How do I connect Screaming Frog MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add screaming-frog-mcp -- uvx screaming-frog-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Screaming Frog MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Screaming Frog MCP Server do?

Screaming Frog MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including aggregate_crawl_data, crawl_site, crawl_status. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Screaming Frog MCP

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Headless MCP server for Screaming Frog SEO Spider – run crawls, export and analyze crawl data via the CLI. Small locked-down tool surface for scheduled audits, CI, and unattended AI agents.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'screaming-frog-mcp' -- 'uvx' 'screaming-frog-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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9 of 9 tools

Documented tools (9)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

aggregate_crawl_data

Counts and group-by breakdowns over exported data ("how many 404s", "status code distribution") without reading rows into context

crawl_site

Start a headless background crawl (see note below)

crawl_status

Check progress of a running crawl

delete_crawl

Permanently delete a crawl from the database

export_crawl

Export crawl data as CSV files (many export options available)

list_crawls

List all saved crawls with their Database IDs

read_crawl_data

Read exported CSV data with pagination, filtering, and column selection

sf_check

Verify Screaming Frog is installed, check version and license status

storage_summary

Show disk usage of SF's crawl storage

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Questions about Screaming Frog MCP Server

How do I connect Screaming Frog MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add screaming-frog-mcp -- uvx screaming-frog-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Screaming Frog MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Screaming Frog MCP Server do?: Screaming Frog MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including aggregate_crawl_data, crawl_site, crawl_status. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.