How to Use the Firecrawl MCP in Claude Code

Q: Can I run Firecrawl from Claude Code without a GUI?

Yes, Claude Code runs entirely in the terminal and calls scrapeurl to fetch clean markdown. This MCP Server gives you raw text piped directly into your CLI environment.

Q: How do I script a full site crawl using Firecrawl in Claude Code?

You trigger the crawl with startcrawl to get a job ID. Claude Code then polls getcrawlstatus via terminal commands until the markdown output is ready.

Pipe clean markdown from entire websites directly into your terminal workflow with Claude Code.

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Direct terminal URL scraping with Claude Code

The `scrape_url` tool converts any live website into clean markdown directly inside your terminal session. Claude Code pipes this raw text into your local files, scripts, or active workspace without any browser overhead. You can feed documentation straight into your terminal commands. It bypasses heavy HTML and gives you the exact technical content you need to write code.

Headless site mapping via MCP Server

The `map_website_structure` tool lists every URL on a domain so you can analyze site architecture from the command line. Claude Code uses this raw JSON array to filter target endpoints before running bulk operations. It is perfect for shell scripts and automated pipelines. You map the site, select the paths you want, and feed them into downstream terminal tools.

Automated background crawls for CI/CD pipelines

The `start_crawl` tool triggers asynchronous domain-wide crawls that run headless in the background. Claude Code tracks the execution state via `get_crawl_status` using this MCP Server configuration. If your script detects a timeout or budget overrun, Claude Code runs `cancel_active_crawl` to terminate the job. You can also run `get_api_usage` to monitor credit consumption during automated runs.

Setup guide

Set up Firecrawl 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-extended-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl-extended-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 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-extended-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Firecrawl MCP in Claude Code

Yes, Claude Code runs entirely in the terminal and calls `scrape_url` to fetch clean markdown. This MCP Server gives you raw text piped directly into your CLI environment.

You trigger the crawl with `start_crawl` to get a job ID. Claude Code then polls `get_crawl_status` via terminal commands until the markdown output is ready.

Simply run a command asking for your usage. Claude Code calls `get_api_usage` to output your exact credit consumption directly to the standard output.

Yes, you can pass the job ID to Claude Code and it will run `cancel_active_crawl`. This stops the background scraping process immediately.

All web content and markdown parsed during your CLI session passes through a zero-trust, ephemeral MCP connection. No target site data is logged or retained outside your local terminal environment.

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