Crawlie MCP Server

Technical SEO + GEO audits your agents can run

Remote serverstreamable-http

What is the Crawlie MCP server?

If you already use Crawlie, the crawlie mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Technical SEO + GEO audits your agents can run.

What the server does

Crawl any site for broken links, redirects, missing metadata, and 40+ SEO & Generative-Engine checks — with plain-English guidance on every fix. Runs locally, ships a CLI and an MCP server, and costs nothing.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • crawl_site — Crawl + audit a whole site (SEO + GEO), returns scores, issues, per-page data
  • audit_url — Audit a single page
  • audit_urls — Audit an explicit list of pages
  • explain_issue — Why a rule matters + how to fix it
  • list_rules — The full catalogue of checks

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Where it fits

This sits in the search and retrieval group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Crawlie's toolset — crawl_site, audit_url, audit_urls and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Crawlie; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Crawlie's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
crawl_siteCrawl + audit a whole site (SEO + GEO), returns scores, issues, per-page data
audit_urlAudit a single page
audit_urlsAudit an explicit list of pages
explain_issueWhy a rule matters + how to fix it
list_rulesThe full catalogue of checks

How to install the Crawlie MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawlie": {
      "command": "crawlie-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Example prompts to try

  • Use Crawlie to crawl site.
  • Use Crawlie to audit url.
  • Use Crawlie to audit urls.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Crawlie to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (crawl_site, audit_url, audit_urls, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Crawlie directly.