Oct 2, 2026

What Firecrawl MCP Server is

An MCP server bringing Firecrawl to MCP-compatible agents for web search, scraping, crawling, page interaction and research. A keyless hosted tier exposes scrape, search and parse; more tools need an API key.

What it does

Where Firecrawl MCP Server runs and what it adds, from its documentation

Scrape a URL to markdown or schema JSON
Search the web with optional content
Crawl and map sites
Interact with pages (click, type, navigate)
Monitor pages for changes and check credit usage

When to use it

Good fit

Giving an agent clean web content
Known-URL scraping or site crawling

Not for

Driving a browser step by step from the client: firecrawl_interact runs one turn per call
Keyless hosted use of crawl, map and agent: need an API key

How to install Firecrawl MCP Server

You need: Node.js for npx; Firecrawl API key for full tool set

Keyless: connect to https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp
Or OAuth: https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth
Or local: env FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR_API_KEY npx -y firecrawl-mcp
Add to your MCP client config

Configuration example (from the official docs)

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

Permissions and security

What it can access

Sends URLs and queries to Firecrawl; fetches web content

Security notes from the maintainers

API key set in env or Authorization header

Review the source before granting an agent access to credentials or production systems. We document what the maintainers state; we do not audit code.

Limitations

Up to 26 tools in full profile; keyless endpoint exposes 3

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Firecrawl MCP without an API key?

Yes on the hosted keyless tier, with scrape, search and parse only. source

How do I run Firecrawl MCP locally?

env FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR_API_KEY npx -y firecrawl-mcp. source

How many tools does Firecrawl MCP have?

26 in the full default profile. source

Related guides

Sources and gaps

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mendableai/firecrawl-mcp-server/main/README.md readme, checked Oct 2, 2026
https://www.firecrawl.dev docs, checked Oct 2, 2026

Not stated by the maintainers: README fetched at mendableai path redirects to firecrawl org; last_release date not visible in the checked README.