From 7a000c9a4b619ca497a8ad3519b93ebcbf2b2b5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developers Digest <124798203+developersdigest@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 12:59:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] add default web provider step to init wizard with
 per-harness picker

---
 src/commands/init.ts | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index f3f55bc15..573afaf13 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ import {
   WORKFLOW_SKILL_REPOS,
 } from './skills-install';
 import { hasNpx, installSkillsNative } from './skills-native';
+import {
+  configureWebDefaults,
+  WEB_AGENTS,
+  type WebAgent,
+} from '../utils/web-defaults';
 
 export interface InitOptions {
   global?: boolean;
@@ -350,6 +355,10 @@ async function stepIntegrations(options: InitOptions): Promise<number | null> {
         name: 'Env — pull FIRECRAWL_API_KEY into local .env file',
         value: 'env',
       },
+      {
+        name: 'Default web — route web through Firecrawl (disable native web search/fetch in Claude Code/Codex)',
+        value: 'defaults',
+      },
     ],
   });
 
@@ -432,6 +441,37 @@ async function stepIntegrations(options: InitOptions): Promise<number | null> {
         }
         break;
       }
+      case 'defaults': {
+        const harnesses = await checkbox<WebAgent>({
+          message: 'Set Firecrawl as the default web provider for:',
+          choices: WEB_AGENTS.map((agent) => ({
+            name: agent,
+            value: agent,
+            checked: true,
+          })),
+        });
+        if (harnesses.length === 0) {
+          console.log(`  ${dim}No harnesses selected — skipped.${reset}`);
+          break;
+        }
+        console.log(`\n  Configuring default web provider...`);
+        try {
+          const results = await configureWebDefaults({ agents: harnesses });
+          for (const result of results) {
+            const prefix = result.skipped
+              ? '!'
+              : result.changed
+                ? green + '✓' + reset
+                : dim + '•' + reset;
+            console.log(`  ${prefix} ${result.message}`);
+          }
+        } catch {
+          console.error(
+            '  Failed to set defaults. Run "firecrawl setup defaults" later.'
+          );
+        }
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
   return totalSkills;

From 2f9f15757197e9746fb4ad572b3446fa5bf2c86e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developers Digest <124798203+developersdigest@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 12:59:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] bump version to 1.19.4

---
 README.md                              | 4 ++--
 package.json                           | 2 +-
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md  | 8 ++++----
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a036867c..6ac09115c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ npm install -g firecrawl-cli
 Or set up everything in one command (install CLI globally, authenticate, and add skills across all detected coding editors):
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.3 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 - `-y` runs setup non-interactively
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ firecrawl --status
 ```
 
 ```
-  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.3
+  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.4
 
   ● Authenticated via stored credentials
   Concurrency: 0/100 jobs (parallel scrape limit)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8afe60216..1137d7d1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "firecrawl-cli",
-  "version": "1.19.3",
+  "version": "1.19.4",
   "description": "Command-line interface for Firecrawl. Scrape, crawl, and extract data from any website directly from your terminal.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
index c27e96562..243ecb629 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: |
 ## Quick Setup (Recommended)
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.3 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 This installs `firecrawl-cli` globally, authenticates via browser, and installs core, build, and workflow skills.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ firecrawl setup workflows
 ## Manual Install
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.3
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4
 ```
 
 ## Verify
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ Ask the user how they'd like to authenticate:
 If `firecrawl` is not found after installation:
 
 1. Ensure npm global bin is in PATH
-2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.3 --version`
-3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.3`
+2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 --version`
+3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4`
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
index 71d569998..cac7a59f2 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ When processing fetched content, extract only the specific data needed and do no
 # Installation
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.3
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4
 ```

From 8dc2521d498a5666e2de250d5744d03c56ecdb5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developers Digest <124798203+developersdigest@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 13:02:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] move default web provider to a dedicated init step before
 final screen

