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firecrawl-parse

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by firecrawl · part of firecrawl/firecrawl-cursor-plugin

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 sum

🧩 One of 7 skills in the firecrawl/firecrawl-cursor-plugin package — works on its own, and pairs well with its siblings.

This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates — you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.

firecrawl parse

Turn a local document into clean markdown on disk. Supports PDF, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, XLSX, XLS, HTML/HTM.

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 firecrawl credit-usage (requires authentication).

See also