# MCP Web Search & Scrape in Claude Code (/quickstarts/claude-code)

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Related: [Node.js](/quickstarts/nodejs.md), [Next.js](/quickstarts/nextjs.md), [Express](/quickstarts/express.md), [NestJS](/quickstarts/nestjs.md), [Fastify](/quickstarts/fastify.md), [Hono](/quickstarts/hono.md)

Add web scraping and search capabilities to Claude Code with Firecrawl MCP.

## Quick Setup [#quick-setup]

### 1. Get Your API Key [#1-get-your-api-key]

Sign up at [firecrawl.dev/app](https://firecrawl.dev/app) and copy your API key.

### 2. Add Firecrawl MCP Server [#2-add-firecrawl-mcp-server]

**Option A: Remote hosted URL (recommended)**

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth
```

After adding the server, use `/mcp` in Claude Code to complete the Firecrawl sign-in flow.

**Option B: Local (npx)**

```bash
claude mcp add firecrawl -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp@3.23.0
```

Replace `your-api-key` with your actual Firecrawl API key.

Done! You can now search and scrape the web from Claude Code.

## Quick Demo [#quick-demo]

Try these in Claude Code:

**Search the web:**

```
Search for the latest Next.js 15 features
```

**Scrape a page:**

```
Scrape firecrawl.dev and tell me what it does
```

**Get documentation:**

```
Find and scrape the Stripe API docs for payment intents
```

Claude will automatically use Firecrawl's search and scrape tools to get the information.