# Web search and page reading for n8n

> Connect Clawifi to an n8n AI Agent through the MCP Client Tool node, and the agent can search the web, read pages and PDFs, and return the passages that answer each question, with sources.

Canonical page: https://clawifi.dev/for/n8n

## What Clawifi gives n8n

n8n workflows run on a schedule or a trigger. With Clawifi attached to the AI Agent node, a workflow can research a lead, read a supplier’s page or check a competitor’s changelog, and pass sourced text to the next node.

- **Search:** `search_free` searches many engines as one and returns ranked results with their sources.
- **Read:** `fetch_url` and `scrape_url` read pages and PDFs as Markdown; with a `query`, `scrape_url` returns only the passages that answer it.
- **Parse and discover:** `extract_url` pulls structured fields from a page; `map_site` lists a site’s URLs; `start_crawl` and `get_crawl` read several pages.
- **Jobs, history and monitors:** `create_job`, `get_job`, `list_history` and `list_monitors` for longer runs and scheduled checks.
- **Cost first:** `estimate` prices a call before it runs, and the account tools show your credits.

## Set it up

### 1. Get an API key

Create an account at [clawifi.dev/signup](https://clawifi.dev/signup). The Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month. Copy the key the console shows you (it is shown once) and keep it in an environment variable, `CLAWIFI_API_KEY`.

### 2. Add an AI Agent with an MCP Client Tool

In your workflow, add an **AI Agent** node with a chat model. On its tool connector, add the **MCP Client Tool** node ([n8n docs](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolmcp/)).

### 3. Fill in the node

Set these fields. For the credential, choose **Bearer Auth** and paste your key as the Bearer Token (or Header Auth with Name `Authorization` and Value `Bearer <your key>`).

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Endpoint | `https://api.clawifi.dev/mcp` |
| Server Transport | HTTP Streamable |
| Authentication | Bearer Auth |
| Tools to Include | All, or Selected (for example `search_free` and `scrape_url`) |

### 4. Run the agent

Open the chat or trigger the workflow and give the agent a task that needs the web.

Sources for this setup: [Remote MCP](https://clawifi.dev/docs/remote-mcp) · [n8n MCP Client Tool docs](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolmcp/) · [n8n MCP Client Tool node source (Server Transport options)](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/mcp/McpClientTool/McpClientTool.node.ts) · [n8n Bearer Auth credential](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/credentials/httprequest/). Clawifi works with n8n; it is not affiliated with its makers.

## Example prompts

> Search the web with Clawifi for {{ $json.company }} and read its homepage; return what the company sells and its headquarters city, each with the source URL.

> Use Clawifi to read {{ $json.url }} and return only the passages that mention pricing or plans.

> Use Clawifi to search for news about {{ $json.topic }} from the last week and summarise the three most relevant articles with their links.

## Questions

### How do I connect Clawifi to n8n?

Attach an MCP Client Tool node to an AI Agent node, set Endpoint to `https://api.clawifi.dev/mcp`, Server Transport to HTTP Streamable, and Authentication to Bearer Auth with your Clawifi API key.

### My MCP Client Tool node only shows an SSE Endpoint field. What now?

Older versions of the node offered Server Sent Events only; current versions add HTTP Streamable and make it the default. Update n8n, then set Server Transport to HTTP Streamable.

### Can I limit which Clawifi tools the agent sees?

Yes. Set Tools to Include to Selected and pick the tools you want, for example `search_free` and `scrape_url`. Fewer tools make the agent’s choices simpler.

### What does it cost?

Each tool call is billed like the API route it runs: most cost 1 credit and a browser render 3. Cache hits and failures on Clawifi’s side cost 0; a page whose site answers with an error (such as a 404) is charged as usual. The Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month. See [Pricing](https://clawifi.dev/pricing).

## Other agents and frameworks

- [Clawifi for LangChain](https://clawifi.dev/for/langchain): Load Clawifi’s MCP tools into a LangChain agent in a few lines, and it can search the web, read pages and PDFs, and get the passages that answer each question, with sources.
- [Clawifi for Claude Code](https://clawifi.dev/for/claude-code): One command gives Claude Code a set of web tools: search many engines as one, read pages and PDFs, and get back the passages that answer the question, each with its source.
- [Clawifi for Cursor](https://clawifi.dev/for/cursor): Add Clawifi to Cursor and its agent can search the web, read docs pages and PDFs, and bring back the passages that answer the question, each with its source, while it edits your code.
- [All agent guides](https://clawifi.dev/for): Every client and framework.

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