/crawl4ai:switch

Switch between cloud and local backends for Crawl4AI.

Instructions

1. •

   Read current config: Read ~/.crawl4ai/claude_config.json. Report the current mode.

2. •

   Switch to the other mode:

   • •If currently "cloud", switch to "local"
   • •If currently "local", switch to "cloud"
   • •Or if the user specifies a mode, switch to that
3. •

   Handle prerequisites:

   • •Switching to cloud: Ask for API key if not already set (check env var CRAWL4AI_API_KEY too)
   • •Switching to local: Check python3 -c "import crawl4ai". If missing: pip install crawl4ai && crawl4ai-setup
4. •

   Write new config: Update ~/.crawl4ai/claude_config.json with the new mode.

5. •

   Verify: Use the crawl MCP tool to crawl https://example.com with the new backend. Confirm it works.

6. •

   Report: Tell the user the switch is complete and the new active mode.