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Mendableai Firecrawl MCP Server

Firecrawl MCP Server is a model context protocol server integrating Firecrawl's web scraping capabilities, providing functions such as web scraping, crawling, searching, and content extraction, and supporting cloud APIs and self - hosted instances.
2.5 points
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What is Firecrawl MCP Server?

Firecrawl MCP Server is a server implementation based on the Model Context Protocol, integrating Firecrawl's web scraping capabilities. It allows users to scrape web content, perform deep crawling, conduct web searches, and perform batch processing through simple API calls.

How to use Firecrawl MCP Server?

You can install it via a simple command line or directly integrate it into development environments such as Cursor and Windsurf. Just configure the API key and some basic parameters to start using it.

Applicable scenarios

Suitable for various scenarios requiring web content scraping and analysis, such as market research, competitor analysis, content aggregation, data mining, etc.

Main features

Web scrapingSupports scraping content from a single URL. You can choose to get only the main content or the full page.
Batch processingSupports processing multiple URLs simultaneously, with built - in rate limiting and parallel processing.
Web searchSupports web searches based on keywords and extracts relevant content.
Deep crawlingSupports crawling an entire website to a specified depth.
Structured extractionUses LLM to extract structured information from web pages.
JS renderingSupports scraping web pages with JavaScript rendering.

Advantages and limitations

Advantages
Simple and easy - to - use API interface
Supports web pages with JavaScript rendering
Automatic retry and exponential backoff mechanism
Complete logging and monitoring system
Supports both cloud services and self - hosted modes
Limitations
Requires an API key (cloud service version)
Complex web pages may require adjusting scraping parameters
Limited by the anti - scraping measures of the target website

How to use

Installation
Install globally via npm or run directly using npx.
Configure the API key
Set the API key in environment variables or configuration files.
Run the server
Start the MCP server.
Integrate into the development environment
Configure the MCP server in environments such as Cursor or Windsurf.

Usage examples

Scrape news articlesScrape the latest article content from news websites.
Competitor website analysisBatch scrape the product pages of competitor websites.
Industry trend researchSearch for and analyze industry - related articles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to obtain a Firecrawl API key?
Which output formats are supported?
How to handle the anti - scraping measures of websites?
Does it support scraping Chinese web pages?
How to monitor API usage?

Related resources

Firecrawl official documentation
Official documentation and API reference for the Firecrawl project.
MCP protocol description
Official description of the Model Context Protocol.
Installation video tutorial
Video tutorial on the installation and use of Firecrawl MCP Server.
Example code library
Example projects integrating Firecrawl MCP Server.
Installation
Copy the following command to your Client for configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "firecrawl-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

        "FIRECRAWL_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS": "5",
        "FIRECRAWL_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY": "2000",
        "FIRECRAWL_RETRY_MAX_DELAY": "30000",
        "FIRECRAWL_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR": "3",

        "FIRECRAWL_CREDIT_WARNING_THRESHOLD": "2000",
        "FIRECRAWL_CREDIT_CRITICAL_THRESHOLD": "500"
      }
    }
  }
}
Note: Your key is sensitive information, do not share it with anyone.
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