firecrawl-prod-checklist

# 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](https://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 - [ ] Empty markdown detection (JS rendering issues) ### Monitoring & Alerting - [ ] Scrape success/failure rate tracked - [ ] Credit consum...