Firecrawl MCP Server

MCP Server Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "firecrawl-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
scrape	Extract clean content from a single URL
crawl	Crawl an entire site and extract structured data
map	Discover all URLs on a website
search	Search the web and get scraped results
extract	Extract specific structured data using LLM
batch_scrape	Scrape multiple URLs in parallel

Use Cases

• Documentation ingestion: Scrape library docs to get accurate, current information
• Competitive analysis: Extract and compare feature pages from competitor sites
• Data extraction: Pull structured data from web pages (pricing tables, API specs)
• Migration research: Crawl an existing site to understand its structure
• Content analysis: Extract and analyze blog posts, changelogs, or release notes

Setup

1. Sign up at https://firecrawl.dev
2. Get your API key from the dashboard
3. Replace <your-api-key> with your actual key
4. Free tier includes 500 credits/month

Self-Hosted Option

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "firecrawl-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your-key>",
        "FIRECRAWL_API_URL": "http://localhost:3002"
      }
    }
  }
}

Security Notes

• API key grants web scraping capabilities - store securely
• Scraped content may include copyrighted material - use responsibly
• Be mindful of rate limits and robots.txt compliance
• Self-hosted option available for sensitive workloads