lucasmartins-ai/lookacrawler

Overview

Open-source TypeScript crawler that runs locally as a token-efficient alternative to Firecrawl, with a native MCP server for LLM integration. It reduces token usage by over 73% when feeding crawled web content into language model workflows.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want a local, token-conscious crawler wired into MCP-based AI workflows

Use cases

• Crawl web pages for LLM context while minimizing token consumption
• Expose scraped content to MCP-compatible agents and assistants
• Self-host a Firecrawl-style crawling service without cloud costs

How to use

Install

bun install

Clients listed in this record (not verified here)

Claude Desktop, Cursor

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lookacrawler": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/absolute/path/to/lookacrawler/index.ts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Notes