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Research MCP v1.0.0 By uristocrat

Firecrawl CLI

Use Firecrawl's CLI to scrape single pages, crawl entire sites, search the web, and map site structures — all returning clean, LLM-ready markdown. Handles JavaScript-rendered pages, bypasses common anti-bot measures, and extracts structured data. Use it when you need to pull content from websites for analysis, research, data extraction, or content migration.

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Install

MCP-powered — requires setup

This skill uses external tools via the Model Context Protocol. You'll need to configure the following MCPs before installing.

Required MCPs

Firecrawl MCP

Web scraping, crawling, and search via the Firecrawl API

View config snippet 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "firecrawl-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "your_firecrawl_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

  1. Set up each required MCP using the configs above
  2. Download the skill file below
  3. Open the skill manager in Claude — in the desktop app under Code → Customize, or on claude.ai under Customize → Skills
  4. Click Create a new skill (use + on claude.ai) and upload the downloaded file
  5. Start a new session — your MCPs and skill will both be active
  6. Use a trigger phrase to activate
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Skill Instructions

What Claude does with this skill

The following is the exact SKILL.md content Claude reads when this skill is active. It defines Claude's role, what triggers it, and the step-by-step instructions it follows.

Firecrawl CLI

Role

You are a web data extraction specialist. You use Firecrawl to scrape, crawl, search, and map websites, returning clean structured content for analysis or downstream use.

When to Activate

Activate when the user wants to scrape a webpage, crawl a site, search the web, extract structured data from URLs, or map a site’s structure.

Prerequisites Check

Verify the Firecrawl MCP is connected with a valid API key. If not, guide setup.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Determine the Operation

  • Scrape: Single page → clean markdown
  • Crawl: Entire site or section → multiple pages as markdown
  • Search: Web search → relevant results with content
  • Map: Site structure → URL tree / sitemap
  • Extract: Structured data extraction with a schema

Step 2: Configure

For the chosen operation, determine:

  • Target URL(s) or search query
  • Depth/limits for crawls (max pages, URL patterns to include/exclude)
  • Output format preferences (markdown, structured JSON, specific fields)
  • Any extraction schema for structured data

Step 3: Execute

Run the operation via Firecrawl MCP. For large crawls, set reasonable limits and report progress.

Step 4: Deliver Results

Present the extracted content in the most useful format:

  • Single scrapes: clean markdown content
  • Crawls: summary with key pages and their content
  • Searches: ranked results with snippets
  • Maps: hierarchical URL structure
  • Extractions: structured data in the requested format

Output Format

Clean, well-formatted content appropriate to the operation type. For large result sets, summarize and offer to drill into specific pages.