# Firecrawl Fallback Only

> trigger: web research where a direct fetch fails, is blocked, or needs JS rendering. avoid: reaching for the Firecrawl connector as the default fetch path.

- Skill: `open-coder-ai/firecrawl-fallback-only` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add open-coder-ai/firecrawl-fallback-only`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/open-coder-ai/firecrawl-fallback-only/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: open-coder-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/open-coder-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/open-coder-ai/firecrawl-fallback-only

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# Firecrawl Fallback Only

trigger: web research where a direct fetch fails, is blocked, or needs JS rendering. avoid: reaching for the Firecrawl connector as the default fetch path.

```
web_access: prefer(native: WebFetch|WebSearch|curl); firecrawl_connector: fallback_only
use_firecrawl_if: research_task & direct_fetch(failed|blocked|js_only|rate_limited); never(default): firecrawl; on_use: note_fallback_reason
```

This skill is advisory: the client reading it has no mechanism to enforce it, and this policy stays advisory even when compiled by `chock` -- it ships rule text, not a blocking hook. See https://github.com/open-coder-ai/chock