---
title: "Crawl4AI MCP Server"
description: "Self-hosted web crawling and content extraction exposed as MCP tools. Scrape pages, crawl sites with depth control, and extract clean markdown — all self-hosted and free."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server"
author: "Crawl4AI community (server by sadiuysal)"
publisher_type: "individual"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "sadiuysal/crawl4ai-mcp-server"
  github_stars: 84
---

# Crawl4AI MCP Server

Self-hosted web crawling and content extraction exposed as MCP tools. Scrape pages, crawl sites with depth control, and extract clean markdown — all self-hosted and free.

## Prerequisites

MCP-compatible client, Python 3.10+ with Playwright or Docker

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Documentation

- https://docs.crawl4ai.com/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/crawl4ai-mcp-server/)