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MCP support in ChatGPT is currently a beta feature. The interface and availability may change as OpenAI continues development.
Availability: Developer mode with MCP connectors is not available on the Free tier and requires a paid ChatGPT subscription. Availability and features vary by plan and region. See OpenAI’s documentation on Developer Mode for current availability and setup instructions.
Add web scraping and search capabilities to ChatGPT with Firecrawl MCP.

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Quick Setup

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1. Get Your API Key

Sign up at firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys and copy your API key.

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2. Enable Developer Mode

Open ChatGPT settings by clicking your username in the bottom left corner, or navigate directly to chatgpt.com/#settings. In the settings modal, scroll to the bottom and select Advanced Settings. Toggle Developer mode to ON.
ChatGPT settings showing Advanced Settings with Developer mode toggle

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3. Create the Connector

With Developer mode enabled, go to the Apps & Connectors tab in the same settings modal. Click the Create button in the top right corner.
Apps & Connectors tab with Create button highlighted
Fill in the connector details:
  • Name: Firecrawl MCP
  • Description: Web scraping, crawling, search, and content extraction (optional)
  • MCP Server URL: https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/YOUR_API_KEY_HERE/v2/mcp
  • Authentication: None
Replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE in the URL with your actual Firecrawl API key.
New Connector form filled out with Firecrawl MCP details
Check the “I understand and want to continue” checkbox, then click Create.

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4. Verify Setup

Go back to the main ChatGPT interface. You should see Developer mode displayed, indicating that MCP connectors are active. If you do not see Developer mode, reload the page. If it still does not appear, open settings again and verify that Developer mode is toggled ON under Advanced Settings.

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5. Access Firecrawl Tools

To use Firecrawl in a conversation, click the + button in the chat input, then select More and choose Firecrawl MCP.
ChatGPT chat input showing + menu expanded with More submenu and Firecrawl MCP option

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Quick Demo

With Firecrawl MCP selected, try these prompts: Search: 
Search for the latest React Server Components updates
Scrape: 
Scrape firecrawl.dev and tell me what it does
Get docs: 
Scrape the Vercel documentation for edge functions and summarize it

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Tool Confirmation

When ChatGPT uses the Firecrawl MCP tools, you will see a confirmation prompt asking for your approval.
ChatGPT tool confirmation dialog showing Firecrawl MCP request
You can check “Remember for this conversation” to avoid repeated confirmations during the same chat session. This security measure is implemented by OpenAI to ensure MCP tools do not perform unintended actions. Once confirmed, ChatGPT will execute the request and return the results.
Example of Firecrawl search results displayed in ChatGPT