firecrawl_deep_research

Conduct comprehensive web research on complex topics using intelligent crawling, search, and AI analysis to generate detailed findings from multiple sources.

Instructions

Conduct deep web research on a query using intelligent crawling, search, and LLM analysis.

Best for: Complex research questions requiring multiple sources, in-depth analysis. Not recommended for: Simple questions that can be answered with a single search; when you need very specific information from a known page (use scrape); when you need results quickly (deep research can take time). Arguments:

query (string, required): The research question or topic to explore.
maxDepth (number, optional): Maximum recursive depth for crawling/search (default: 3).
timeLimit (number, optional): Time limit in seconds for the research session (default: 120).
maxUrls (number, optional): Maximum number of URLs to analyze (default: 50). Prompt Example: "Research the environmental impact of electric vehicles versus gasoline vehicles." Usage Example:

{ "name": "firecrawl_deep_research", "arguments": { "query": "What are the environmental impacts of electric vehicles compared to gasoline vehicles?", "maxDepth": 3, "timeLimit": 120, "maxUrls": 50 } }

Returns: Final analysis generated by an LLM based on research. (data.finalAnalysis); may also include structured activities and sources used in the research process.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`maxDepth`	No	Maximum depth of research iterations (1-10)
`maxUrls`	No	Maximum number of URLs to analyze (1-1000)
`query`	Yes	The query to research
`timeLimit`	No	Time limit in seconds (30-300)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "properties": { "maxDepth": { "description": "Maximum depth of research iterations (1-10)", "type": "number" }, "maxUrls": { "description": "Maximum number of URLs to analyze (1-1000)", "type": "number" }, "query": { "description": "The query to research", "type": "string" }, "timeLimit": { "description": "Time limit in seconds (30-300)", "type": "number" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "type": "object" }

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