crawl4ai-mcp-server
🕷️ A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Crawl4AI web scraping and crawling capabilities as tools for AI agents. Similar to Firecrawl's API but self-hosted and free. Perfect for integrating web scraping into your AI workflows with OpenAI Agents SDK, Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible tools.
- 115 stars
- 22 forks
- 2 open issues
- Language: Python
- License: MIT
- updated
Install
local · uvx (python)claude mcp add crawl4ai -- uvx crawl4ai-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"crawl4ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["crawl4ai-mcp-server"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"crawl4ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["crawl4ai-mcp-server"]
}
}
}- Run the command above in your terminal (Claude Code), or paste the JSON config into claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop).
- Replace any <placeholder> values with your API keys or paths.
- Restart Claude. The MCP server and its tools appear automatically.
Package name inferred from the repository name. Verify it exists on PyPI, or clone https://github.com/sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server and follow its README.
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What is sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server?
sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server is mcp servers for the Claude AI ecosystem. 🕷️ A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Crawl4AI web scraping and crawling capabilities as tools for AI agents. Similar to Firecrawl's API but self-hosted and free. Perfect for integrating web scraping into your AI workflows with OpenAI Agents SDK, Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible tools. It has 115 GitHub stars and its last recorded update is dated 2026-02-06.
How do I install crawl4ai-mcp-server?
You can install crawl4ai-mcp-server by cloning the repository (https://github.com/sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
Is sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server safe to use?
Our security agent has analyzed sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server and assigned a Trust Score of 82/100 (tier: Trusted). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server?
sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server is maintained by sadiuysal. The last recorded GitHub activity is dated 2026-02-06, with 2 open issues.
Are there alternatives to crawl4ai-mcp-server?
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