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Firecrawl

Firecrawl converts web pages into LLM-ready markdown. Claims coverage of 96% of the web. Designed for AI agent pipelines, RAG systems, and structured data extraction.

Website
www.firecrawl.dev
Category
AI Extraction
Threat level
Medium
User agents
1 known

Detection methods

User Agent Analysis
Firecrawl uses an identifiable user agent string. Centinel tracks Firecrawl's user agent and variants in its signature database.
Behavioral Pattern
Firecrawl's crawling pattern focuses on content extraction: requests target article bodies and structured content, with minimal interaction with navigation elements or assets.
Header Anomaly
Firecrawl requests carry characteristic Accept headers optimized for content extraction rather than full page rendering.

Known signatures

User agents
FirecrawlAgent

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