Search the web

Search the web

Returns web search results with title, description and URL, and can scrape each result's content in the same call.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "firecrawl": { "url": "https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth" } } }

Call the MCP tool firecrawl_search.

Server URL: https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g firecrawl-cli
firecrawl --version

Run firecrawl search.

Set $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY in your environment first (get a key: https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys).

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2
• Endpoint: POST /search
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY
• Get a key: https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys
• Docs: https://docs.firecrawl.dev/api-reference/introduction

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.