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firecrawl-mcp-server

firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server

Adding web scraping and search capabilities to LLM clients like Cursor and Claude

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7.3k stars862 forksLast push today JavaScript MIT

Decision brief

Firecrawl MCP Server is designed to integrate powerful web scraping and content extraction functionalities for LLM clients such as Cursor and Claude under the MIT License.

Good fit when

When you need JavaScript-based rendering capabilities for more accurate content extraction from the web
To add comprehensive search and data collection features specifically compatible with Cursor and Claude

Avoid when

If your project requires a server-side solution in languages other than JavaScript, as Firecrawl MCP Server is written in JavaScript only
When you are not looking to integrate or extend functionalities for Cursor and Claude LLM clients

Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Adoption

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npm downloads (30d): 492,115·npm downloads API·today

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (0d since push); As of today
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of today
Security (OSV): 20 low (20 low); As of 3w

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Install

npm install firecrawl-mcp-server

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Scrapling

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

Firecrawl MCP Server enables powerful web scraping, content extraction, and searching for use with various LLM clients, including Cursor and Claude.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 26, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 26, 2026
CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Aug 26, 2026
MCP server: No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Aug 26, 2026
Languages: javascript, typescript
Source: github.language+package.json · Aug 26, 2026

Compatibility

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Node.js runtimeNode.js

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Aug 26, 2026)

npm install -g firecrawl-mcp

Source link

README

Manual Installation

npm install -g firecrawl-mcp

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

For agents

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