`search`

Pack: firecrawl · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/firecrawl/mcp

Run a web search via Firecrawl and return ranked results with URL, title, and description snippet. Takes a query string and optional limit (default 5, max 20). Returns {query, results[{url, title, description}]}.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	The search query, e.g. “best open-source vector databases”.
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 5, max 20).
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional — your own Firecrawl API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "best open-source vector databases"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/firecrawl/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{"query":"best open-source vector databases"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search', {
  "query": "best open-source vector databases"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "machine learning frameworks",
  "limit": 10
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/firecrawl/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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