How do I install PyreCrawl?

Its own README gives this command: uvx pyrecrawl@latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is PyreCrawl official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 22 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-21.

What licence does PyreCrawl use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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PyreCrawl

PyreCrawl is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. Its repository has 22 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

PyreCrawl provides AI agents with web browsing capabilities, allowing them to scrape, crawl, extract, and search the web. It requires no API keys and can be self-hosted as an alternative to Free Firecrawl.

Install

Read from PyreCrawl’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

uvx pyrecrawl@latest

View in PyreCrawl’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Web browsing superpowers for AI agents - one MCP server to scrape, crawl, extract, map, search, batch, research & monitor the web. Self-hosted, no API keys. Free Firecrawl alternative.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

PyreCrawl compared with similar servers

PyreCrawl compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
PyreCrawl (this page)	—	None listed	22	2026-09-21	MIT
mcp-chrome	chrome	None listed	12,501	2026-01-06	MIT
webclaw	webclaw	WEBCLAW_API_KEY	2,386	2026-10-21	AGPL-3.0
fetcher-mcp	playwright	None listed	1,088	2026-01-14	MIT
puppeteer-mcp-server	chrome, puppeteer	None listed	486	2025-03-14	MIT
moling	—	None listed	339	2026-03-15	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with PyreCrawl, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about PyreCrawl

What does PyreCrawl do?: PyreCrawl provides AI agents with web browsing capabilities, allowing them to scrape, crawl, extract, and search the web. It requires no API keys and can be self-hosted as an alternative to Free Firecrawl.
How do I install PyreCrawl?: Its own README gives this command: uvx pyrecrawl@latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is PyreCrawl official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 22 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-21.
What licence does PyreCrawl use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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