Is Firecrawl safe to install?
Firecrawl · Search & web · stdio (local process)
Capabilities
What Firecrawl declares it can do
A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.
- Execute0
- Delete1
- Write2
- Read22
- highTool declares a high-privilege capability×3
Tools
Every tool Firecrawl exposes
25 tools
Control
Govern Firecrawl with AxioRank
Installed as-is, all 25 of Firecrawl's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.
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Advisories
Informational content flags
Keyword matches in tool descriptions and schemas. These are shown for transparency and are not part of the grade.
- highShell/command injection×16
- highCode-execution capability×6
Install
Add Firecrawl to your client
Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecrawl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"firecrawl-mcp"
]
}
}
}Embed
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How it works
About this grade
The grade reflects the blast radius of what Firecrawl declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.
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