# freecrawl-mcp

> FreeCrawl MCP Server - Self-hosted web scraping and document processing as a Firecrawl replacement

Record `freecrawl-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/freecrawl-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/freecrawl-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/freecrawl-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/dylan-gluck/freecrawl-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/dylan-gluck/freecrawl-mcp
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: document-processing, firecrawl, mcp, playwright, web-scraping
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:freecrawl-mcp

### Description (declared)

# FreeCrawl MCP Server

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web scraping and document processing, designed as a self-hosted replacement for Firecrawl.

## 🚀 Features

- **JavaScript-enabled web scraping** with Playwright and anti-detection measures
- **Document processing** with fallback support for various formats
- **Concurrent batch processing** with configurable limits
- **Intelligent caching** with SQLite backend
- **Rate limiting** per domain
- **Comprehensive error handling** with retry logic
- **Easy installation** via `uvx` or local development setup
- **Health monitoring** and metrics collection

## MCP Config (using `uvx`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freecrawl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["freecrawl-mcp"],
    }
  }
}
```

## 📦 Installation & Usage

### Quick Start with uvx (Recommended)

The easiest way to use FreeCrawl is with `uvx`, which automatically manages dependencies:

```bash
# Install browsers on first run
uvx freecrawl-mcp --install-browsers

# Test functionality
uvx freecrawl-mcp --test
```

### Local Development Setup

For local development or customization:

1. **Clone from GitHub:**
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/dylan-gluck/freecrawl-mcp.git
   cd freecrawl-mcp
   ```

2. **Set up environment:**
   ```bash
   # Sync dependencies
   uv sync

   # Install browser dependencies
   uv run freecrawl-mcp --install-browsers

   # Run tests
   uv run freecrawl-mcp --test
   ```

3. **Run the server:**
   ```bash
   uv run freecrawl-mcp
   ```

## 🛠 Configuration

Configure FreeCrawl using environment variables:

### Basic Configuration
```bash
# Transport (stdio for MCP, http for REST API)
export FREECRAWL_TRANSPORT=stdio

# Browser pool settings
export FREECRAWL_MAX_BROWSERS=3
export FREECRAWL_HEADLESS=true

# Concurrency limits
export FREECRAWL_MAX_CONCURRENT=10
export FREECRAWL_MAX_PER_DOMAIN=3

# Cache settings
export FREECRAWL_CACHE=true
export FREECRAWL_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/freecrawl_cache…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.web-scraping (1, declared)
- infra.browser-automation (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/freecrawl-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:23:44.722Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/freecrawl-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/freecrawl-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:freecrawl-mcp