Firecrawl MCP Server Configuration & Usage Guide

Supported Clients

• Claude Desktop
• Cursor
• VS Code / Cline

Installation Command

npx -y firecrawl-mcp

Configuration Example

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

Environment variable required：FIRECRAWL_API_KEY。Do not commit these values to public repositories.

Permission Scope & Security Notes

通过 API 抓取网页内容，注意遵守目标网站的 robots.txt 和使用条款

• network-access
• credential-required

Risk Score：3/10

Common Errors

API Key 无效

在 firecrawl.dev 注册获取 API Key

抓取被拒绝

目标网站可能有反爬机制，换一个 URL 测试

Sources

• Official Documentation / Repository

Recently Verified：2026-05-18。Client versions and configuration formats may change. Please refer to official documentation before use.

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