feat(tools): add Firecrawl cloud browser provider (#5628)

* feat(tools): add Firecrawl cloud browser provider

Adds Firecrawl (https://firecrawl.dev) as a cloud browser provider
alongside Browserbase and Browser Use. All browser tools route through
Firecrawl's cloud browser via CDP when selected.

- tools/browser_providers/firecrawl.py — FirecrawlProvider
- tools/browser_tool.py — register in _PROVIDER_REGISTRY
- hermes_cli/tools_config.py — add to onboarding provider picker
- hermes_cli/setup.py — add to setup summary
- hermes_cli/config.py — add FIRECRAWL_BROWSER_TTL config
- website/docs/ — browser docs and env var reference

Based on #4490 by @developersdigest.

Co-Authored-By: Developers Digest <124798203+developersdigest@users.noreply.github.com>

* refactor: simplify FirecrawlProvider.emergency_cleanup

Use self._headers() and self._api_url() instead of duplicating
env-var reads and header construction.

* fix: recognize Firecrawl in subscription browser detection

_resolve_browser_feature_state() now handles "firecrawl" as a direct
browser provider (same pattern as "browser-use"), so hermes setup
summary correctly shows "Browser Automation (Firecrawl)" instead of
misreporting as "Local browser".

Also fixes test_config_version_unchanged assertion (11 → 12).

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@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Hermes Agent includes a full browser automation toolset with multiple backend op
- **Browserbase cloud mode** via [Browserbase](https://browserbase.com) for managed cloud browsers and anti-bot tooling
- **Browser Use cloud mode** via [Browser Use](https://browser-use.com) as an alternative cloud browser provider
- **Firecrawl cloud mode** via [Firecrawl](https://firecrawl.dev) for cloud browsers with built-in scraping
- **Camofox local mode** via [Camofox](https://github.com/jo-inc/camofox-browser) for local anti-detection browsing (Firefox-based fingerprint spoofing)
- **Local Chrome via CDP** — connect browser tools to your own Chrome instance using `/browser connect`
- **Local browser mode** via the `agent-browser` CLI and a local Chromium installation
@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Pages are represented as **accessibility trees** (text-based snapshots), making
Key capabilities:
- **Multi-provider cloud execution** — Browserbase or Browser Use, no local browser needed
- **Multi-provider cloud execution** — Browserbase, Browser Use, or Firecrawl — no local browser needed
- **Local Chrome integration** — attach to your running Chrome via CDP for hands-on browsing
- **Built-in stealth** — random fingerprints, CAPTCHA solving, residential proxies (Browserbase)
- **Session isolation** — each task gets its own browser session
@ -55,6 +56,32 @@ BROWSER_USE_API_KEY=***
Get your API key at [browser-use.com](https://browser-use.com). Browser Use provides a cloud browser via its REST API. If both Browserbase and Browser Use credentials are set, Browserbase takes priority.
### Firecrawl cloud mode
To use Firecrawl as your cloud browser provider, add:
```bash
# Add to ~/.hermes/.env
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-***
```
Get your API key at [firecrawl.dev](https://firecrawl.dev). Then select Firecrawl as your browser provider:
```bash
hermes setup tools
# → Browser Automation → Firecrawl
```
Optional settings:
```bash
# Self-hosted Firecrawl instance (default: https://api.firecrawl.dev)
FIRECRAWL_API_URL=http://localhost:3002
# Session TTL in seconds (default: 300)
FIRECRAWL_BROWSER_TTL=600
```
### Camofox local mode
[Camofox](https://github.com/jo-inc/camofox-browser) is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox (a Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). It provides local anti-detection browsing without cloud dependencies.