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FireCrawl MCP Server

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About FireCrawl MCP Server

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Basic information

Category

Browser Automation

Transports

stdio

Publisher

MCP-Mirror

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

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

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Overview

What is FireCrawl MCP Server?

This server integrates the FireCrawl API into the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling advanced web scraping of JavaScript-heavy sites with rate‑limiting, multiple output formats, and batch processing.

How to use FireCrawl MCP Server?

Install via npm install mcp-server-firecrawl, obtain a FireCrawl API key, then add the server to your claude_desktop_config.json with the key set in the FIRE_CRAWL_API_KEY environment variable.

Key features of FireCrawl MCP Server

  • JavaScript rendering for dynamic content extraction
  • Supports mobile and desktop viewports
  • Built‑in smart rate limiting with cooldown
  • Output HTML, Markdown, screenshots, and raw text
  • Batch scraping of multiple URLs in a single job
  • Include or exclude specific HTML tags

Use cases of FireCrawl MCP Server

  • Scraping content from single‑page JavaScript applications
  • Collecting data across many URLs in one batch operation
  • Extracting only the main content or filtering by tags
  • Capturing full‑page screenshots for visual verification

FAQ from FireCrawl MCP Server

What output formats does FireCrawl MCP Server support?

It supports markdown, html, rawHtml, screenshot, links, screenshot@fullPage, and extract.

What are the rate limits for the free tier?

Free tier allows 3 requests per minute with a 25‑second cooldown after hitting the limit; higher limits are available on paid plans.

How do I obtain a FireCrawl API key?

Sign up at firecrawl.dev, generate an API key from the dashboard, and set it in the FIRE_CRAWL_API_KEY environment variable.

Can the server scrape multiple URLs at once?

Yes, use the fire_crawl_batch tool to initiate a batch job for multiple URLs, and fire_crawl_status to check its progress.

What authentication does the server require?

It uses an API key passed via the FIRE_CRAWL_API_KEY environment variable. No other authentication is needed.

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