datacrawl-mcp

MCP server for the Datacrawl API — gives any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) three tools: search, fetch, extract. Credit-metered; every result reports credits_remaining.

Install

pip install datacrawl-mcp   # or: uv tool install datacrawl-mcp

Get an API key at https://datacrawl.dev/portal/signup (free tier, no card).

Configuration (env only — the key is never stored in files you commit)

• DATACRAWL_API_KEY (required) — your API key.
• DATACRAWL_BASE_URL (optional) — defaults to https://datacrawl.dev.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datacrawl": {
      "command": "datacrawl-mcp",
      "env": { "DATACRAWL_API_KEY": "ak_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add datacrawl -e DATACRAWL_API_KEY=ak_YOUR_KEY -- datacrawl-mcp

Errors you might see

• DATACRAWL_API_KEY is not set — export the env var (see above).
• 429 insufficient credits — you're out of credits for the month; see https://datacrawl.dev/portal/docs/pricing.
• 429 rate limit exceeded — per-key rps cap; retry after a second.