Acrawl MCP Server
Autonomous web crawler. 17 browser tools + goal-driven run_goal agent. Single binary, stealth. This MCP entry surfaces a curated ranking/list from the project README rather than a classic multi-tool integration surface.
People who work with autonomous agents, browser automation and cloakbrowser and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 12 · #221 OF 255 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Acrawl
before you install - you'll need
The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.
Claude Desktop
Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/Mingye-Lu/AgenticCrawler/releases/download/v0.13.5/acrawl-mcp-linux-x64.mcpb .mcpb bundle 02 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry namespace io.github.Mingye-Lu is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Acrawl can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v0.13.5 · 2026-09-13
Added · acrawl MCP skill package (skills/acrawl-mcp/): a progressive-disclosure guide that teaches AI agents to drive the built-in MCP server. SKILL.md carries execution-mode selection (manual tool calls / run_script /…
v0.13.4 · 2026-07-31
Fixed · OpenAI streaming - orphaned reasoning/text blocks: emit_tool_call_events closed an open text block before starting a tool call but never checked for a still-open reasoning block, so a reasoning block was…
v0.13.3 · 2026-07-11
Fixed · RefMap - stale ref cleanup on identity rebind: when a DOM re-render re-stamps an existing element with a new data-acrawl-ref value, the ref map now prunes the old, now-dangling ref_id after each ARIA walk…
04 · Who maintains Acrawl
acrawl is maintained by mingye-lu. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/mingye-lu/agenticcrawler
- category
- browser automation - ranked #221 of 255 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-13)
- registry
- io.github.Mingye-Lu/acrawl (active, first published 2026-06-04 · 25 versions)
- packages
- mcpb:https://github.com/Mingye-Lu/AgenticCrawler/releases/download/v0.13.5/acrawl-mcp-linux-x64.mcpb
06 · Acrawl FAQ
What is Acrawl?
Autonomous web crawler. 17 browser tools + goal-driven run_goal agent. Single binary, stealth. This MCP entry surfaces a curated ranking/list from the project README rather than a classic multi-tool integration surface.
Is Acrawl still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
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