firecrawl-prod-checklist

name	firecrawl-prod-checklist
description	Execute Firecrawl production deployment checklist and rollback procedures. Use when deploying Firecrawl integrations to production, preparing for launch, or implementing go-live procedures. Trigger with phrases like "firecrawl production", "deploy firecrawl", "firecrawl go-live", "firecrawl launch checklist".
allowed-tools	Read, Bash(kubectl:*), Bash(curl:*), Grep
version	1.11.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","firecrawl","deployment"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Firecrawl Production Checklist

Overview

Pre-deployment validation checklist for applications using Firecrawl's scrape, crawl, map, and extract APIs. Covers credential management, crawl safety limits, error handling, monitoring, and rollback.

Prerequisites

• Staging environment tested and passing
• Production API key from firecrawl.dev/app
• Monitoring infrastructure ready

Pre-Deployment Checklist

Credentials & Security

• Production FIRECRAWL_API_KEY in secure vault (not in code or .env)
• Key starts with fc- and is scoped to production
• Different API keys for dev/staging/production
• .env files in .gitignore
• Webhook secrets stored securely
• Git history scanned for leaked keys

Crawl Safety

• All crawlUrl calls have limit parameter set
• maxDepth configured to prevent unbounded crawling
• includePaths / excludePaths filters applied where appropriate
• Credit budget tracking implemented (daily limit alerts)
• No hardcoded URLs in production code

Error Handling

• 429 rate limit handling with exponential backoff
• 402 credit exhaustion handled gracefully (no crash)
• 401 auth failure logged and alerted
• Async crawl jobs have timeout with deadline
• Fallback from crawl to individual scrape on failure