firecrawl-market-research — Claude Code skill: what it does
Goes to the web through Firecrawl for market size, growth and company financials, then writes a cited report instead of reciting numbers from training data.
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a claude-codeWhat firecrawl-market-research does
Ask it about market size, growth or a company's revenue and it goes looking rather than recalling. Firecrawl search and scrape cover market reports, news, investor relations pages, SEC filings and company sites. When a chart, tab or period selector blocks the numbers, it drops into the browser.
It infers the market, the data you need, the timeframe and the output format from your prompt, and starts right away. Only when something is missing does it ask a short question or two. Bigger jobs split across sub-agents: company financials, market metrics, industry trends, recent news and analyst commentary, source validation. The result is a markdown report with market overview, company profiles, comparison tables, trends and outlook, sources, and a rerun block that records the workflow inputs.
A FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is required for hosted Firecrawl requests, so nothing runs until that key exists. The skill's own quality bar asks for a period and unit on every metric, cross-checks of key numbers, and a note wherever sources disagree. It will not give financial advice, which keeps the output a research artifact rather than a recommendation. Worth deciding where that report should land before you run it — a ticket, the docs, or just the chat window.
What it helps with
- size a market with figures you can cite
- compare revenue, margins and valuation multiples across several companies
- pull numbers from SEC filings and earnings releases
- flag where two sources disagree on the same metric
- rerun the same research from the saved input block
Example prompts for the agent
- Give me a market overview of AI code assistants: size, growth, key players, with sources.
- Compare these three public companies on revenue, margin and valuation multiples for the latest reported period.
- Check the market numbers in my draft and show me where the sources conflict.
How to install firecrawl-market-research
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/firecrawl-market-research/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows firecrawl-market-research2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --path skills/firecrawl-market-researchManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about firecrawl-market-research
How do I install firecrawl-market-research in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows --skill firecrawl-market-research -a claude-code. The skill lands at ~/.claude/skills/firecrawl-market-research/SKILL.md.
What does firecrawl-market-research do?
It searches and scrapes pages through Firecrawl for a given market or company question, then builds a report with comparison tables and a list of sources.
Do I need a Firecrawl API key?
Yes, FIRECRAWL_API_KEY is required — hosted Firecrawl requests will not go through without it.
Source text
SKILL.md · ISC
---
name: firecrawl-market-research
description: "Research markets and companies with Firecrawl using current, cited figures: market size, growth, trends, financials and earnings. Use when the user asks for market research, an industry overview or a comparison of companies by the numbers, since these figures change faster than training data."
license: ISC
metadata:
author: firecrawl
version: "0.1.0"
homepage: https://www.firecrawl.dev
source: https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows
inputs:
- name: FIRECRAWL_API_KEY
description: Firecrawl API key for hosted Firecrawl requests.
required: true
---
# Firecrawl Market Research
Use this for sourced market and financial research.
## Onboarding Interview
Infer the market/company, data focus, timeframe, and output format from context. If the research target is clear, proceed immediately.
Ask at most 1-3 concise questions only if blocked, such as the market/company, required data focus, or timeframe/geography.
## Firecrawl Collection Plan
Use Firecrawl search and scrape for market reports, news, investor relations, SEC filings, and company pages. Use browser where charts, tabs, period selectors, or financial portals require interaction.
Common sources include company investor relations pages, SEC filings, financial portals, earnings releases, industry reports, and news.
## Parallel Work
If appropriate, use sub-agents or equivalent parallel task runners:
- company financials
- market metrics
- industry trends
- recent news and analyst commentary
- source validation
## Final Deliverable
```markdown
# Market Research: [Market]
## Market Overview
[Industry description, size, growth, key players]
## Company Profiles
[Financial summary, market metrics, recent developments]
## Comparison Tables
[Revenue, margins, valuation multiples, growth]
## Trends And Outlook
[Industry trends, forecasts, risks]
## Sources
[URLs and data extracted]
## Rerun Inputs
workflow: firecrawl-market-research
query: [market/company]
companies: [list]
data_points: [all/financial/metrics/trends]
output: [json/markdown]
```
## Quality Bar
- Cross-reference key numbers when possible.
- Note conflicting data across sources.
- Include period and unit for every metric.
- Do not provide financial advice.
© firecrawl · ISC · firecrawl/firecrawl-workflows