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fastCRW MCP Server

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fastCRW is answering right now. Last checked 2 min ago. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.

Scrape, crawl, map & search the web. Open-source, self-hostable Rust crawler & search for AI agents.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 99%
91 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 92 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
337 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1 204
Stars
last commit 29 Oct 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 22 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

22 Sep the owner changed

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable mcp/crw-mcp/bin/crw-mcp.js:166
  const bin = path.join(dir, binName);
Runs an external command sdks/python/src/crw/client.py:832
            self._process = subprocess.Popen(

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 2 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add fastcrw --transport http https://fastcrw.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://fastcrw.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.fastcrw]
url = "https://fastcrw.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fastcrw": {
      "url": "https://fastcrw.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "fastcrw": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://fastcrw.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://fastcrw.com/mcp streamable-http sign-in 248 ms 2 min ago

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fastCRW — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for fastCRW?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is fastCRW working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 337 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect fastCRW?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to fastCRW?
No API key is involved. fastCRW answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How fast is fastCRW?
It answers our handshake in 337 ms on average, which is faster than 42% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is fastCRW open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in Rust, 1 204 stars on GitHub and 9 open issues. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at fastcrw.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.