crw / setup / crewai
Setup guide
Set up crw in CrewAI
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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). 2.3x faster than Tavily, 1.5x faster than Firecrawl in 1K-URL benchmarks. 6 MB RAM, single binary. Self-host or use managed cloud.
01Configuration
# crw via CrewAI
# transport: stdio
# launch: npx -y crw-mcp
CrewAI connects to MCP servers in code. Use its MCP client with the command/URL below; exact API varies by version.
02Steps
- Make sure CrewAI is installed and up to date.
- Wire the server into CrewAI using its MCP client API.
- Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
- Restart CrewAI and confirm crw’s tools appear.
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04Provenance
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