Firecrawl MCP Server

by firecrawlio.github.firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-serverv3.28.2

Firecrawl web scraping: search, scrape, crawl, map and extract structured data, with live browser interaction and website change monitoring.

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Install Firecrawl MCP server

claude mcp add firecrawl -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY='<firecrawl-api-key>' -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp

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

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

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

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

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

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

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

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY	—	yes	Your API key for Firecrawl

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-09 · today · GitHub
Latest release
2025-09-26 · 13mo ago · GitHub · v3.2.1
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-10-06 · 2d ago · official registry · v3.28.2

FAQ

›How do I install the Firecrawl MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add firecrawl -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY='<firecrawl-api-key>' -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Firecrawl require an API key?

Yes. It expects FIRECRAWL_API_KEY, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use Firecrawl as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes — it offers both a hosted endpoint and a local stdio package.

›Is Firecrawl in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server.