CRW Web Scraper vs Lookacrawler
A side-by-side look at the CRW Web Scraper and Lookacrawler MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CRW Web Scraper for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Lookacrawler for search & data extraction. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose CRW Web Scraper when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
CRW_API_KEY, CRW_NO_AGENTS.
Choose Lookacrawler when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | CRW_API_KEYCRW_NO_AGENTS | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,172 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CRW Web Scraper | View Lookacrawler |
Tools & capabilities
CRW Web Scraper tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Lookacrawler tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
CRW Web Scraper
{
"mcpServers": {
"crw-web-scraper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"crw-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"CRW_API_KEY": "YOUR_CRW_API_KEY_HERE",
"CRW_NO_AGENTS": "YOUR_CRW_NO_AGENTS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Lookacrawler
No confirmed install command for Lookacrawler yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.