fastCRW
io.github.us/fastcrw
About fastCRW
fastCRW is an MCP server published by the GitHub account us. Scrape, crawl, map & search the web. Open-source, self-hostable Rust crawler & search for AI agents.
It is hosted by the publisher at one address, so there is nothing to install: your AI client connects to it over the internet.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
Version 1.0.0 was published on 28 June 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 6 automated checks on registry metadata: 3 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 3 info. How we check.
What it asks for
This server declares no environment variables, so it asks for no keys or settings.
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/us/crw |
| Remote uses HTTPS | Pass | All remote endpoints use https:// |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account us |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Tool descriptions read | Info | Needs sign-in before it lists its tools, so they could not be read |
Popularity & health: 78 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
96 forks, 455 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
1 Hacker News thread linking to the source code. We link to them and copy nothing.
- Show HN: FastCRW: 6MB binary self-hosted Firecrawl alternative 3 points, 1 comments, 2026-07-07
Look further: search Reddit, search Hacker News, read its GitHub issues. These are not reviews we checked.
Facts
| Registry name | io.github.us/fastcrw |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account us |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account us. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Remote: hosted at a URL, nothing to install |
| Remote endpoints | streamable-http https://fastcrw.com/mcp |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/us/crw |
| Website | https://fastcrw.com |
| Category | Browser automation (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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