firecrawl-deep-research

Run multi-source deep research with Firecrawl. Use when the user asks to research a topic, compare perspectives, produce a sourced briefing, investigate a…

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-deep-research
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SKILL.md

Firecrawl Deep Research

Use this when the user wants a sourced research report, not raw search results.

Onboarding Interview

Infer the topic, depth, and output format from context. If the topic is clear, proceed immediately.

Ask at most 1-3 concise questions only if blocked, such as the research topic, required depth, or a critical angle/source constraint.

Firecrawl Collection Plan

Use Firecrawl search and scrape through the CLI or equivalent tool surface.

  • Quick: search 3-5 queries and scrape 5-10 high-quality sources.
  • Thorough: search 5-10 queries from different angles and scrape 15-25 sources.
  • Exhaustive: search 10+ queries and scrape 25+ sources, including primary sources, research papers, expert views, and contrarian sources.

Avoid re-scraping URLs already returned with full content from a search-with-scrape result.

Parallel Work

If appropriate, use sub-agents or equivalent parallel task runners by research angle:

  • overview and definitions
  • technical or implementation details
  • market and industry context
  • contrarian views, risks, and limitations
  • primary sources and official docs

Each researcher should return claims, source URLs, source quality notes, and uncertainty.

Final Deliverable

Default structure:

# Deep Research: [Topic]

## Executive Summary

[2-3 paragraphs]

## Key Findings

[Numbered findings with source links]

## Detailed Analysis

[Themes, evidence, and synthesis]

## Contrarian Views And Risks

[Counterarguments, limitations, failure modes]

## Open Questions

[What remains uncertain]

## Sources

[Every URL used with a one-line note]

## Rerun Inputs

workflow: firecrawl-deep-research

topic: [topic]

depth: [quick/thorough/exhaustive]

output: [markdown/json/brief]

Quality Bar

  • Cite sources for factual claims.
  • Prefer primary sources when available.
  • Flag uncertainty and conflicting evidence.
  • Synthesize instead of listing scrape summaries.
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