Crawlbase Web MCP Server

Crawlbase MCP Server connects AI agents and LLMs with real-time web data. It powers Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf integrations with battle-tested web

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What is the Crawlbase Web MCP Server?

Crawlbase MCP Server connects AI agents and LLMs with real-time web data. It powers Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf integrations with battle-tested web scraping

The short version

Crawlbase MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI agents and the live web. Instead of relying on outdated training data, your LLMs can now fetch fresh, structured, real-time content — powered by Crawlbase’s proven crawling infrastructure trusted by 70,000+ developers worldwide.

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Crawlbase Web MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawlbase": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@crawlbase/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "CRAWLBASE_TOKEN": "your_token_here",
        "CRAWLBASE_JS_TOKEN": "your_js_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CRAWLBASE_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CRAWLBASE_JS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

You need free tokens from Crawlbase (a Normal token for HTML and a JavaScript token for JS‑rendered pages). Then configure the MCP server in your AI client.