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name: firecrawl-build-onboarding\ndescription: 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.\nlicense: ISC\nmetadata:\nauthor: firecrawl\nversion: \"0.1.0\"\nhomepage: https://www.firecrawl.dev\nsource: https://github.com/firecrawl/skills\ninputs:

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Firecrawl Build Onboarding

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

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Install

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

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npx -y firecrawl-cli@latest init --all --browser\n
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This installs the Firecrawl CLI, the CLI skills, and these build skills\ntogether. It also opens browser auth so the human can sign in or create\nan account. No separate npx skills add step is needed.

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Use This When

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

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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:

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stripe projects add firecrawl/api --name firecrawl\nstripe projects env --pull\n
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--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.

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Quick Start

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

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FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-...\n
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If the project is self-hosted, also set:

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FIRECRAWL_API_URL=https://your-firecrawl-instance.example.com\n
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Then decide which integration path applies:

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What Do You Need?

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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
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Docs (Source of Truth)

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

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After Setup

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Once the key is present:

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  1. decide whether this is a fresh project or an existing codebase
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  2. ask what Firecrawl should do in the product
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  3. pick the narrowest endpoint that matches that behavior
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  4. read the source-of-truth page for the project language before writing code
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  5. add the SDK or REST call in code
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  6. run a smoke test that proves one real Firecrawl request succeeds
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  7. use the endpoint-specific skills in this repo for implementation guidance
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  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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