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us/crw

Fast, lightweight Firecrawl/Tavily alternative in Rust. Web scraper, crawler & search API with MCP server for AI agents. Drop-in Firecrawl-compatible API (/scrape, /crawl, /search)

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About us/crw

A Rust-based web scraper, crawler, and search API that provides a drop-in compatible replacement for Firecrawl. It includes an MCP server for AI agents and is designed to be fast and lightweight. Benchmarks show it is 2.3x faster than Tavily and 1.5x faster than Firecrawl while using only 6 MB of RAM.

Best for

Developers needing a fast, lightweight self-hosted alternative to Firecrawl or Tavily for AI agent workflows

Use cases

  • Building a custom search engine for an AI agent
  • Scraping and crawling web pages at scale with low memory footprint
  • Replacing Firecrawl or Tavily with a faster self-hosted alternative

Notes

321 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-07-12. Licensed AGPL-3.0.

Pros

  • Very fast and memory efficient (6 MB RAM single binary)
  • Drop-in compatible with Firecrawl API endpoints
  • Supports self-hosting or managed cloud option

Cons

  • Newer project with smaller community and fewer integrations
  • May lack some advanced features of more established alternatives
  • Rust binary may be less accessible for non-Rust developers

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npx -y crw-mcp@latest install

Tools exposed

  • crw-mcp

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Continue

Install

Add us/crw to your client

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Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.

Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio us-crw -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/us/crw:latest crw-mcp

Version 0.36.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-crw": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/us/crw:latest",
        "crw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.36.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-crw": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/us/crw:latest",
        "crw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.36.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "us-crw": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/us/crw:latest",
        "crw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.36.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.us-crw]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/us/crw:latest", "crw-mcp"]

Version 0.36.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.

Works with

What us/crw connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
Claude CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.36.0Config checkedClaude Code docs
Claude DesktopClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.36.0Config checkedClaude Desktop docs
CursorClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.36.0Config checkedCursor docs
VS CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.36.0Config checkedVS Code docs
CodexClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.36.0Config checkedCodex docs

Alternatives

Alternatives to us/crw

RecordTypeHow we knowChecked
firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-serverThis is an alternative to itMCP serverNamed in the listingNot dated
tavilyThis is an alternative to itAgentNamed in the listingNot dated

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