Firecrawl MCP Server (Official): Install & Setup

Install Firecrawl in Claude Code

Remote URL

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl-firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

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

npm

Claude Code

claude mcp add firecrawl-firecrawl -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl-firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does the Firecrawl MCP server do?

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

Is the Firecrawl MCP server free?

The server is free, but you will likely need an account. The server itself is free, but it connects to a service that needs an account or API key, which may have paid tiers. Check the provider for current pricing.

Does Firecrawl run locally or remotely?

Local + Remote. Can run locally or be used as a hosted remote server.

How do I add Firecrawl to Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl-firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp

More browser automation MCP servers

View all

Skyvern

23k

Skyvern-AI/skyvern

MCP Server to let Claude / your AI control the browser

LocalFree

Next AI Draw.io

37k

DayuanJiang/next-ai-draw-io

draw.io diagrams your AI agent draws on a live browser canvas that you can also edit by hand

LocalFree

Skyvern

23k

Skyvern-AI/skyvern

AI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.

RemoteAccount needed

Browser

39k

lightpanda-io/browser

Headless browser for AI and web automation with a built-in MCP server.

LocalFree

SeleniumBase

13k

seleniumbase/SeleniumBase

Browser automation, testing and bot-detection bypass using SeleniumBase CDP Mode with Chromium, including click-based CAPTCHA solving.

LocalFreePython

Playwright

39k

microsoft/playwright-mcp

Playwright browser automation: interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots.

LocalFree