Convert a local file (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, HTML, …) to markdown, or answer questions about its content. Use whenever the input is a file path, not a URL.

firecrawl parse Turn a local document into clean markdown on disk. Supports PDF, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, XLSX, XLS, HTML/HTM . 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 read the output incrementally with head , grep , or rg . Run firecrawl parse help for the full option list. Done when: the markdown, summary, or answer is written under .firecrawl/ and you have inspected it with bounded reads. 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 [firecrawl scrape](../firecrawl scrape/SKILL.md) — same idea for URLs [firecrawl build scrape](https://github.com/firecrawl/skills/tree/main/skills/build/firecrawl build scrape) — building document extraction into an app instead of running it here

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