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Overview

Connect Crawleo to Cursor IDE to give the AI assistant real-time web search and crawling capabilities while you code.

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Prerequisites

  • Cursor IDE installed (download)
  • Active Crawleo subscription with API key

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Configuration

1

Open Cursor Settings

Open Cursor and go to Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP.Or press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) and search for “MCP”.
2

Add MCP Server

Click Add MCP Server and configure:
  • Name: crawleo
  • URL: https://api.crawleo.dev/mcp
  • Headers: 
    Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
3

Save and Verify

Save the configuration. The Crawleo tools should now be available in your AI conversations.

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Alternative: Manual Configuration

You can also edit the MCP configuration file directly:
Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crawleo": {
      "url": "https://api.crawleo.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Example Use Cases

Once connected, use Crawleo with Cursor for: 
Search for the best Python libraries for data validation in 2025 
and compare their features.

Crawl the FastAPI documentation at https://fastapi.tiangolo.com 
and show me how to set up authentication.

Search for the Stripe API documentation and show me how to 
create a subscription.

Search for solutions to "React hydration mismatch error" 
and summarize the best fixes.

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Workflow Tips

Combine Crawleo web search with Cursor’s codebase understanding for powerful research and implementation workflows.
Example workflow:
  1. Ask Cursor to search for best practices using Crawleo
  2. Have Cursor analyze your current code
  3. Get suggestions that combine web knowledge with your codebase context

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Troubleshooting

  1. Restart Cursor after configuration changes
  2. Verify the URL is exactly https://api.crawleo.dev/mcp
  3. Check your API key is valid
  • Open a new chat window after configuring MCP
  • Check the MCP status indicator in Cursor settings
  • Verify your Crawleo subscription is active

Need Help?

Contact support if you’re still having issues.