firecrawl-mcp.md

Firecrawl MCP Server

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Firecrawl's official MCP server exposes web search and extraction tools. A keyless hosted endpoint offers a small free tool set; OAuth or an API key unlocks the larger profile, including crawling, mapping, agents and monitors.

Not for: An embedded browser or interactive MCP App. Firecrawl returns extracted content and tool results; it does not claim a user-facing ui:// app in its standard server.

Source and setup verified on 2026-11-03

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Quick facts

Provider: Firecrawl (official)
Keyless endpoint: 3 tools: scrape, search and parse
Full profile: Up to 27 tools with defaults
GitHub stars: 7,755 on 2026-11-03

What you can do

Search and scrape web pages
Parse structured data
Crawl and map sites with an API key
Monitor pages for recurring changes

Requirements

No key for the limited hosted endpoint
Firecrawl OAuth or API key for the full tool set
Node.js for local npx use

setup.md

# 1. Run locally with an API key

$env FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR_API_KEY npx -y firecrawl-mcp

# Remote keyless endpoint

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "url": "https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The keyless profile is rate-limited and intentionally exposes only scrape, search and parse.

Always confirm the latest setup instructions with the maintainer before installing.

>Questions

Is Firecrawl MCP Server an MCP App with inline UI?

No inline MCP App UI is claimed here. It is listed as a server or host because the verified source documents MCP tools or client support, not a ui:// app resource.

Where were these details checked?

Against the maintainer's README, source, or official documentation at https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server, plus the GitHub API where a repository is available.