Screaming Frog MCP vs Crawlie

In-depth architectural comparison of the Screaming Frog MCP and Crawlie MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Screaming Frog MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Paid Service).
• You have access to required keys: SF_CLI_PATH.
• Primary tools included: sf_check, crawl_site, crawl_status.

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Choose Crawlie when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: crawl_site, audit_url, audit_urls.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Screaming Frog MCP marykovziridze Marketing	Crawlie Marketing
Summary	Screaming Frog SEO Spider headless crawls, data export, and technical SEO audit skill for Claude. 8 tools, cross-platform (Mac + Windows), includes a ready-to-use technical SEO scan skill.	Technical SEO + GEO (AI-search) site audits: hosted crawls, prioritized fixes, report diffs.
Category & Scope	Marketing

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marykovziridze-screaming-frog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SF_CLI_PATH": "YOUR_SF_CLI_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawlie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-p"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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