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Learn how to get the most out of web scraping for AI — from token savings to RAG pipelines.

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Web scraping for RAG: a complete guide

How to build a web scraping pipeline that feeds clean data into your RAG system. Covers content extraction, chunking strategies, embedding, and the mistakes that tank retrieval quality.

Mar 3, 20269 min read
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Why I rewrote Firecrawl in Go

I got tired of deploying 8 services to self-host a web scraper. So I built a single Go binary that does HTTP-first scraping with Chrome fallback — and it's 32x faster on static pages.

Mar 3, 20268 min read
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Best web scraping API for AI agents in 2026

A practical guide to choosing the right scraping API for AI agent workflows. Covers integration patterns, latency requirements, and the MCP protocol — not just feature checklists.

Feb 24, 20266 min read
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Best Firecrawl alternatives in 2026

Firecrawl is popular but it's not the only option. An honest comparison of Firecrawl, Crawl4AI, Jina Reader, and Purify — including where each one falls short.

Feb 17, 20268 min read
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How to reduce AI token costs when scraping the web

Most of what your LLM processes from a web page is useless HTML. Here's how much you can save by cleaning it up first, with real numbers from 5 popular sites.

Feb 10, 20266 min read
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How to set up an MCP server for web scraping

A step-by-step walkthrough for connecting your AI agent to the web via MCP. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client.

Feb 3, 20266 min read