Merge pull request #77 from firecrawl/install-sh

add native skill installer and post-install setup flow

Author: developersdigest

scripts/install.sh

@@ -204,9 +204,33 @@ main() {
   echo ""
   success "Firecrawl CLI v${version} installed successfully!"
   echo ""
-  echo "  Run 'firecrawl --help' to get started."
-  echo "  Run 'firecrawl login' to authenticate with your API key."
-  echo ""
+
+  # Resolve the binary path (may need updated PATH)
+  local firecrawl_bin="$install_dir/firecrawl"
+
+  # Offer to continue with setup (login, skills, integrations)
+  if [ -t 0 ] && [ -t 1 ]; then
+    # Interactive terminal — prompt
+    echo "  Next: authenticate and install AI coding skills."
+    echo ""
+    printf "  Continue with setup? [Y/n] "
+    read -r answer </dev/tty || answer=""
+    echo ""
+
+    case "$answer" in
+      [nN]*)
+        echo "  Run 'firecrawl init --skip-install' later to set up."
+        echo ""
+        ;;
+      *)
+        "$firecrawl_bin" init --skip-install
+        ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    # Non-interactive (piped) — print instructions
+    echo "  Run 'firecrawl init --skip-install' to authenticate and install skills."
+    echo ""
+  fi
 }
 
 main "$@"

src/commands/init.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { isAuthenticated, browserLogin, interactiveLogin } from '../utils/auth';
 import { saveCredentials } from '../utils/credentials';
 import { updateConfig, getApiKey } from '../utils/config';
 import { buildSkillsInstallArgs } from './skills-install';
+import { hasNpx, installSkillsNative } from './skills-native';
 
 export interface InitOptions {
   global?: boolean;
@@ -215,19 +216,29 @@ async function stepIntegrations(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
     switch (integration) {
       case 'skills': {
         console.log(`\n  Setting up skills...`);
-        const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
-          agent: options.agent,
-          yes: options.yes || options.all,
-          global: true,
-          includeNpxYes: true,
-        });
-        try {
-          execSync(args.join(' '), { stdio: 'inherit' });
-          console.log(`  ${green}✓${reset} Skills installed`);
-        } catch {
-          console.error(
-            '  Failed to install skills. Run "firecrawl setup skills" later.'
-          );
+        if (hasNpx()) {
+          const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
+            agent: options.agent,
+            yes: options.yes || options.all,
+            global: true,
+            includeNpxYes: true,
+          });
+          try {
+            execSync(args.join(' '), { stdio: 'inherit' });
+            console.log(`  ${green}✓${reset} Skills installed`);
+          } catch {
+            console.error(
+              '  Failed to install skills. Run "firecrawl setup skills" later.'
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          try {
+            await installSkillsNative();
+          } catch {
+            console.error(
+              '  Failed to install skills. Run "firecrawl setup skills" later.'
+            );
+          }
         }
         break;
       }
@@ -616,20 +627,32 @@ async function runNonInteractive(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
     console.log(
       `${stepLabel()} Installing firecrawl skill for AI coding agents...`
     );
-    const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
-      agent: options.agent,
-      yes: true,
-      global: true,
-      includeNpxYes: true,
-    });
-    try {
-      execSync(args.join(' '), { stdio: 'inherit' });
-      console.log(`${green}✓${reset} Skills installed\n`);
-    } catch {
-      console.error(
-        '\nFailed to install skills. You can retry with: firecrawl setup skills'
-      );
-      process.exit(1);
+    if (hasNpx()) {
+      const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
+        agent: options.agent,
+        yes: true,
+        global: true,
+        includeNpxYes: true,
+      });
+      try {
+        execSync(args.join(' '), { stdio: 'inherit' });
+        console.log(`${green}✓${reset} Skills installed\n`);
+      } catch {
+        console.error(
+          '\nFailed to install skills. You can retry with: firecrawl setup skills'
+        );
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+    } else {
+      try {
+        await installSkillsNative();
+        console.log('');
+      } catch {
+        console.error(
+          '\nFailed to install skills. You can retry with: firecrawl setup skills'
+        );
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
     }
   }
 

src/commands/setup.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { getApiKey } from '../utils/config';
 import { buildSkillsInstallArgs } from './skills-install';
+import { hasNpx, installSkillsNative } from './skills-native';
 
 export type SetupSubcommand = 'skills' | 'mcp';
 
@@ -40,18 +41,32 @@ export async function handleSetupCommand(
 }
 
 async function installSkills(options: SetupOptions): Promise<void> {
-  const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
-    agent: options.agent,
-    global: true,
-    includeNpxYes: true,
-  });
+  if (hasNpx()) {
+    const args = buildSkillsInstallArgs({
+      agent: options.agent,
+      global: true,
+      includeNpxYes: true,
+    });
 
-  const cmd = args.join(' ');
-  console.log(`Running: ${cmd}\n`);
+    const cmd = args.join(' ');
+    console.log(`Running: ${cmd}\n`);
 
+    try {
+      execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+      return;
+    } catch {
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: native install (no npx/Node required)
   try {
-    execSync(cmd, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  } catch {
+    await installSkillsNative();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(
+      'Failed to install skills:',
+      error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+    );
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }