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DimensionCLIO SlurmMCP server for Slurm workload management and HPC job schedulingFirecrawl MCP ServerFirecrawl's official MCP server for web search, scraping, and structured extraction for AI agents
FMRS64 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance14 / 2016 / 20
Documentation12 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Scientific computing users who need Slurm cluster management.
  • AI agent developers who want to automate HPC job lifecycles.
  • Scenarios needing clean, structured web context fed to an AI assistant
  • Users already on the Firecrawl platform who want to call its scraping capability directly via MCP
Not for
  • Systems that do not use Slurm as their scheduler (e.g., PBS, LSF).
  • Users who require a graphical interface or interactive terminal sessions.
  • Users who prefer manually scripted Slurm jobs over AI-driven interactions.
  • Simple static-page scraping where you don't want to depend on a third-party API and incur call costs
  • Sites that explicitly disallow automated access (robots.txt)
Required permissions
  • Requires access to Slurm commands (e.g., `sbatch`, `squeue`, `scontrol`, `scancel`, `sinfo`).
  • Depends on execution environment: listing jobs typically requires only user-level permissions; canceling or submitting jobs may require additional authorization.
  • May require access to the filesystem where job output files are stored.
  • Requires a Firecrawl API key to call; cost and quota are governed by the Firecrawl account
  • firecrawl_agent/firecrawl_interact perform automated browser interaction, which may trigger login or form-submission flows on the target site
Risks and side effects
  • The `slurm_cancel` tool is destructive—it cancels jobs, potentially losing progress. The built-in `confirm_job_id` mechanism helps prevent accidental cancellation, but misuse can still have impact.
  • Resource submission can consume significant cluster resources, potentially affecting other users.
  • Sensitive information may be exposed through job descriptions or outputs.
  • Misconfiguration in a shared HPC environment could lead to permission issues.
  • Bulk crawl/map tools can generate significant request volume against a target site — respect the site's rate limits and terms of service
  • firecrawl_agent's interactive action chain is longer — define task boundaries clearly before running it to avoid accidentally triggering actions on a sensitive site
Supported clientsClaude DesktopClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Amp
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