> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://firecrawl-claude-eager-dijkstra-dne9il.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Firecrawl MCP

> Connect Firecrawl to MCP clients, agents, and unattended workloads.

Firecrawl MCP gives AI clients access to live web data through the Model Context Protocol. It is available as a hosted service or as an open-source local server.

## 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.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Connect an account" icon="user" href="/mcp-server/connect">
    Use browser-based OAuth for an interactive MCP client and the full Firecrawl tool surface.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run unattended" icon="server" href="/mcp-server/connect#run-unattended">
    Use `/v2/mcp` with a Firecrawl API key in an Authorization header for CI, servers, and scripts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Try keyless MCP" icon="sparkles" href="/mcp-server/connect#try-keyless">
    Start without an API key on the rate-limited Search, Scrape, and Parse surface.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Learn more

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Client setup" icon="desktop" href="/mcp-server/clients">
    Configure Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, n8n, and other clients.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run locally" icon="terminal" href="/mcp-server/local">
    Install the open-source MCP server and configure a local or self-hosted deployment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools and operations" icon="wrench" href="/mcp-server/tools">
    Review Firecrawl MCP tools, rate limits, logging, and error handling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Develop Firecrawl MCP" icon="github" href="/mcp-server/development">
    Build, test, and contribute to the open-source server.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  For the current keyless allowance and rate limits, see [Rate limits](/rate-limits#keyless-no-api-key). For broader agent onboarding, see [Build with AI](/ai-onboarding).
</Note>