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Choose how the connection will authenticate. Signing in and adding an API key are two paths to the same access: both reach the full tool surface on your team’s plan.

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Browser sign-in from Codex, Claude Code, or your favorite harness.

Use an API key

Configure an API key in your client, no browser needed.

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Add an API key

Create a Firecrawl API key, then send it as a bearer token:
Configure the key through an environment variable or your client’s secret storage, never in the MCP URL.
This is a server URL for your MCP client, not a page to open directly in a browser. Sign-in connections use https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth instead, and your client starts the browser flow.

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Client setup

For Agents

Start keyless or use an API key.

For Humans

Sign in via browser.
Next: choose a tool or run the server locally.