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firecrawl-build-onboarding

Set up Firecrawl in an application, from browser authentication and API key configuration to choosing an SDK, a library for calling the service. Add the first request and verify that the integration works.

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Get Firecrawl credentials and SDK setup into a project. Use when an application needs `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`, when an agent should add Firecrawl to `.env`, when the user wants to authenticate Firecrawl for app code, or when choosing the first SDK and docs for a new Firecrawl integration. This skill includes its own browser auth flow, so it does not depend on the website onboarding skill.

firecrawl/firecrawl
Works withStripe
AI rating100/ 100See how to install

Good for

  • Adding Firecrawl to a new application
  • Saving an API key in project configuration
  • Choosing an SDK for the project language
  • Verifying the first Firecrawl request

Overview

What it does

firecrawl-build-onboarding helps with the initial setup for integrating Firecrawl into an application. It covers browser registration, sign-in and authentication, saving FIRECRAWL_API_KEY, choosing an SDK—a library for calling the service—and making and checking the first API call. For new projects, it helps choose the technology stack. For existing projects, it follows the project's approach to external APIs and environment variables.

When it helps

Use it for an application's first Firecrawl integration, or when development still needs an API key obtained and configured. It also helps choose an SDK or REST approach that matches the project's language, such as Node / TypeScript or Python.

Example requests

  • “Complete Firecrawl authentication and configure the API key in .env.”
  • “Choose an SDK that fits this existing application and check that a real request succeeds.”

Notes

Hosted API requests require FIRECRAWL_API_KEY. For self-hosted environments, configure the destination through FIRECRAWL_API_URL. Obtaining a key through Stripe Projects is also supported. The user decides whether to switch to a paid plan.

This overview was written by AI (OpenAI Codex) from the public SKILL.md. Check the original below for the exact behavior.

Objective evaluation

AI rated this skill on four points using only the contents of its SKILL.md. Stars and popularity are not taken into account.

Clear instructionsIs it clear when to use it and what it does?
AGoodThe material explicitly covers obtaining and saving an API key, choosing an SDK, and making the first call.
Concrete stepsAre steps, inputs, outputs, and examples spelled out?
AGoodIt provides an installation command, environment variable examples, and steps to verify a real request.
SafetyAre sending data, deleting files, and running commands disclosed?
AGoodIt specifies .env for key storage and explicitly leaves plan upgrades that charge the user's card to the user.
Easy setupDoes it need few tools or API keys, and are they documented?
AGoodIt provides a combined installation command, an authentication entry point, and examples for API keys and self-hosted configuration.

The total counts each point as A = 25, B = 15, C = 5. Rated by AI (OpenAI Codex) as of Oct 20, 2026. Treat it as a guide and read the original before installing.

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  • SKILL.md5.4 KB
  • references/auth-flow.md1.0 KB
  • references/project-setup.md495 B
  • references/sdk-installation.md330 B

SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

Firecrawl Build Onboarding

Use this skill for the application-integration path from Firecrawl's onboarding flow.

Install

If you haven't installed yet, one command sets up both the CLI tools (for live web work) and the build skills (for app integration):

npx -y firecrawl-cli@latest init --all --browser

This installs the Firecrawl CLI, the CLI skills, and these build skills together. It also opens browser auth so the human can sign in or create an account. No separate npx skills add step is needed.

Use This When

  • a project needs FIRECRAWL_API_KEY
  • the user wants Firecrawl wired into .env
  • you are adding Firecrawl to an app for the first time
  • you need to choose the first SDK or REST path

If the human still needs to sign up, sign in, or authorize access in the browser, use the auth flow reference in this skill.

If the project already uses Stripe Projects (a .projects/ directory, or stripe projects status succeeds), the key can come from there instead of the browser flow:

stripe projects add firecrawl/api --name firecrawl
stripe projects env --pull

--name firecrawl is what puts the key in FIRECRAWL_API_KEY; without it the CLI writes FIRECRAWL_API_API_KEY, which the SDKs do not read. Ignore the FIRECRAWL_API_BASE_URL the CLI also writes: the SDKs read FIRECRAWL_API_URL, and only for self-hosted deployments, so leave it unset for a hosted account. Paid plans are the human's call, since stripe projects upgrade firecrawl charges their card. The docs page carries the catalog and troubleshooting.

Quick Start

If the user already has an API key, place it in .env:

FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-...

If the project is self-hosted, also set:

FIRECRAWL_API_URL=https://your-firecrawl-instance.example.com

Then decide which integration path applies:

  • Fresh project -> choose the target stack, install the SDK, add the first Firecrawl call, and run a smoke test
  • Existing project -> inspect the repo first, then integrate Firecrawl where the project already handles third-party APIs and env vars

What Do You Need?

TaskReference
Run the browser auth flow and save FIRECRAWL_API_KEYreferences/auth-flow.md
Provision the key through Stripe Projectsdocs.firecrawl.dev/integrations/stripe-projects
Install the right SDKreferences/sdk-installation.md
Put credentials into .env or project configreferences/project-setup.md
Choose the right endpoint after setupfirecrawl-build
Need live web tooling during this taskThe CLI skills are already installed from the same command
Start implementation from a known URLfirecrawl-build-scrape
Start implementation from a queryfirecrawl-build-search

Docs (Source of Truth)

Read the source-of-truth page for your project language for SDK usage, schemas, and examples:

After Setup

Once the key is present:

  1. decide whether this is a fresh project or an existing codebase
  2. ask what Firecrawl should do in the product
  3. pick the narrowest endpoint that matches that behavior
  4. read the source-of-truth page for the project language before writing code
  5. add the SDK or REST call in code
  6. run a smoke test that proves one real Firecrawl request succeeds
  7. use the endpoint-specific skills in this repo for implementation guidance
  8. if you also need live web tooling during the current task, the CLI skills are already installed — use firecrawl/cli

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