Start here
Choose the connection mode that matches where Firecrawl will run. The hosted routes are credential-free URLs: credentials belong in the OAuth flow or an Authorization header, never in the URL itself.Connect an account
Use browser-based OAuth for an interactive MCP client and the full Firecrawl tool surface.
Run unattended
Use
/v2/mcp with a Firecrawl API key in an Authorization header for CI, servers, and scripts.Try keyless MCP
Start without an API key on the rate-limited Search, Scrape, and Parse surface.
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Client setup
Configure Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, n8n, and other clients.
Run locally
Install the open-source MCP server and configure a local or self-hosted deployment.
Tools and operations
Review Firecrawl MCP tools, rate limits, logging, and error handling.
Develop Firecrawl MCP
Build, test, and contribute to the open-source server.
For the current keyless allowance and rate limits, see Rate limits. For broader agent onboarding, see Build with AI.