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Evidence fieldWebflowWatchlist candidateFirecrawl MCPMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for
  • Webflow designers/developers who want AI-assisted page, CMS and site operations while retaining Webflow role controls.
  • Scraping and extracting public web pages
  • Search, crawl, map, batch, and research workflows
  • Teams already using Firecrawl API limits and governance
Not ideal for
  • Users who need a broadly proven, low-risk, Selected-grade integration with longer MCP production history.
  • Simple known-page fetches that do not justify a paid API
  • Sites whose terms or access controls prohibit automated collection
  • Workflows requiring guaranteed freshness or extraction accuracy
Avoid when
  • Avoid granting an AI client write/publish authority on a production site unless the connected Webflow role is intentionally scoped.
  • You cannot govern which URLs the agent may access
  • The workflow may collect personal, confidential, copyrighted, or access-controlled content without review
  • Unexpected API-credit consumption is unacceptable
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

com.webflow · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

Firecrawl · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Stale

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Aug 12, 2026

Package: Aug 12, 2026

Popularity evidence
GitHub starsNot documented

7,234

GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

Package downloads / 30 daysNo reliable download data

412,488

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

External adoption evidenceNot documented
  • npm: package downloads: 412,488Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude CodeLocal stdio
Claude DesktopLocal stdio
CodexLocal stdio
VS CodeLocal stdio
CursorLocal stdio
OpenCodeLocal stdio
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationPublisher authorization/OAuth-style account connection to Webflow; exact scopes must be preserved from the reviewed Webflow evidence.Cloud and local-package configurations use FIRECRAWL_API_KEY. Official docs also show hosted MCP URLs containing the key; environment-variable or protected input handling is safer than embedding the key in a URL.
CostWebflow plan requirements and limits apply; MCP availability does not remove normal Webflow plan/API constraints.MCP calls consume the account's standard Firecrawl API credits and rate limits. Search, crawl, batch, and agent operations can consume more resources than single-page scraping; current plan pricing applies.
PermissionsThe server respects the connected user's existing Webflow site/workspace role. Mutating actions can change site/CMS content and may include publish-related workflows depending on the exposed tool and account permission.The MCP can initiate outbound requests to user- or model-selected URLs and invoke Firecrawl scrape, search, crawl, map, extraction, batch, and research capabilities according to enabled tools and account limits.
Data handlingSite structure, CMS content and other Webflow account data requested through tools can be sent to the connected AI client/provider.URLs, queries, extraction schemas, and retrieved page content are processed by the configured Firecrawl service. Cloud mode sends them to Firecrawl; self-hosted mode follows the operator's deployment and any configured model/provider dependencies.
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Official MCP documentation and useful CMS/site workflows, but production write/publish scope and adoption evidence need validation.
  • Broad scrape, crawl, search, and autonomous-agent tools are powerful but enlarge prompt-injection, compliance, and cost exposure.
  • Cloud mode is easy to configure; self-hosting adds operational burden.
  • Remote URL forms that embed an API key are convenient but can leak through configuration, logs, screenshots, or history.
  • The reviewed v2.0.0 release moved the MCP server to the Firecrawl v2 API and added Streamable HTTP.
Risk contextPrimary risk is production site/CMS mutation under the connected user's Webflow permissions.Main risks are prompt injection from untrusted pages, collection-policy violations, sensitive URL/query disclosure, API-key leakage, and agent-driven credit spend. Use URL allow-lists, low limits, human approval, and a dedicated low-budget key.
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-05
Candidate evidence2026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

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