feat: add configurable timeout for crawl operations #136
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Add FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUT and FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_POLL_INTERVAL environment variables to control crawl job behavior. Previously, the crawl tool would wait indefinitely for a crawl job to complete, which could cause the MCP server to hang for long-running crawls. Changes: - Default timeout: 120 seconds (configurable via FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUT) - Set FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUT=0 to disable timeout (wait indefinitely) - Default poll interval: 2 seconds (configurable via FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_POLL_INTERVAL) - Updated tool description to document timeout behavior - Updated README with new configuration options Fixes firecrawl#103
The SDK's getCrawlStatus() has autoPaginate=true by default, which causes an infinite loop on self-hosted Firecrawl instances where the 'next' URL in pagination responses always points to the same URL (e.g., ?skip=0 never increments). Changed crawl implementation to: 1. Use startCrawl() + manual polling loop instead of crawl() 2. Pass autoPaginate: false to getCrawlStatus() 3. Implement proper timeout checking in the polling loop This ensures crawls either complete or timeout gracefully, rather than hanging indefinitely.
- Simplified tool API with clear, focused descriptions - Added batch scrape, map, cancel, and status tools - Improved async crawl with proper polling and timeout handling - Cleaner code structure with shared schemas - Better documentation for each tool's use case
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Summary
FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUTandFIRECRAWL_CRAWL_POLL_INTERVALenvironment variables to control crawl job behaviorProblem
The
firecrawl_crawltool callsclient.crawl()which polls indefinitely until the crawl job completes. For large sites or slow self-hosted instances, this can cause the MCP server to appear frozen/hung, making the tool unusable.Solution
FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUTto adjust (in seconds)FIRECRAWL_CRAWL_TIMEOUT=0to restore the original indefinite wait behaviorFIRECRAWL_CRAWL_POLL_INTERVAL(default: 2 seconds)Changes
src/index.ts: Parse timeout/poll interval from environment variables, pass toclient.crawl()README.md: Document new configuration optionsFixes #103