From 33d87b6e7fd6b763049c7f62138774eb4f25a397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: erikengervall <5392475+erikengervall@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 06:36:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document the ADK API key as optional on the cloud API

---
 developer-guides/llm-sdks-and-frameworks/google-adk.mdx | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/developer-guides/llm-sdks-and-frameworks/google-adk.mdx b/developer-guides/llm-sdks-and-frameworks/google-adk.mdx
index 2a796cad3..2b210e8c8 100644
--- a/developer-guides/llm-sdks-and-frameworks/google-adk.mdx
+++ b/developer-guides/llm-sdks-and-frameworks/google-adk.mdx
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ Set `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` in the environment that starts ADK. Do not put its value
 
 ## Configuration
 
-### Required Configuration
+### Authentication
 
 **FIRECRAWL_API_KEY**: Your Firecrawl API key
-- Required when using cloud API (default)
+- Optional with the cloud API (default): without a key, scrape and search run keyless within free limits; other tools and higher limits need a key
 - Optional when using self-hosted instance with FIRECRAWL_API_URL
 
 ### Optional Configuration