name: firecrawl-patterns
description: "Firecrawl MCP for web scraping and search. Data-mined from 663 calls: scrape (383), search (254), map (9), crawl (5)."
version: 1.0.0
trit: 1
role: SCRAPE
color: "#FF6B35"
tags: [scraping, firecrawl, web, research, mcp]
user-invocable: false
Firecrawl MCP Skill
Data-Mined Usage (663 calls)
Tool Frequency
| Tool |
Calls |
Use Case |
firecrawl_scrape |
383 (58%) |
Extract content from specific URLs |
firecrawl_search |
254 (38%) |
Web search with content extraction |
firecrawl_map |
9 |
Site map discovery |
firecrawl_crawl |
5 |
Multi-page crawling |
firecrawl_check_crawl_status |
6 |
Async crawl polling |
firecrawl_extract |
2 |
Structured extraction |
firecrawl_agent |
4 |
Agent-based scraping |
Top Scraped Domains (by frequency)
| Domain |
Pattern |
arxiv.org |
Papers (PDF + abs pages) |
github.com |
Repos, READMEs, specific files |
skills.sh |
Skill registry |
clockssugars.blog |
Applied category theory |
soft-machine.io |
Project docs |
sign.kernel.community |
Kernel signing |
book.jank-lang.org |
Jank documentation |
ziglang.org |
Zig std library docs |
tweag.io |
Blog posts (CodeQL, etc) |
sciencedirect.com |
Academic papers |
Common Workflows
1. Research Pipeline (co-occurs with exa + deepwiki)
exa web_search → find URLs
→ firecrawl scrape → extract full content
→ deepwiki ask_question → cross-reference with repo docs
2. Paper Reading
firecrawl_scrape(url: "https://arxiv.org/pdf/XXXX.XXXXX")
3. Documentation Extraction
firecrawl_scrape(url: "https://docs.example.com/api")
4. Site Discovery
firecrawl_map(url: "https://example.com")
→ firecrawl_scrape (targeted pages)
Co-occurrence Patterns
- firecrawl + exa (3 sessions): Search then scrape
- firecrawl + exa + deepwiki (3 sessions): Full research pipeline
- firecrawl + exa + tree-sitter (2 sessions): Scrape + code analysis
- firecrawl standalone (4 sessions): Direct URL scraping
When to Use Firecrawl vs Other Tools
| Need |
Use |
| Specific URL content |
firecrawl_scrape |
| Web search + content |
firecrawl_search or exa web_search |
| GitHub repo docs |
deepwiki ask_question (faster, free) |
| Simple page fetch |
WebFetch (built-in, no MCP needed) |
| Full site crawl |
firecrawl_crawl (async, check status) |
Server Config
[mcp_servers.firecrawl]
url = "https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/fc-XXXXX/v2/mcp"
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