MCP100 verdict
Search, scrape, crawl, and extract web content through Firecrawl.
MCP100 Assessment
Editorial verdict
Search, scrape, crawl, and extract web content through Firecrawl.
Reviewed 2026-07-24 · Next review 2026-10-24
Task Fit
Mapped
Web search and research
Trust
Reviewed
A dated editorial review is published on the MCP detail page.
Maintenance
Activity observed
A dated repository or package update is available; editorial maintenance review is still pending.
Popularity
Signals available
Visible usage signals are shown for discovery only, not as proof of safety.
Best for
- Scraping and extracting public web pages
- Search, crawl, map, batch, and research workflows
- Teams already using Firecrawl API limits and governance
Not ideal for
- 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 if
- 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
Trade-offs
- 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.
Evidence scope
Evidence
Popularity
7.2k MCP repository stars
412.5k package downloads
Stars observed 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z · Downloads observed 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z
Exact implementation repository metric.
Exact implementation package metric.
Maintenance
Publisher activity observed 2026-08-12T20:16:10Z
Current source snapshot
Trust review
Source relationship: First-party MCP
Reviewed 2026-07-24 · Next review 2026-10-24