Firecrawl Simple MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Firecrawl Simple, a powerful web scraping and site mapping tool that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to access and process web content.

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What is the Firecrawl Simple MCP Server?

Firecrawl Simple MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the sacode/firecrawl-simple-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Firecrawl Simple, a powerful web scraping and site mapping tool that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to access…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is firecrawl-simple-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares FIRECRAWL_API_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
urlrequired): The URL to map.
formatsArray of output formats to return. Options include "markdown", "html", and "rawHtml".
waitForTime to wait for JavaScript execution in milliseconds.
timeoutRequest timeout in milliseconds.
includeTagsHTML tags to include in the result.
excludeTagsHTML tags to exclude from the result.
headersCustom HTTP headers to send with the request.
mobileWhether to use a mobile viewport.
searchSearch term to filter URLs.
ignoreSitemapWhether to ignore sitemap.xml.
includeSubdomainsInclude subdomains in mapping.
limitMaximum number of URLs to map.

How to install the Firecrawl Simple MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl-simple-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-simple-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_URL": "http://localhost:3002/v1"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
FIRECRAWL_API_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation