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Graded 18 October 2026

Does Firecrawl process scanned pages inside a digital PDF?

Firecrawl processed the scanned page in a mixed digital and scanned PDF. It returned the worksheet in document order rather than skipping it.

1 of 1 test case passed

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Pass rate100%1 of 1 gradable
Coverage1 of 1test case with a result
1PassDid everything it was expected to do.
0FailNo test case failed.
0Not gradableEvery result here could be graded.
0UntestedEvery test case in this scenario has a result.
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The test case

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Mixed pages — scanned page not skippedPassEvidence
What we sent
InputDocument (PDF)
Input PDF: three-page service report with an image-only worksheet on page 2
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What the tool returned

Equipment service report

CLIENT Braithe Estuary Partnership Estuary House, Vardenne Quay Braithe BR3 4LN

Job referenceKAL-ESR-4471
Date of visit29 January 2026
EngineerR. Tarbert
InstrumentKestrel 400 turbidity analyser
LocationVardenne Quay pumping station
Service intervalTwelve months

Reported fault

Intermittent baseline noise on channel 2, reported by the Partnership on 21 January. The analyser had been running without attention since the annual service in January 2025.

Work carried out

The flow cell was removed, stripped and cleaned, and the pump tubing set replaced. The optical window was found to be lightly fouled on the inner face; it was cleaned rather than replaced, and should be inspected again at the next visit. The analyser was recalibrated against the two-point standards and left running on channel 2 for an hour before the site was handed back. The completed worksheet is bound in as page 2 of this report.


Service worksheet
Job referenceKAL-ESR-4471
Instrument serialGK-2214-77
EngineerR. Tarbert
Date29 January 2026
CHECKS AND READINGS
Flow cell condition on arrivalFouled, inner face
Flow cell pressure after service2.4 bar
Zero drift over 30 minutes0.003 mg/l
Span recovery against standard99.4 per cent
Lamp hours at service8,140
ResultPass
Calibration certificate SR-4471/2
Analyser left in service on channel 2. Optical window to be inspected at the next visit.
TIME ON SITE
Arrived29 January 2026, 09:15
Left29 January 2026, 13:40
Chargeable time4 hours 25 minutes
Next service dueJanuary 2027
RECEIVED BY
NameM. Cairney
PositionDuty operator, Vardenne Quay
Date29 January 2026

Parts fitted

PartCodeQuantity
Pump tubing setPT-1141
Flow cell O-ring, 12 mmOR-09122
Inlet filter, 40 micronIF-40041

Declaration

The work described in this report was carried out to the standard set out in the service agreement. The analyser was left in service and calibrated. The next annual service falls due in January 2027.

EngineerR. Tarbert
CountersignedDr A. J. Prosser
Report issued2 February 2026
Show the reply as returned (Markdown)
# Equipment service report

**CLIENT**
Braithe Estuary Partnership
Estuary House, Vardenne Quay
Braithe BR3 4LN

| Job reference | KAL-ESR-4471 |
| --- | --- |
| Date of visit | 29 January 2026 |
| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| Instrument | Kestrel 400 turbidity analyser |
| Location | Vardenne Quay pumping station |
| Service interval | Twelve months |

## Reported fault

Intermittent baseline noise on channel 2, reported by the Partnership on 21 January. The analyser had
been running without attention since the annual service in January 2025.

## Work carried out

The flow cell was removed, stripped and cleaned, and the pump tubing set replaced. The optical window
was found to be lightly fouled on the inner face; it was cleaned rather than replaced, and should be
inspected again at the next visit. The analyser was recalibrated against the two-point standards and left
running on channel 2 for an hour before the site was handed back. The completed worksheet is bound in
as page 2 of this report.

---

| Service worksheet |  |
| --- | --- |
| Job reference | KAL-ESR-4471 |
| Instrument serial | GK-2214-77 |
| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| Date | 29 January 2026 |
| CHECKS AND READINGS |  |
| Flow cell condition on arrival | Fouled, inner face |
| Flow cell pressure after service | 2.4 bar |
| Zero drift over 30 minutes | 0.003 mg/l |
| Span recovery against standard | 99.4 per cent |
| Lamp hours at service | 8,140 |
| Result | Pass |
| Calibration certificate SR-4471/2 |  |
| Analyser left in service on channel 2. Optical window to be inspected at the next visit. |  |
| TIME ON SITE |  |
| Arrived | 29 January 2026, 09:15 |
| Left | 29 January 2026, 13:40 |
| Chargeable time | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Next service due | January 2027 |
| RECEIVED BY |  |
| Name | M. Cairney |
| Position | Duty operator, Vardenne Quay |
| Date | 29 January 2026 |

---

## Parts fitted

| Part | Code | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pump tubing set | PT-114 | 1 |
| Flow cell O-ring, 12 mm | OR-0912 | 2 |
| Inlet filter, 40 micron | IF-4004 | 1 |

## Declaration

The work described in this report was carried out to the standard set out in the service agreement. The
analyser was left in service and calibrated. The next annual service falls due in January 2027.

| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| --- | --- |
| Countersigned | Dr A. J. Prosser |
| Report issued | 2 February 2026 |

API response: returned Markdown and page-count metadata

Copied from Output file (JSON), data › markdown

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Output file (Markdown)
Returned Markdown: the worksheet between the first and third pages
Markdown74 lines
# Equipment service report

**CLIENT**
Braithe Estuary Partnership
Estuary House, Vardenne Quay
Braithe BR3 4LN

| Job reference | KAL-ESR-4471 |
| --- | --- |
| Date of visit | 29 January 2026 |
| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| Instrument | Kestrel 400 turbidity analyser |
| Location | Vardenne Quay pumping station |
| Service interval | Twelve months |

## Reported fault

Intermittent baseline noise on channel 2, reported by the Partnership on 21 January. The analyser had
been running without attention since the annual service in January 2025.

