fastcrw/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.
Health Breakdown
Should you contribute to fastcrw/crw?
fastcrw/crw has a FoundDev health score of 89/100, which puts it in the active-and-maintained tier. The maintainer team is shipping recently, issues are being closed, and a PR you open this week has a realistic chance of being reviewed.
Last push was 0 days ago — that signals an actively maintained project. New issues are likely to get a maintainer response within days. The project is written primarily in Rust, so prior Rust experience will shorten ramp-up.
Licensed under AGPL-3.0, a standard OSI-approved license — safe to contribute to under normal employer IP policies.
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