diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e1f0bdc..752951ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Scrape content from a single URL with advanced options.
 
 **Branding format:** Extracts comprehensive brand identity (colors, fonts, typography, spacing, logo, UI components) for design analysis or style replication.
 **Privacy:** Set `redactPII: true` to return content with personally identifiable information redacted.
-**Hosted server:** On the hosted server (`CLOUD_SERVICE=true`) scrape is read-only. It takes no browser `actions` and cannot accept provider terms. A named `profile` loads saved browser state without saving changes to it. An organization admin accepts terms in the dashboard.
+**Hosted server:** On the hosted server (`CLOUD_SERVICE=true`) scrape is read-only. It takes no browser `actions` and cannot accept provider terms. A named `profile` loads saved browser state without saving changes to it, and the full endpoint's `firecrawl_search` treats `scrapeOptions.profile` the same way. To save browser state to a profile, open the page with `firecrawl_interact` (see below). An organization admin accepts terms in the dashboard.
 
 **Returns:**
 
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ Interact with a fresh URL or with a page that was already opened by `firecrawl_s
 
 - Pass `url` to scrape and open a page for interaction in one MCP call.
 - Pass `scrapeId` to continue interacting with an existing scraped page.
+- To save browser state (cookies, localStorage) to a named profile, pass `url` with `scrapeOptions: { "profile": { "name": "my-profile", "saveChanges": true } }`. The state is saved when `firecrawl_interact_stop` ends the session.
 - Pass exactly one of `url` or `scrapeId`, plus either `prompt` or `code`.
 
 **Usage Example:**
diff --git a/docs/search-profile.md b/docs/search-profile.md
index f93b8478..b4c8f272 100644
--- a/docs/search-profile.md
+++ b/docs/search-profile.md
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ same way. Alexandria results on this surface carry no `feedbackTool` pointer,
 since `firecrawl_feedback` is not registered here.
 
 `firecrawl_scrape` is read-only here (`readOnlyHint: true`): the surface runs in
-hosted safe mode, so it takes no browser `actions`. Provider terms can be read
+hosted safe mode, so it takes no browser `actions`, and a named `profile` loads
+saved browser state without saving changes to it. Provider terms can be read
 with the nested `terms/show` capability. As on the full surface, an organization
 admin accepts them in the dashboard: `firecrawl_scrape` refuses every other
 `terms/*` capability, and terms errors link to `requiresAction.url` or
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 04302253..d4f65d66 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2268,6 +2268,23 @@ const scrapeParamsSchema = z.object({
     .optional(),
 });
 
+// In safe mode firecrawl_scrape and firecrawl_search are read-only, so a named
+// profile they open loads saved browser state without writing it back. The API
+// saves profile changes unless told otherwise, so saveChanges: false is sent
+// explicitly. firecrawl_interact (url with scrapeOptions.profile) saves them.
+const readOnlyProfileSchema = z
+  .object({ name: z.string() })
+  .describe('Loads a saved browser profile without saving changes to it.');
+
+function withReadOnlyProfile(
+  options: Record<string, unknown>
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const profile = options.profile as { name: string } | undefined;
+  return SAFE_MODE && profile
+    ? { ...options, profile: { name: profile.name, saveChanges: false } }
+    : options;
+}
+
 // firecrawl_scrape accepts either a page URL or an Exchange batch. The base
 // schema stays url-required because search, crawl, and monitor reuse it for
 // nested scrapeOptions, where `alexandria` has no meaning.
@@ -2275,6 +2292,7 @@ const ALEXANDRIA_IGNORED_SCRAPE_OPTIONS = new Set(['toolDetail', 'domainTools'])
 
