Crw
Fast, lightweight Firecrawl/Tavily alternative in Rust. Web scraper, crawler & search API with MCP server for AI agents. Drop-in Firecrawl-compatible API (/scrape, /crawl, /search). 2.3x faster than Tavily, 1.5x faster than Firecrawl in 1K-URL benchmarks. 6 MB RAM, single binary. Self-host or use managed cloud.
At a glance
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What it does
Fast, lightweight Firecrawl/Tavily alternative in Rust. Web scraper, crawler & search API with MCP server for AI agents. Drop-in Firecrawl-compatible API (/scrape, /crawl, /search). 2.3x faster than Tavily, 1.5x faster than Firecrawl in 1K-URL benchmarks. 6 MB RAM, single binary. Self-host or use managed cloud.
May suit
People who want an AI system to plan or carry out multi-step tasks.
Before you try it
The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Setup difficulty and device support still need to be checked upstream.
Evidence & freshness
What we know, and how recently we checked
This wider directory record has not passed catalog verification and its last sync is outside the expected refresh window.
- Source
- Automated project sync
- Checked
- Snapshot evidence level
- Limited confidence
- Maintenance signal
- Healthy66/100
Generally healthy automated signals, with some areas worth checking in the breakdown.
The health score is an automated maintenance signal, not a security audit or a guarantee that the tool fits your needs.
How verification and health scoring work
Catalog-verified records use a timestamped GitHub snapshot that passed source and completeness checks. Basic listings come from the wider automated sync and have not yet passed that stronger verification path.
Health combines recent activity, commit frequency, issue handling, contributor depth, release cadence, documentation, and community signals. Missing evidence lowers how much confidence you should place in the number.
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Health Score
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Health Score Breakdown
Star Momentum
0
Commit Frequency
100
Issue Health
100
Contributors
55
Release Cadence
50
Documentation
100
Community Signal
50
Project Info
- Language
- Rust
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Last Commit
- 2026-08-01 09:20 UTC
- Last Release
- v0.28.0 (2026-07-24 00:02 UTC)
- Open Issues
- 10
- Bus Factor
- 1
- Commits/Week
- 46.5
- Avg Issue Close
- 1.6 days
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