## Work carried out

The flow cell was removed, stripped and cleaned, and the pump tubing set replaced. The optical window
was found to be lightly fouled on the inner face; it was cleaned rather than replaced, and should be
inspected again at the next visit. The analyser was recalibrated against the two-point standards and left
running on channel 2 for an hour before the site was handed back. The completed worksheet is bound in
as page 2 of this report.

---

| Service worksheet |  |
| --- | --- |
| Job reference | KAL-ESR-4471 |
| Instrument serial | GK-2214-77 |
| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| Date | 29 January 2026 |
| CHECKS AND READINGS |  |
| Flow cell condition on arrival | Fouled, inner face |
| Flow cell pressure after service | 2.4 bar |
| Zero drift over 30 minutes | 0.003 mg/l |
| Span recovery against standard | 99.4 per cent |
| Lamp hours at service | 8,140 |
| Result | Pass |
| Calibration certificate SR-4471/2 |  |
| Analyser left in service on channel 2. Optical window to be inspected at the next visit. |  |
| TIME ON SITE |  |
| Arrived | 29 January 2026, 09:15 |
| Left | 29 January 2026, 13:40 |
| Chargeable time | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Next service due | January 2027 |
| RECEIVED BY |  |
| Name | M. Cairney |
| Position | Duty operator, Vardenne Quay |
| Date | 29 January 2026 |

---

## Parts fitted

| Part | Code | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pump tubing set | PT-114 | 1 |
| Flow cell O-ring, 12 mm | OR-0912 | 2 |
| Inlet filter, 40 micron | IF-4004 | 1 |

## Declaration

The work described in this report was carried out to the standard set out in the service agreement. The
analyser was left in service and calibrated. The next annual service falls due in January 2027.

| Engineer | R. Tarbert |
| --- | --- |
| Countersigned | Dr A. J. Prosser |
| Report issued | 2 February 2026 |
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Key momentslines 31–62
Expected vs. Found
✓Expected: The scanned page’s text appears in the output like the digital pages, rather than being silently skipped.Found: The worksheet appeared between the digital pages. Its pressure and recovery were 2.4 bar and 99.4%, the same as the source.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screenshot
Comparison sheet: scanned worksheet beside Firecrawl’s Markdown
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Proof 2Screenshot
Run card: conditions, input and timing
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Why this result

The scanned page needed to appear alongside the digital pages. Firecrawl transcribed the worksheet faithfully and in order, so it passed rather than silently skipping the image-only page.

Also observed in this test case

Letterhead and footers omitted. Firecrawl omitted the running letterhead and page footers from all three pages, including the digital pages.

Signature area omitted. On the scanned worksheet, Firecrawl omitted the printed engineer’s signature label and did not transcribe or guess the handwritten signature.

Tested by Chandresh Bisht · evidence dated 10 September 2026

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Software that produced the output
Firecrawl
Build or version
not exposed (Firecrawl API v2, /v2/parse)
Plan or tier
free tier
Surface
API
Set up before the run
A digital PDF with a scanned image-only page was required. The complete PDF was to be converted to Markdown in one pass using each tool’s default pipeline, without tuning options.
Pipeline
single pass; Markdown output only; no options set (the product’s defaults)
Tested
10 September 2026 · Chandresh Bisht

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11 November 2026First publishedConverting a complex PDF into clean Markdown with a hosted API v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/pdf-to-markdown-apis/results/firecrawl/a-document-mixing-digital-and-scanned-pages · 1 pass · 0 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-10-18

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Input · Document (PDF) ↗application/pdf · 356 KB
Proof 1 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 856 KB
Output file (Markdown) ↗text/markdown · 2 KB
Output file (JSON) ↗application/json · 3 KB
Proof 2 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 53 KB
File fingerprints (SHA-256)

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Input · Document (PDF)096951b8eaf09740a926620943c7eb9b076e80144d76e7a90fb7f77056b6ef83
Proof 1 · Screenshotbba143ee9da6886d65c8d667349c478f1e0afd568587f295c63dfb0579bb19f6
Output file (Markdown)a801b3b4367d1ff4d81f264f73f25efa3403f22b9d4d49207e17cfe75c3bd1d4
Output file (JSON)b7f3f1b2e986672f29f1bc1dde1bcc881aa89053e6fb89e38c1428862287e71b
Proof 2 · Screenshot09b00f98c5d86874b4e598df877d8f501bc93c42e52e1b3091a1951c5ac9bad5