How to Use the Firecrawl Alternative MCP in Claude Code

Connect Claude Code to the web. Scrape, crawl, and map sites from your terminal using this MCP server.

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Setup Firecrawl Alternative with Claude Code

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Headless crawling with Claude Code

Start a job with `crawl_url` to index a site from your terminal. Claude Code manages the crawl status and pulls the results when ready. It works in CI/CD pipelines or local shell scripts. You get reliable data extraction without a browser window in sight.

Scrape directly to terminal

Use `scrape_url` to output markdown content straight to your stdout. Pipe it to other CLI tools or save it to a file instantly. You get clean, readable text. It is the fastest way to get web data into your terminal-based workflow.

Full job lifecycle for Claude Code

Query your history using `list_crawl_jobs`. You can track every active task and ensure your scrapers are running as expected. Use `delete_crawl_job` to clear finished tasks from your history. It keeps your terminal output clean and your task queue efficient.

Setup guide

Set up Firecrawl Alternative MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see firecrawl-alternative-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Firecrawl Alternative transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Firecrawl Alternative tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl-alternative-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Firecrawl Alternative MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl-alternative-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Firecrawl Alternative MCP in Claude Code

Yes. It supports the HTTP transport required by the CLI. You connect it once and then call the tools from your command line.

Yes. You can write scripts that call these tools to update local data files whenever your code builds or tests run.

It is designed for terminal-first usage. You get direct access to crawling and scraping tools without any GUI overhead or browser dependencies.

Your crawl results and scraped page content are handled in your local environment. The server does not log or persist your extracted web content.

Run the list command to check if the tools are registered. You should see all six crawling and scraping tools listed in your output.

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