 const scrapeToolParamsSchema = scrapeParamsSchema
   .extend({
+    ...(SAFE_MODE ? { profile: readOnlyProfileSchema.optional() } : {}),
     url: z.string().url().optional(),
     timeout: z.number().int().positive().optional().describe("Execution timeout in milliseconds."),
     requestId: z
@@ -2720,8 +2738,8 @@ const scrapeTool: RegisteredTool = {
   name: 'firecrawl_scrape',
   annotations: {
     title: 'Firecrawl scrape',
-    // Hosted scrape omits browser actions and refuses provider terms writes
-    // before execution.
+    // Hosted scrape omits browser actions, loads profiles without saving,
+    // and refuses provider terms writes before execution.
     readOnlyHint: SAFE_MODE,
     openWorldHint: true, // Accepts any user-supplied URL on the public web.
     destructiveHint: false, // Does not modify, delete, or write to external websites.
@@ -2729,7 +2747,7 @@ const scrapeTool: RegisteredTool = {
   description: `
 Scrape one URL and return its content: markdown by default, or HTML, links, screenshots, branding data, a targeted answer, or JSON matching a supplied schema. Use it when the request identifies a page and needs its content or defined fields. Use \`firecrawl_search\` when additional web sources are needed; on an authenticated session, \`firecrawl_map\` lists a site's URLs and \`firecrawl_crawl\` collects a set of pages.
 
-Firecrawl may serve recently indexed content; set \`maxAge: 0\` for a live fetch or a smaller \`maxAge\` to bound staleness. A successful response does not by itself confirm the page is still current. Browser actions can change the live page when interactive actions are enabled. Authenticated responses can include a \`metadata.scrapeId\` for optional scrape feedback.
+Firecrawl may serve recently indexed content; set \`maxAge: 0\` for a live fetch or a smaller \`maxAge\` to bound staleness. A successful response does not by itself confirm the page is still current. ${SAFE_MODE ? 'A named browser profile loads saved session data without saving changes to it.' : 'Browser actions can change the live page when interactive actions are enabled.'} Authenticated responses can include a \`metadata.scrapeId\` for optional scrape feedback.
 
 On an authenticated session with Alexandria access, \`firecrawl_search\` with \`sources\` unset and \`firecrawl_find_tools\` can discover providers for the same fields across several pages; a matching provider returns typed records in one call. Keyless sessions have no provider matches.
 
@@ -2764,7 +2782,7 @@ Alexandria mode, on an authenticated session with Alexandria access: \`alexandri
     const transformed = transformScrapeParams(
       options as Record<string, unknown>
     );
-    const cleaned = removeEmptyTopLevel(transformed);
+    const cleaned = withReadOnlyProfile(removeEmptyTopLevel(transformed));
     if (cleaned.lockdown) {
       log.info('Scraping URL (lockdown)');
     } else {
@@ -2868,6 +2886,7 @@ For a programming question, add \`categories: ["developer"]\`; its hits return i
       ...searchToolBaseFields,
       scrapeOptions: scrapeParamsSchema
         .omit({ url: true })
+        .extend(SAFE_MODE ? { profile: readOnlyProfileSchema } : {})
         .partial()
         .optional()
         .describe('Attach page content for web results in the same call. These fetches ignore maxAge, so use firecrawl_scrape when you need a live fetch. scrapeOptions fetches web pages, never Alexandria provider tools.'),
@@ -2890,8 +2909,8 @@ For a programming question, add \`categories: ["developer"]\`; its hits return i
     searchOpts.toolDetail ??= 'compact';
 
     if (searchOpts.scrapeOptions) {
-      searchOpts.scrapeOptions = transformScrapeParams(
-        searchOpts.scrapeOptions as Record<string, unknown>
+      searchOpts.scrapeOptions = withReadOnlyProfile(
+        transformScrapeParams(searchOpts.scrapeOptions as Record<string, unknown>)
       );
     }
 
@@ -3035,7 +3054,7 @@ server.addTool(findToolsTool);
 // (no crawl, map, interact, monitor, parse or feedback references). Registered
 // on the search surface in place of the module-level tools above.
 const SEARCH_SURFACE_SCRAPE_DESCRIPTION = `
-Scrape one URL and return its content, or execute catalogued Alexandria capabilities. URL mode returns markdown by default, or HTML, links, screenshots, branding data, a targeted answer, or JSON matching a supplied schema, plus page metadata. Firecrawl may serve recently indexed content; set \`maxAge: 0\` for a live fetch. A successful response does not by itself confirm the page is still current. A named browser profile loads saved session data.
+Scrape one URL and return its content, or execute catalogued Alexandria capabilities. URL mode returns markdown by default, or HTML, links, screenshots, branding data, a targeted answer, or JSON matching a supplied schema, plus page metadata. Firecrawl may serve recently indexed content; set \`maxAge: 0\` for a live fetch. A successful response does not by itself confirm the page is still current. ${SAFE_MODE ? 'A named browser profile loads saved session data without saving changes to it.' : 'Browser actions can change the live page, and a named browser profile can load saved session data and overwrite its stored state.'}
 
