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Connect Firecrawl to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Turn any website into clean Markdown for your agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

A futuristic MCP client docking bay
V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 4 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 01

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Firecrawl.

  1. 01

    Crawl site

    This capability crawls an entire website by following internal links. It returns a job ID so you can track the progress of the full site scrape.

  2. 02

    Map site

    This capability discovers all available URLs on a domain. It provides a sitemap of links without the overhead of scraping every page's content.

  3. 03

    Search web

    This capability performs web searches and returns the scraped content from the top results. It combines search functionality with automatic content extraction.

  4. 04

    Scrape page

    This capability extracts the content of a single URL as clean Markdown. It automatically handles dynamic content and anti-bot protections.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Documentation Indexing

Your agent crawls a technical documentation site to learn a new library or API.

02

Automated Market Research

The agent searches for specific industry trends and scrapes the top results for analysis.

03

Competitor Monitoring

You use the agent to periodically scrape product pages or pricing updates from competitor sites.

04

Data Pipeline Construction

Data engineers use the scraping capabilities to feed structured web data into larger systems.

Automate a task

Put Firecrawl to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Firecrawl works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Firecrawl to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

928ms average. Fast in production.

Firecrawl is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1026ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
714ms
Slowest day
1026ms
14-day trend
Slowing+21%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Firecrawl, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Firecrawl. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Firecrawl Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_H3lslwPhMfSWLHyTzOylzN5WvZ9uNMEMQ6eYZqT4/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Firecrawl capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_H3lslwPhMfSWLHyTzOylzN5WvZ9uNMEMQ6eYZqT4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Firecrawl in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Firecrawl owners hand off.

This MCP is designed for anyone building autonomous agents that need to interact with the live web.

  • 01

    AI Agent Developers

    They hand off the task of web navigation and data extraction to the agent.

  • 02

    Research Teams

    They use the agent to automate gathering structured data from various web sources.

  • 03

    Data Engineers

    They build pipelines that convert web content into structured datasets.

FAQ

Questions Firecrawl owners ask.

  • 01

    How does Firecrawl handle websites with lots of JavaScript?

    Firecrawl handles JavaScript rendering automatically, ensuring the agent sees the same content a human would see in a browser.

  • 02

    Can I use this to scrape an entire website at once?

    Yes, you can use the crawl_site capability to recursively follow links and scrape an entire domain.

  • 03

    What format is the scraped data in?

    The data is converted into clean Markdown, which is ideal for LLM processing.

  • 04

    Does this MCP work with Claude or Cursor?

    Yes, it works with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 05

    How do I get started with Firecrawl?

    You can start with 500 free credits by entering your Firecrawl API key after connecting the MCP.

  • 06

    How does Firecrawl pricing work?

    Firecrawl uses a credit-based system. You get 500 free lifetime credits to start (no credit card required). Base cost is 1 credit per page scraped. Advanced features like JSON extraction (+4 credits) or enhanced mode (+4 credits) consume additional credits per page. Paid plans start at $16/month with 3,000 monthly credits.

  • 07

    Can Firecrawl handle JavaScript-heavy websites?

    Yes! Firecrawl renders pages in a full browser environment before extracting content. this means it handles React, Next.js, Angular, and any other JavaScript framework. It also automatically bypasses common anti-bot protections, removes cookie consent banners, and waits for dynamic content to load before extraction.

  • 08

    What formats does Firecrawl return?

    Firecrawl can return content in multiple formats: Markdown (default and most popular for LLM consumption), HTML, raw HTML, structured JSON (with LLM-powered extraction), screenshots, links, and page metadata. You can request multiple formats in a single call.

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