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Firecrawl MCP server

Firecrawl has an official MCP server: Scrape, crawl, map and search websites into clean Markdown or JSON. Below is the server with the setup for 13 clients: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and more. Checked 2026-10-24 against each project's own repo, docs and the official MCP Registry.

Firecrawl

Official · FirecrawlRemote + local

Scrape, crawl, map and search websites into clean Markdown or JSON.

★ 7.7kpushed 2026-10-24MIThttps://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcpon DevHunt

The URL also takes Authorization as a header (see its docs), for clients or setups without OAuth sign-in.

Run in a terminal, then /mcp inside Claude Code to sign in. Add --scope project to share it via .mcp.json. docs

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

Agent skills for Firecrawl

2

The MCP server gives the agent Firecrawl's tools; a skill teaches it how to use Firecrawl well. Install with the skills CLI or see each skill's page for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot and Cursor.

  • FirecrawlFirecrawl

    Uses the Firecrawl CLI for web search, page extraction, site mapping and bulk downloads.

    npx skills add firecrawl/skills --skill firecrawl
  • Firecrawl ScrapeFirecrawl

    Fetches the content of a known web page as clean text or structured data.

    npx skills add firecrawl/skills --skill firecrawl-scrape

FAQ

Is there an official Firecrawl MCP server?+

Yes: Firecrawl, maintained by Firecrawl.

How do I connect Firecrawl to Claude?+

In Claude Code run: claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp, then /mcp to sign in. In Claude Desktop or claude.ai, go to Customize > Connectors > Add > Add custom connector and paste https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp.

How do I use the Firecrawl MCP server in Cursor or VS Code?+

Open the Cursor or VS Code tab on the server above: it has the exact mcp.json entry and a one-click install link. The same server also works in Claude Code, Claude Desktop / claude.ai, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and Codex.

Can I use the Firecrawl MCP server in ChatGPT?+

ChatGPT connects to remote MCP servers only. Firecrawl has a hosted URL: at chatgpt.com/plugins choose + > Add custom MCP server, paste the URL and create it as a plugin.

Is it safe to give an AI agent access to Firecrawl?+

Start with the official server, a read-only or test account and approval prompts on for anything that writes. Content the agent reads from Firecrawl (tickets, messages, pages) can carry prompt-injection instructions, so don't auto-approve actions.

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