 \`firecrawl_search\` with \`sources\` unset and \`firecrawl_find_tools\` can discover providers for the same fields across several pages; a matching Alexandria provider returns typed records in one call.
 
diff --git a/tests/mcp-read-only-scrape.test.mjs b/tests/mcp-read-only-scrape.test.mjs
index f1ea9f7a..558b936d 100644
--- a/tests/mcp-read-only-scrape.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/mcp-read-only-scrape.test.mjs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async function startHosted(t) {
   return { api, port, searchPort };
 }
 
-test('hosted scrape is read-only and preserves existing profile and search options', async (t) => {
+test('hosted scrape and search are read-only and load profiles without saving', async (t) => {
   const { api, port, searchPort } = await startHosted(t);
   const headers = { 'x-api-key': 'fc-hosted-test' };
   for (const [label, endpoint, surfacePort] of [
@@ -78,13 +78,20 @@ test('hosted scrape is read-only and preserves existing profile and search optio
     assert.equal(scrape.annotations.readOnlyHint, true, label);
     assert.equal(scrape.annotations.destructiveHint, false, label);
     assert.equal(scrape.inputSchema.properties.actions, undefined, `${label}: no browser actions`);
-    assert.doesNotMatch(scrape.description, /overwrite its stored state/, label);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(scrape.description, /overwrite its stored state|Browser actions/, label);
+    assert.match(scrape.description, /without saving changes/, label);
+    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(scrape.inputSchema.properties.profile.properties), ['name'], `${label}: profile takes only a name`);
   }
 
   const { tools } = await httpSession(port, '/v2/mcp', headers);
   const byName = new Map(tools.map((tool) => [tool.name, tool]));
   assert.equal(byName.get('firecrawl_agent').annotations.readOnlyHint, false);
   assert.equal(byName.get('firecrawl_search').annotations.readOnlyHint, true);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    Object.keys(byName.get('firecrawl_search').inputSchema.properties.scrapeOptions.properties.profile.properties),
+    ['name'],
+    'search scrapeOptions profile takes only a name'
+  );
   assert.equal(tools.some((tool) => /terms/.test(tool.name)), false, 'no tool accepts terms');
 
   for (const [surfacePort, endpoint] of [[port, '/v2/mcp'], [searchPort, '/v2/mcp-search']]) {
@@ -99,7 +106,8 @@ test('hosted scrape is read-only and preserves existing profile and search optio
         headers,
       });
       assert.notEqual(scraped.isError, true, JSON.stringify(scraped));
-      assert.deepEqual(api.requests.at(-1).body.profile, profile, 'profile options remain unchanged');
+      // A call shaped by an older tool definition may still send saveChanges.
+      assert.deepEqual(api.requests.at(-1).body.profile, { name: 'saved-login', saveChanges: false }, 'profile never saves');
       assert.equal(api.requests.at(-1).body.actions, undefined);
     }
   }
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ test('hosted scrape is read-only and preserves existing profile and search optio
     headers,
   });
   assert.notEqual(searched.isError, true, JSON.stringify(searched));
-  assert.deepEqual(api.requests.at(-1).body.scrapeOptions.profile, { name: 'saved-login', saveChanges: true });
+  assert.deepEqual(api.requests.at(-1).body.scrapeOptions.profile, { name: 'saved-login', saveChanges: false });
   assert.equal(api.requests.at(-1).body.scrapeOptions.actions, undefined);
 
   const { client } = await startStdio(t, { CLOUD_SERVICE: 'false', FIRECRAWL_API_KEY: 'fc-test', FIRECRAWL_API_URL: api.url });