How is Spider different from Firecrawl?

Spider is built in Rust and optimized for raw speed and volume — it can crawl 100K+ pages per second, making it 10-20x faster than Firecrawl for large-scale operations. Spider also offers lower per-page costs at high volume, built-in stealth mode with fingerprint rotation, and multiple request modes (HTTP, Smart, Chrome). Firecrawl excels at simplicity and LLM-specific features like JSON extraction.

What output formats does Spider support?

Spider supports Markdown, HTML, raw HTML, plain text, JSON (structured extraction), screenshots, and PDF output. You can specify the desired format via the return_format parameter in each request.

How does Spider pricing work?

Spider offers 500 free credits to get started (no credit card required). Paid plans are usage-based with credits consumed per page scraped. The Starter plan begins at $15/month with 12,000 credits. Enterprise plans offer custom pricing with dedicated infrastructure and unlimited concurrency.

Spider MCP Server for AutoGen 3 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Spider
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Author: Vinkius

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Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Spider as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.

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python

import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with McpWorkbench(
        server_params={"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"},
        transport="streamable_http",
    ) as workbench:
        tools = await workbench.list_tools()
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="spider_agent",
            tools=tools,
            system_message=(
                "You help users with Spider. "
                "3 tools available."
            ),
        )
        print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")

asyncio.run(main())

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About Spider MCP Server

Connect your AI agent to Spider.cloud — the fastest web scraping API in the market, built in Rust for maximum performance.

AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Spider tools. Connect 3 tools through Vinkius and assign role-based access. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates, with optional human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive operations.

What you can do

Scrape Pages — Extract content from any URL as Markdown, HTML, or plain text. Spider handles JavaScript rendering, anti-bot protection, and proxy rotation
Crawl Sites — Recursively crawl entire websites at speeds exceeding 100K pages/second. Follow internal links and extract structured data at scale
Search & Scrape — Search the web and scrape results in a single API call. Combines discovery with extraction for maximum efficiency

Why Spider over alternatives?

10-20x faster than Firecrawl for large crawls (Rust engine vs Node.js)
Lower cost per page at high volume
Built-in stealth mode with fingerprint rotation and residential proxies

The Spider MCP Server exposes 3 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to AutoGen in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Spider to AutoGen via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Spider MCP Server with AutoGen.

Install AutoGen

Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Integrate into workflow

Use the agent in your AutoGen multi-agent orchestration

Explore tools

The workbench discovers 3 tools from Spider automatically

Why Use AutoGen with the Spider MCP Server

AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Spider through the Model Context Protocol.

Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Spider tools to solve complex tasks

Role-based architecture lets you assign Spider tool access to specific agents. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates

Human-in-the-loop support: agents can pause for human approval before executing sensitive Spider tool calls

Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Spider tool responses in an isolated environment

Spider + AutoGen Use Cases

Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Spider MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Spider while another validates results and a third generates the final report

Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Spider, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output

Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Spider data to make informed decisions about resource distribution

Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Spider responses in a sandboxed execution environment

Spider MCP Tools for AutoGen (3)

These 3 tools become available when you connect Spider to AutoGen via MCP:

spider_crawl

Spider.cloud Rust engine follows internal links and scrapes each page. Configure depth and page limits to control scope. Crawl an entire website at blazing speed — up to 100K+ pages/second. Returns content from multiple pages following internal links

spider_scrape

cloud Rust-powered engine to scrape a single URL. Handles JavaScript rendering, anti-bot protection, and proxy rotation automatically. Supports multiple output formats: markdown (default), html, text. Scrape a single web page at high speed using Spider.cloud. Returns clean content in Markdown, HTML, or plain text format

spider_search

Combines search + scrape in one API call for maximum efficiency. Search the web and scrape results in a single high-performance request via Spider.cloud

Example Prompts for Spider in AutoGen

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Spider immediately.

"Scrape the homepage of spider.cloud and show me what they offer."

"Crawl docs.python.org and get the first 5 pages."

"Search for 'machine learning frameworks comparison 2026' and scrape the top 3 results."

Troubleshooting Spider MCP Server with AutoGen

Common issues when connecting Spider to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpWorkbench not found

Install: pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Spider + AutoGen FAQ

Common questions about integrating Spider MCP Server with AutoGen.

How does AutoGen connect to MCP servers?

Create an MCP tool adapter and assign it to one or more agents in the group chat. AutoGen agents can then call Spider tools during their conversation turns.

Can different agents have different MCP tool access?

Yes. AutoGen's role-based architecture lets you assign specific MCP tools to specific agents, so a querying agent has different capabilities than a reviewing agent.