Agent skill · writing content · aiskillstore
firecrawl-parse
Efficiently extract and convert the contents of any local file—such as PDF, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, XLSX, XLS, or HTML—into clean, well-formatted markdown saved to disk. Use this skill whenever the user requests to parse, read, or extract information from a file on their computer, including phrases like “parse this PDF”, “convert this document”, “read this file”, “extract text from”, or when a local file path (not a URL) is provided. This skill offers advanced options like generating AI-powered summaries and answering questions based on the file's content. Prefer this tool over `scrape` when handling local files to deliver precise, structured outputs for downstream tasks.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and options for parsing various document formats into markdown, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires firecrawl installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
firecrawl parse Turn a local document into clean markdown on disk. Supports PDF, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, XLSX, XLS, HTML/HTM/XHTML. When to use You have a file on disk (not a URL) and want its text as markdown User drops a PDF/DOCX and asks what it says, or to summarize it Use scrape instead when the source is a URL Quick start Always save to .firecrawl/ with -o — parsed docs can be hundreds of KB and blow up context if streamed to stdout. Add .firecrawl/ to .gitignore. Then head, grep, rg etc., or incrementally read the file - don't load the whole thing at once. Options Option Description ---------------------- --------------------------------------- -S, --summary AI-generated summary -Q, --query <prompt> Ask a question about the parsed content -o, --output <path> Output file path — always use this -f, --format <fmt> markdown (default), html, summary --timeout <ms> Timeout for the parse job --timing Show request duration Tips Quote paths with spaces: firecrawl parse "./My Doc.pdf" -o .firecrawl/mydoc.md. Max upload size: 50 MB per file. Credits: ~1 per PDF page; HTML is 1 flat. Check .firecrawl/ before re-parsing the same file. To check your credit balance (recommended for batch processing and similar workflows), use the firecrawl credit-usage command. See also firecrawl-scrape — same idea for URLs
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/firecrawl-parse