diff --git a/src/__tests__/commands/scrape.test.ts b/src/__tests__/commands/scrape.test.ts
index 865cad186b..bf3c13b4b2 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/commands/scrape.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/commands/scrape.test.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,21 @@ describe('executeScrape', () => {
         excludeTags: ['nav'],
       });
     });
+
+    it('should include maxAge parameter when provided', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = { markdown: '# Test' };
+      mockClient.scrape.mockResolvedValue(mockResponse);
+
+      await executeScrape({
+        url: 'https://example.com',
+        maxAge: 3600,
+      });
+
+      expect(mockClient.scrape).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://example.com', {
+        formats: ['markdown'],
+        maxAge: 3600,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Response handling', () => {
diff --git a/src/commands/scrape.ts b/src/commands/scrape.ts
index 66314cc2aa..e6192831a2 100644
--- a/src/commands/scrape.ts
+++ b/src/commands/scrape.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export async function executeScrape(
     waitFor?: number;
     includeTags?: string[];
     excludeTags?: string[];
+    maxAge?: number;
   } = {
     formats,
   };
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ export async function executeScrape(
     scrapeParams.excludeTags = options.excludeTags;
   }
 
+  if (options.maxAge !== undefined) {
+    scrapeParams.maxAge = options.maxAge;
+  }
+
   // Execute scrape with timing - only wrap the scrape call in try-catch
   const requestStartTime = Date.now();
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b427ecda1f..f3a571c45f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ function createScrapeCommand(): Command {
       'Show request timing and other useful information',
       false
     )
+    .option(
+      '--max-age <milliseconds>',
+      'Maximum age of cached content in milliseconds',
+      parseInt
+    )
     .action(async (positionalUrl, positionalFormats, options) => {
       // Use positional URL if provided, otherwise use --url option
       const url = positionalUrl || options.url;
diff --git a/src/types/scrape.ts b/src/types/scrape.ts
index aaff2e1f9d..76411541fb 100644
--- a/src/types/scrape.ts
+++ b/src/types/scrape.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export interface ScrapeOptions {
   json?: boolean;
   /** Show request timing and other useful information */
   timing?: boolean;
+  /** Maximum age of cached content in milliseconds (API-level caching) */
+  maxAge?: number;
 }
 
 export interface ScrapeResult {
diff --git a/src/utils/options.ts b/src/utils/options.ts
index e4bc869679..efed091e27 100644
--- a/src/utils/options.ts
+++ b/src/utils/options.ts
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ export function parseScrapeOptions(options: any): ScrapeOptions {
     pretty: options.pretty,
     json: options.json,
     timing: options.timing,
+    maxAge: options.maxAge,
   };
 }