Workflows
Skill 23 of 32
Export documentation portals, help centers and API reference sites into local markdown or JSON with Firecrawl browser, including pages that render with JavaScript, hide content…
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Install
npx skills add firecrawl/skills --skill firecrawl-knowledge-ingestnpx skills add firecrawl/skills/plugin marketplace add firecrawl/skillsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
Use this when a docs portal needs browser navigation, auth, pagination, or JS rendering.
Infer the portal URL, output format, auth needs, and page limit from context. If the portal is clear, proceed immediately.
Ask at most 1-3 concise questions only if blocked, such as the portal URL, whether authentication is required, or the desired output format.
Use Firecrawl browser to:
Try Firecrawl map as a supplement for public URLs, but use browser navigation for auth-gated or JS-heavy content.
# Knowledge Ingest: [Portal]
## Summary
[Pages extracted, sections covered, limitations]
## Output
[JSON/markdown/merged file path or content]
## Sections
[Section names and article counts]
## Failed Or Restricted Pages
[Any access/loading issues]
## Sources
[URLs extracted]
## Rerun Inputs
workflow: firecrawl-knowledge-ingest
url: [portal url]
format: [json/markdown/merged]
max_pages: [number]Use source, url, extractedAt, totalArticles, and sections[] with article title, url, section, content, and metadata.
Export documentation portals, help centers and API reference sites into local markdown or JSON with Firecrawl browser, including pages that render with JavaScript, hide content behind collapsible navigation or paginate. Use when the user wants a docs site, help center or support knowledge base saved as files, even without an explicit request to scrape.
The verbatim description from this skill’s front matter — the string an agent matches on to decide whether to load it.
skills/workflows/firecrawl-knowledge-ingest/SKILL.mdmain, last pushed 4 November 2026.SKILL.md, not by matching a directory convention. 2 distinct layouts observed: skills/core/*/SKILL.md, skills/workflows/*/SKILL.md.h1 and no skipped levels:.claude-plugin/marketplace.json by Firecrawl, declaring 1 plugin. It is read for editorial metadata only — never as the skill index, which is always the repository tree./firecrawl/skills.md, and each skill at its own .md URL.