# Firecrawl Download

> Save a site or section as local files (markdown, screenshots). Use for "download the site", offline docs, or a local copy for reference.

- Skill: `firecrawl-cli/firecrawl-download` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add firecrawl-cli/firecrawl-download`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/firecrawl-cli/firecrawl-download/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: firecrawl (https://skillmd.com/u/firecrawl-cli)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/firecrawl-cli/firecrawl-download

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# firecrawl download (invoked as `firecrawl x download`)

> **Experimental.** `download` is available under the `firecrawl x` command group.

**Prerequisite:** `download` requires authentication (no keyless free tier); without credentials the CLI prompts an interactive login.

Maps the site origin first to discover pages, then scrapes each one into nested directories under `.firecrawl/`. Use `--include-paths` to scope a non-root URL to one section. Automated runs always pass `-y` — without it the command opens an interactive wizard that blocks on a prompt.

## Quick start

```bash
# With screenshots
firecrawl x download https://docs.example.com --screenshot --limit 20 -y

# Multiple formats (each saved as its own file per page)
firecrawl x download https://docs.example.com --format markdown,links --screenshot --limit 20 -y
# Creates per page: index.md + links.txt + screenshot.png

# Filter to specific sections
firecrawl x download https://docs.example.com --include-paths "/features,/sdks" -y

# Skip translations
firecrawl x download https://docs.example.com --exclude-paths "/zh,/ja,/fr,/es,/pt-BR" -y
```

Run `firecrawl x download --help` for the full option list, including which scrape options download supports.

**Done when:** the command exits successfully and the expected files exist under `.firecrawl/`.

## See also

- [firecrawl-map](../firecrawl-map/SKILL.md) — just discover URLs without downloading
- [firecrawl-scrape](../firecrawl-scrape/SKILL.md) — scrape individual pages
- [firecrawl-crawl](../firecrawl-crawl/SKILL.md) — bulk extract as JSON (not local files)
- [firecrawl-build-scrape](https://github.com/firecrawl/skills/tree/main/skills/build/firecrawl-build-scrape) — building bulk extraction into an app instead of running it here