Firecrawl Connector for AI agents.
6 live capabilities
Turn websites into clean markdown for RAG pipelines.
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Why people use Firecrawl
Firecrawl Web Scraping for RAG Pipelines
This Connector changes that by handling the heavy lifting of JavaScript rendering and boilerplate removal. You just point your agent at a URL and get back clean markdown ready for your vector database.
What Vinkius changes
You get high-quality web data in a format your AI can actually read without any manual cleanup.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Building a RAG knowledge base
A developer needs to feed 500 documentation pages into a vector store.
- Real-world use case 02
Automated market research
An analyst needs to monitor a competitor's pricing across 50 pages.
- Real-world use case 03
Content curation
A blogger wants to convert a long-form article into a markdown blog post.
Complete set · 6capabilities
The complete Firecrawl capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Firecrawl.
01—03
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 6 available through Firecrawl.
- 01 Capability
Get api usage
Check your current Firecrawl credit balance. This helps you track your spending and remaining limits in real time.
- 02 Capability
Cancel active crawl
Stop a crawl job that's currently running. Use this if a task is taking too long or you need to halt a process immediately.
- 03 Capability
Get crawl status
Check the progress of a specific crawl job. This tells you if the job is still running, finished, or failed.
04—06
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 6 available through Firecrawl.
- 04 Capability
Start crawl
Start a recursive crawl of a whole website to find all subpages. It returns a job ID so you can track the progress as it builds your knowledge base.
- 05 Capability
Map website structure
Identify every reachable link on a domain without downloading the content. This is great for understanding a site's hierarchy before you start scraping.
- 06 Capability
Scrape url
Turn a single URL into clean markdown. It automatically removes boilerplate like headers and footers so the data is ready for your agent to use.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask Firecrawl to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Firecrawl from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it Firecrawl, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable Firecrawl for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the Firecrawl URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable Firecrawl in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl-extended": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using Firecrawl
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using Firecrawl, help me...". 6 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl-extended": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using Firecrawl
Ask Copilot: "Using Firecrawl, help me...". 6 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl-extended": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using Firecrawl
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Firecrawl, help me...". 6 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl-extended": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using Firecrawl
Ask Cline: "Using Firecrawl, help me...". 6 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add firecrawl-extended --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VUpOJRFVTRGTwbzAMeVqIv4t7KoCrITMFS6MmDGP/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using Firecrawl
Ask Claude: "Using Firecrawl, show me...". 6 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work Firecrawl can move forward.
This is for AI developers building RAG systems, research teams gathering market intelligence, and content creators who need to convert web data into structured text.
AI Developer
Building a RAG pipeline and needing to ingest clean documentation from a site without writing custom scrapers.
Market Researcher
Automating the collection of competitor pricing and news across multiple web pages.
Content Creator
Converting long-form web articles into clean markdown for newsletters or blog posts.
Build the capability set
Add more capabilities.
Each Connector adds new actions and data without changing how you work.
Browse ConnectorsFirecrawl
Crawl and scrape entire websites into clean LLM-ready markdown with a single API call that handles JavaScript rendering.
Web Scraper
Equip your AI agent with the ability to read web pages, extract metadata, and crawl documentation sites as clean Markdown.
Diffbot
Automate web data extraction via Diffbot. turn any website into structured JSON data for articles, products, discussions, and more directly from any AI agent.
Browse AI
Automate web scraping with Browse AI. run extraction robots, monitor page changes, and retrieve bulk data directly from any AI agent.
ScrapingAnt
Extract web data reliably with rotating proxies, headless Chrome rendering, and CAPTCHA solving built into every request.
Bring your own AI
Change the model, client or framework. Keep Firecrawl connected.
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Pieces -
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CrewAI -
Vercel AI SDK
Before you connect
Questions about Firecrawl.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
Can Firecrawl scrape websites that use JavaScript?
Yes, this Connector handles JavaScript rendering automatically, so it can scrape modern web apps that wouldn't work with basic scrapers.
How does Firecrawl handle messy HTML like headers and footers?
It automatically strips out boilerplate content like navigation menus and footers, giving you clean markdown that's ready for your AI to read.
Can I use Firecrawl to build a RAG pipeline?
That's a primary use case. You can crawl entire websites to build comprehensive knowledge bases for your RAG applications.
How do I see how many credits I have left?
You can ask your agent to check your Firecrawl credit usage at any time to see your remaining limits and active jobs.
Can I stop a crawl if it's taking too long?
Yes, you can tell your agent to cancel an active crawl job immediately to save your credits.
What is the difference between scraping a URL and crawling a site?
Scraping a URL gets data from a single page, while crawling a site follows every link on a domain to gather data from every subpage.
How do I find my Firecrawl API Key?
Log in to your Firecrawl dashboard, and navigate to the API Keys section to copy your unique token.
Can I scrape content excluding headers and footers?
Yes! The scrape_url capability includes an onlyMainContent parameter. When set to true, Firecrawl uses AI to extract only the core article or page content.
How long does a recursive crawl take?
Crawl time depends on the site size and depth. Use the get_crawl_status capability to monitor progress and retrieve results once the job is complete.
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