Web Scraping Goes Autonomous: Firecrawl Launches on SerenAI x402

AI agents can now scrape the entire web with USDC micropayments

For AI agents to be truly useful, they need access to the live web. Not cached data. Not stale databases. The actual, current, JavaScript-rendered web—with all its anti-bot defenses and dynamic content.

The problem? Traditional web scraping requires infrastructure, proxies, browser automation, and months of engineering. Even then, you're fighting constant breakages.

The solution: Firecrawl on SerenAI.

Introducing Firecrawl on SerenAI x402

Firecrawl transforms any website into LLM-ready markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots—handling JavaScript rendering, anti-bot bypasses, and dynamic content automatically. Now, any AI agent with a funded wallet can access this power through SerenAI's x402 gateway.

What Firecrawl Does

Firecrawl Capabilities:

• Scrape: Extract single pages as markdown, HTML, JSON, or screenshots
• Crawl: Automatically discover and process entire websites
• Map: Rapidly inventory all URLs on a domain
• Search: Web search with optional content extraction
• Extract: AI-driven parsing with custom schemas

Why Firecrawl?

• Handles JavaScript rendering transparently
• Bypasses anti-bot defenses
• Supports page interactions (click, scroll, type)
• Geo-targeted scraping with proxy management
• SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, Rust

Pricing: Pay-Per-Scrape

Pricing includes 5% SerenAI gateway fee. No subscriptions. No minimums.

Real-World Example: AI Research Agent

Let's follow an autonomous research agent gathering competitive intelligence.

Step 1: Scrape a Competitor's Pricing Page

AI Agent Prompt:

Scrape the pricing page at example.com/pricing and return it as markdown

MCP Tool Call:

1pay_for_query(
2  publisher_id: "3f6868de-3f3f-4f42-8767-c4595c0c0cbc",
3  request: {
4    method: "POST",
5    path: "/v1/scrape",
6    body: { url: "https://example.com/pricing", formats: ["markdown"] }
7  }
8)

Result: Clean markdown of the pricing page, ready for LLM analysis.

Step 2: Map an Entire Documentation Site

AI Agent Prompt:

Get all URLs from the Stripe documentation site

MCP Tool Call:

1pay_for_query(
2  publisher_id: "3f6868de-3f3f-4f42-8767-c4595c0c0cbc",
3  request: {
4    method: "POST",
5    path: "/v1/map",
6    body: { url: "https://docs.stripe.com" }
7  }
8)

Result: Complete URL inventory for targeted follow-up scrapes.

Step 3: Crawl with Depth Control

MCP Tool Call:

1pay_for_query(
2  publisher_id: "3f6868de-3f3f-4f42-8767-c4595c0c0cbc",
3  request: {
4    method: "POST",
5    path: "/v1/crawl",
6    body: {
7      url: "https://docs.example.com",
8      limit: 50,
9      includePaths: ["/docs/*"]
10    }
11  }
12)

Why This Matters

For AI Agents

The live web is now accessible without infrastructure. Research agents can gather real-time data. RAG systems can ingest fresh documentation. Competitive intelligence runs 24/7.

For Developers

No more maintaining scrapers. No proxy management. No fighting CAPTCHAs. Just call the API and pay per use.

For the AI Economy

When agents can autonomously access web data, entirely new applications emerge—from real-time market research to automated content curation to live documentation sync.

About SerenAI

SerenAI is building the payment infrastructure for the AI agent economy. Our x402 Gateway enables AI agents to autonomously pay for data using USDC micropayments on Base—no subscriptions, no API keys, no human intervention.

Our Stack: TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Base (Ethereum L2), Coinbase x402 Protocol

Data Publishers: Firecrawl, Leviathan News, Trading Strategy, AlphaGrowth, CoinGecko, Nasdaq Data Link, U.S. Treasury

About Firecrawl

Firecrawl is a web scraping API that transforms websites into LLM-ready data. It handles JavaScript rendering, anti-bot bypasses, and dynamic content—delivering clean markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots through a simple API.

Website: firecrawl.dev

Docs: docs.firecrawl.dev

Ready to build? Sign up at console.serendb.com/signup with invite code serenai2025

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Firecrawl on SerenDB: Live Now

All Endpoints: $0.0133 USDC per call | Network: Base Mainnet (USDC)