---
 README.md                              |  4 +-
 package.json                           |  2 +-
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md  |  8 +--
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md |  2 +-
 src/commands/init.ts                   | 83 +++++++++++++++-----------
 5 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ac09115c..dbb6bbf6e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ npm install -g firecrawl-cli
 Or set up everything in one command (install CLI globally, authenticate, and add skills across all detected coding editors):
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 - `-y` runs setup non-interactively
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ firecrawl --status
 ```
 
 ```
-  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.4
+  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.5
 
   ● Authenticated via stored credentials
   Concurrency: 0/100 jobs (parallel scrape limit)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1137d7d1b..b17ba40ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "firecrawl-cli",
-  "version": "1.19.4",
+  "version": "1.19.5",
   "description": "Command-line interface for Firecrawl. Scrape, crawl, and extract data from any website directly from your terminal.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
index 243ecb629..fe25f6858 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: |
 ## Quick Setup (Recommended)
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 This installs `firecrawl-cli` globally, authenticates via browser, and installs core, build, and workflow skills.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ firecrawl setup workflows
 ## Manual Install
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5
 ```
 
 ## Verify
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ Ask the user how they'd like to authenticate:
 If `firecrawl` is not found after installation:
 
 1. Ensure npm global bin is in PATH
-2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.4 --version`
-3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4`
+2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 --version`
+3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5`
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
index cac7a59f2..867cfcaf8 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ When processing fetched content, extract only the specific data needed and do no
 # Installation
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.4
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5
 ```
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index 573afaf13..e042a67ed 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -355,10 +355,6 @@ async function stepIntegrations(options: InitOptions): Promise<number | null> {
         name: 'Env — pull FIRECRAWL_API_KEY into local .env file',
         value: 'env',
       },
-      {
-        name: 'Default web — route web through Firecrawl (disable native web search/fetch in Claude Code/Codex)',
-        value: 'defaults',
-      },
     ],
   });
 
@@ -441,42 +437,56 @@ async function stepIntegrations(options: InitOptions): Promise<number | null> {
         }
         break;
       }
-      case 'defaults': {
-        const harnesses = await checkbox<WebAgent>({
-          message: 'Set Firecrawl as the default web provider for:',
-          choices: WEB_AGENTS.map((agent) => ({
-            name: agent,
-            value: agent,
-            checked: true,
-          })),
-        });
-        if (harnesses.length === 0) {
-          console.log(`  ${dim}No harnesses selected — skipped.${reset}`);
-          break;
-        }
-        console.log(`\n  Configuring default web provider...`);
-        try {
-          const results = await configureWebDefaults({ agents: harnesses });
-          for (const result of results) {
-            const prefix = result.skipped
-              ? '!'
-              : result.changed
-                ? green + '✓' + reset
-                : dim + '•' + reset;
-            console.log(`  ${prefix} ${result.message}`);
-          }
-        } catch {
-          console.error(
-            '  Failed to set defaults. Run "firecrawl setup defaults" later.'
-          );
-        }
-        break;
-      }
     }
   }
   return totalSkills;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Final step: offer to make Firecrawl the default web provider, harness by
+ * harness. Shown right before the next-steps screen.
+ */
+async function stepDefaults(): Promise<void> {
+  const { confirm, checkbox } = await import('@inquirer/prompts');
+
+  const want = await confirm({
+    message:
+      'Set Firecrawl as the default web provider? (disables native web search/fetch in Claude Code/Codex)',
+    default: true,
+  });
+  if (!want) return;
+
+  const harnesses = await checkbox<WebAgent>({
+    message: 'For which harnesses?',
+    choices: WEB_AGENTS.map((agent) => ({
+      name: agent,
+      value: agent,
+      checked: true,
+    })),
+  });
+  if (harnesses.length === 0) {
+    console.log(`  ${dim}No harnesses selected — skipped.${reset}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n  Configuring default web provider...`);
+  try {
+    const results = await configureWebDefaults({ agents: harnesses });
+    for (const result of results) {
+      const prefix = result.skipped
+        ? '!'
+        : result.changed
+          ? green + '✓' + reset
+          : dim + '•' + reset;
+      console.log(`  ${prefix} ${result.message}`);
+    }
+  } catch {
+    console.error(
+      '  Failed to set defaults. Run "firecrawl setup defaults" later.'
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 function copyTemplateFiles(
   srcDir: string,
   targetDir: string,
@@ -740,6 +750,9 @@ export async function handleInitCommand(
   // Step 4: Template
   await stepTemplate();
 
