Firecrawl

Firecrawl covers both jobs the assistant needs. As search, it returns ranked results with an optional freshness filter. As fetch, it scrapes a URL through its hosted API and returns tidy markdown, including JavaScript-rendered pages the builtin fetcher cannot see.

One Firecrawl key can power web search, web fetch, or both.

What you need

• A hatched local assistant (Linux desktop in 0.1).
• A Firecrawl API key from firecrawl.dev. Keys start with fc-.

Setup

Firecrawl is BYOK. You pay Firecrawl directly.

1. Open Settings → Models & Services.
2. Under Web Search, choose Firecrawl and paste the key.
3. To use it for single-page retrieval too, select it under Web Fetch as well.

assistant keys set firecrawl fc-...
assistant config set services.web-search.provider firecrawl
assistant config set services.web-fetch.provider firecrawl

The third line is optional. Revoke with assistant keys delete firecrawl.

When to pick it

• JavaScript-heavy pages, or sites the builtin fetch returns empty on.
• One key for search and fetch, one Firecrawl bill.
• Last in the BYOK fallback chain.

Resources: Firecrawl docs, privacy policy, Web search.