Firecrawl MCP Server
Firecrawl MCP Server is a MCP server for web research and discovery, published by firecrawl.
Brings Firecrawl's web scraping, search, and browser automation capabilities to MCP-compatible AI agents with clean, structured data extraction.
Is it any good?
Effectiveness · benchmark pending
We haven't benchmarked Firecrawl MCP Server yet, so its score is provisional — computed from safety, maintenance, and documentation only, with popularity given no weight. When we benchmark it, we measure whether it produces materially better output than a frontier model alone, and that result leads the score. How we measure.
About Firecrawl MCP Server
Description · AI-summarised from the firecrawl README
Firecrawl MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that enables AI agents to search the web, scrape URLs into clean structured data, interact with pages through browser automation, perform deep research with autonomous agents, and maintain cloud browser sessions. It supports both cloud and self-hosted Firecrawl instances, includes automatic retries and rate limiting, and provides multiple extraction formats (JSON, markdown, branding profiles). The server is compatible with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP-compatible applications.
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Install Firecrawl MCP Server
Install
Install via MCP server
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@firecrawl/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Install with your AI
Zero install · paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor…
Install the "Firecrawl MCP Server" skill into my project by following all instructions at https://skillsdirectory.co/s/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server
Your assistant reads /s/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server and follows it — fetching the files from the source, placing them, and confirming before it runs anything. No account needed. How this works.
Frequently asked
FAQ
What does Firecrawl MCP Server do?
Brings Firecrawl's web scraping, search, and browser automation capabilities to MCP-compatible AI agents with clean, structured data extraction.
How do I install Firecrawl MCP Server?
Firecrawl MCP Server is a MCP server. Primary install path: { "mcpServers": { "firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@firecrawl/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server"] } } }
What is the Skill Score for Firecrawl MCP Server?
Firecrawl MCP Server has a Skill Score of 6.9/10 (Solid). It is currently a provisional score — Firecrawl MCP Server hasn't been benchmarked yet, so it weights safety 75/100 (40%), maintenance 53/100 (30%), and documentation 76/100 (30%). Popularity carries zero weight until effectiveness is measured. See methodology.
Is Firecrawl MCP Server free?
Firecrawl MCP Server is published under the MIT license. See the vendor's source repository for any usage limits or paid tiers.
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