How to Use the Firecrawl MCP in Claude

Q: Does this support mapping site structures?

Use mapwebsitestructure to see the full list of pages before you scrape. It prevents you from crawling unnecessary subdirectories.

Q: What happens if a scrape task hangs?

You can issue a cancelactivecrawl command. It terminates the job on the server side instantly.

Turn any website into LLM-ready markdown directly inside Claude Desktop for your next project.

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Full-site scraping in Claude Desktop

Trigger `start_crawl` to ingest entire domains into your context window. This MCP Server handles all JavaScript rendering, so you get the actual content instead of empty div tags. After the job starts, use `get_crawl_status` to track progress. It saves you from manual copy-pasting and cleans up the mess for your agent.

Real-time URL conversion

Feed a specific link to `scrape_url` to grab text data instantly. It strips out the noise and leaves you with pure markdown. This is ideal when you need to pull documentation or specific pages without crawling the entire site. Your agent gets clean input every time.

Manage your crawl budget

Monitor your usage with `get_api_usage` before you start a massive job. It keeps you from burning through credits unexpectedly. If a crawl goes off the rails, call `cancel_active_crawl` to kill the process immediately. You maintain full control over your resources.

Setup guide

Set up Firecrawl MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Firecrawl MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Firecrawl MCP configuration

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

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under firecrawl-extended-mcp.

json

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

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Common questions about Firecrawl MCP in Claude Desktop

Yes. This server renders JavaScript before converting pages to markdown, which is exactly what Claude Desktop needs to understand complex layouts.

You add it to your config file as a subprocess. Once connected, the tools appear as a hammer icon in your chat input, ready to run.

Your crawl data is processed through the endpoint you provide. We never touch your scraped content or raw HTML files during the transmission.

Use `map_website_structure` to see the full list of pages before you scrape. It prevents you from crawling unnecessary subdirectories.

You can issue a `cancel_active_crawl` command. It terminates the job on the server side instantly.

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