Firecrawl Claude connector

Search and extract web data

Add to Claude

URL https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-search

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

Needs a Firecrawl account All setup steps

Firecrawl in Claude at a glance

Reads: 6 tools; Papers, firecrawls, firecrawl developers and 1 more
Creates & edits: Nothing; 2 tool names are unclear
Deletes: Nothing; No tool name suggests deleting
Acts as: Your account; Claude works through your own Firecrawl sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Find Firecrawl papers about [a topic].”
→
2 · Claude calls
firecrawl_research_search_papers
Finds papers that match what you ask for
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp.firecrawl.dev

As your Firecrawl account
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Read-only: nothing is changed

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Firecrawl’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Firecrawl to Claude

Firecrawl docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Firecrawl.
2 Click Connect. Sign in to Firecrawl and approve access.
3 In a chat, check Firecrawl is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

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

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Run /mcp, pick firecrawl and sign in.
3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Firecrawl MCP server URL

https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-search

Firecrawl MCP tools

6 read, 2 unclear. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 6 Changes data · 2

Firecrawl research related papers 1 tool
- No read tools
- firecrawl_research_related_papers Unclear
Firecrawl scrapes 1 tool
- No read tools
- firecrawl_scrape Unclear
Papers 3 tools
- firecrawl_research_inspect_paper Opens one paper with its details (our summary)
- firecrawl_research_read_paper Opens one paper with its details (our summary)
- firecrawl_research_search_papers Finds papers that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Firecrawl developers 1 tool
- firecrawl_developer_search Finds firecrawl developers that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Firecrawls 1 tool
- firecrawl_search Finds firecrawls that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None
Tools 1 tool
- firecrawl_find_tools Finds tools that match what you ask for (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Firecrawl

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Firecrawl offers. Not from Firecrawl or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Find Firecrawl papers about [a topic].

uses firecrawl_research_search_papers
Open the Firecrawl paper [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses firecrawl_research_read_paper

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp.firecrawl.dev

On the developer’s own domain (firecrawl.dev), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Firecrawl account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Firecrawl and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Firecrawl connector do in Claude?

Firecrawl helps users search the web, extract page and document content, discover structured data providers, and research developer documentation and scientific papers. It also supports browser interactions, multi-page crawls, structured research jobs, website change monitoring, and account credit-usage checks.

Is the Firecrawl connector official?

It is made by Firecrawl and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Firecrawl MCP server URL?

https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-search. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp.firecrawl.dev. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-search

How do I add Firecrawl to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-search" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose firecrawl and sign in to Firecrawl. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Firecrawl account?

Yes. You sign in to Firecrawl when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

Can Claude change or delete my Firecrawl data?

Judging by tool names, 6 of its 8 tools only read. The names of the other 2 do not make clear whether they change data, so check them in the connector’s settings.