firecrawl-build-search

The firecrawl-build-search skill integrates the Firecrawl /search endpoint into agent workflows to enable web discovery and source selection based on user queries.

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4
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5/10
Quality

Is firecrawl-build-search safe to install?

Review the source first

Review the source first: our audit of firecrawl-build-search's source files found 0 shell commands, 1 external URL, no file writes (high risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill facilitates network requests to the Firecrawl API for web search operations.

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Who is this skill for?

Developers building AI agents or applications that require web search capabilities, source discovery, or query-to-URL pipelines.

What can you do with it?

  • Generating answers with cited sources
  • Discovering company, competitor, or topic information
  • Creating research workflows that produce a shortlist of URLs
  • Building query-to-URL pipelines for subsequent scraping or interaction

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 5/10. The skill documentation is clear, provides specific use cases, and defines clear escalation paths to other related skills.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# Firecrawl Build Search

Use this when the application starts with a query, not a URL.

## Use This When

- the user asks a question and the product must discover sources first
- the feature needs current web results
- you want to turn a search query into a shortlist of pages for later scraping

## Default Recommendations

- Use `/search` first when URL discovery is part of the product behavior.
- Keep search and extraction conceptually separate unless scraping search results is clearly required.
- Prefer selective follow-up extraction over broad hydration when cost or latency matters.

## Co...

Frequently asked questions

When should I use this skill instead of firecrawl-build-scrape?

Use this skill when the application starts with a search query. Use firecrawl-build-scrape if you already possess the target URL.

What configuration is required?

The skill requires a FIRECRAWL_API_KEY. An optional FIRECRAWL_API_URL can be provided for self-hosted deployments.

How does this skill handle result content?

The skill treats /search as a discovery and ranking tool. Developers must specify whether the product requires snippets, URLs, or full result content.

Data sourced from firecrawl/skills on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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