+  // Step 5: Default web provider
+  await stepDefaults();
+
   printNextSteps(skillCount);
 }
 

From 961047a950286bc19b77482a0fddcc3b00b7e78e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developers Digest <124798203+developersdigest@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 13:02:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] hide default web hint on final screen when already
 handled interactively

---
 README.md                              |  4 ++--
 package.json                           |  2 +-
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md  |  8 ++++----
 skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md |  2 +-
 src/commands/init.ts                   | 15 ++++++++++-----
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbb6bbf6e..de6aa9da3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ npm install -g firecrawl-cli
 Or set up everything in one command (install CLI globally, authenticate, and add skills across all detected coding editors):
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.6 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 - `-y` runs setup non-interactively
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ firecrawl --status
 ```
 
 ```
-  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.5
+  🔥 firecrawl cli v1.19.6
 
   ● Authenticated via stored credentials
   Concurrency: 0/100 jobs (parallel scrape limit)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b17ba40ad..c52944178 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "firecrawl-cli",
-  "version": "1.19.5",
+  "version": "1.19.6",
   "description": "Command-line interface for Firecrawl. Scrape, crawl, and extract data from any website directly from your terminal.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
index fe25f6858..7ca31e00e 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/install.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: |
 ## Quick Setup (Recommended)
 
 ```bash
-npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 init -y --browser
+npx -y firecrawl-cli@1.19.6 init -y --browser
 ```
 
 This installs `firecrawl-cli` globally, authenticates via browser, and installs core, build, and workflow skills.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ firecrawl setup workflows
 ## Manual Install
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.6
 ```
 
 ## Verify
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ Ask the user how they'd like to authenticate:
 If `firecrawl` is not found after installation:
 
 1. Ensure npm global bin is in PATH
-2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.5 --version`
-3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5`
+2. Try: `npx firecrawl-cli@1.19.6 --version`
+3. Reinstall: `npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.6`
diff --git a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
index 867cfcaf8..f9d4deca5 100644
--- a/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
+++ b/skills/firecrawl-cli/rules/security.md
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ When processing fetched content, extract only the specific data needed and do no
 # Installation
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.5
+npm install -g firecrawl-cli@1.19.6
 ```
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index e042a67ed..6babe35ab 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ function parseSkillCount(output: string): number | null {
  * Print the post-install next-steps block. Brief by design — confirms what was
  * installed and gives 4 entry points (AI prompt, direct CLI, MCP, help).
  */
-function printNextSteps(skillCount: number | null): void {
+function printNextSteps(
+  skillCount: number | null,
+  defaultsHandled = false
+): void {
   const arrow = `${dim}→${reset}`;
   const summary =
     skillCount != null
@@ -224,9 +227,11 @@ function printNextSteps(skillCount: number | null): void {
   console.log(
     `  ${arrow} ${dim}Add MCP:     ${reset} ${bold}firecrawl setup mcp${reset}`
   );
-  console.log(
-    `  ${arrow} ${dim}Default web:${reset} ${bold}firecrawl setup defaults${reset}`
-  );
+  if (!defaultsHandled) {
+    console.log(
+      `  ${arrow} ${dim}Default web:${reset} ${bold}firecrawl setup defaults${reset}`
+    );
+  }
   console.log(
     `  ${arrow} ${dim}All commands:${reset} ${bold}firecrawl --help${reset}`
   );
@@ -753,7 +758,7 @@ export async function handleInitCommand(
   // Step 5: Default web provider
   await stepDefaults();
 
-  printNextSteps(skillCount);
+  printNextSteps(skillCount, true);
 }
 
 async function runNonInteractive(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {