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Add web search MCP to your tools to retrieve real-time information.

Availability

This topic applies to tools that use MCP for web search, such as Qwen Code and Claude Code. Some tools, such as Cursor, have built-in web search and do not require this configuration.

Prerequisites

You have subscribed to Coding Plan. See Getting started.
You have set up a Coding Plan tool (such as Claude Code or Qwen Code) and can use it normally. See Set up AI tools.
Register for Firecrawl and get your API key. Firecrawl provides a free quota.

Integrate with tools

Add the MCP server to your tool (using Claude Code as an example).

Add the web search MCP server in your terminal:
Note
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Firecrawl API key.
```
claude mcp add firecrawl -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp
```
If the terminal returns Added stdio MCP server firecrawl with command: npx -y firecrawl-mcp to local config, the MCP was added successfully.
Start Claude Code:
```
claude
```
In the dialog box, run /mcp to confirm that the firecrawl status is connected. During initial setup, wait for the status to change from connecting to connected.
Press Esc to exit the MCP list. Then send a query such as: Use firecrawl MCP to search for Alibaba Cloud news:
To avoid confusion with other tools, mention firecrawl MCP explicitly in your prompt.

Learn more

To integrate Firecrawl MCP with other AI tools, see the Firecrawl documentation.