Deepcrawl

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Clone websites, scrape pages to markdown and crawl whole sites. A free Firecrawl alternative.

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

MCPB package https://github.com/Soflutionltd/deepcrawl/releases/download/v1.1.0/deepcrawl.mcpb

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Quick Start
  2. Tools
  3. vs Firecrawl
  4. Also by Soflution
  5. License

Clone, scrape and crawl any website. Free Firecrawl alternative. No API keys, no rate limits, no subscription.

Quick Start

Cursor (one-click): Click the "Install in Cursor" button above.

Manual MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepcrawl-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "deepcrawl-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

CLI:

npx deepcrawl-mcp@latest

Tools

deepcrawl_scrape

Scrape a single page and return clean markdown. Extracts title, description, links, images, and metadata. Strips navigation, footer, ads, and tracking.

"Scrape https://example.com and give me the main content"
ParameterDefaultDescription
urlrequiredPage URL to scrape
mainContentOnlytrueExtract only main content (skip nav/footer)
includeLinkstrueInclude discovered links
includeImagestrueInclude image URLs
deepcrawl_clone

Clone a full page with all assets: HTML, CSS, JS, images, fonts, favicons. Downloads everything into a local folder, rewrites URLs to relative paths. Open index.html in a browser and it works.

"Clone https://competitor.com into a local folder"
ParameterDefaultDescription
urlrequiredPage URL to clone
outputDir~/deepcrawl-clones/<domain>Output folder
depth0Link depth: 0 = single page, 1+ = follow links
deepcrawl_crawl

Crawl an entire site following internal links. Returns every page as clean markdown. Great for content analysis, SEO audit, or feeding a RAG pipeline.

"Crawl https://docs.example.com and return all pages as markdown"
ParameterDefaultDescription
urlrequiredStarting URL
maxPages20Max pages to crawl (max: 100)
includeImagesfalseInclude image URLs per page
deepcrawl_map

Discover all URLs from a site via sitemap.xml parsing and homepage link crawling. Run this before a crawl to see the site's scope.

"Map all pages on https://example.com"
ParameterDefaultDescription
urlrequiredSite URL
maxUrls200Max URLs to discover

vs Firecrawl

deepcrawlFirecrawl
PriceFree$19+/mo
API keyNoneRequired
Rate limitsNoneYes
Scrape to markdownYesYes
Full site crawlYesYes
Site mapYesYes
Clone with assetsYesNo
JS renderingYes (via Playwright)Yes
Anti-bot bypassPartial (UA rotation, headers, delays)Yes

deepcrawl handles static sites out of the box. For JS-heavy SPAs (React, Next.js, SvelteKit), install Playwright for full rendering:

npm install -g playwright
npx playwright install chromium

Once installed, deepcrawl auto-detects Playwright and enables JS rendering. Use jsRender: true on any tool to activate it. All tools also include UA rotation, realistic browser headers, and random delays to avoid basic bot detection.

Also by Soflution

  • brandcheck - Check brand name availability across 27 platforms
  • depsonar - Dependency audit, security scan, license check

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is Deepcrawl?

Clone websites, scrape pages to markdown and crawl whole sites. A free Firecrawl alternative.

How do I install Deepcrawl?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Does Deepcrawl need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is Deepcrawl open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Deepcrawl?

It is published by Soflutionltd. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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