Firecrawl Parse
Skill Verified ActiveEfficiently 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.
To efficiently and cleanly convert local documents into well-formatted markdown, enabling easier access and processing of file content.
Features
- Convert local files (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, HTML, etc.) to markdown
- Generate AI-powered summaries of file content
- Answer questions based on parsed file content
- Save extracted content to disk
- Differentiate from URL scraping tools
Use Cases
- When a user requests to parse, read, or extract information from a local file.
- When a local file path (not a URL) is provided for processing.
- To create clean markdown versions of documents for downstream tasks.
- To quickly summarize or get answers from a document without reading it fully.
Non-Goals
- Processing files from URLs (use `firecrawl-scrape` instead)
- Streaming large outputs to stdout (prefer saving to disk)
- Handling files larger than 50MB
- Replacing general-purpose file viewers
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add firecrawl/cli/plugin install cli@firecrawlQuality Score
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