apify/agent-skills

Collection of Apify agent skills

Apify Agent Skills

What it is – A collection of ready‑to‑use skills (plug‑in modules) that let large‑language‑model agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Gemini, etc.) call the Apify platform for web‑scraping, automation, and custom “Actors” (serverless scraping/automation scripts). The repo ships four main skills plus a command pack, all described in Markdown so any agent that can read Markdown can load them.

Key capabilities

Skill What it does
apify-ultimate-scraper Universal scraper that picks the right Apify Actor for >130 popular sites (social, maps, e‑commerce, etc.) and falls back to the full Apify Store (30 k+ Actors). Handles input shaping, run monitoring, and output formatting (CSV, JSON, …).
apify-actor-development Generate, debug, and deploy new Apify Actors in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python. Also creates or updates the standard schema files (input_schema.json, output_schema.json, etc.).
apify-actorization Wrap any existing script, library, or CLI tool as an Apify Actor, supporting the JS/TS SDK, the Python async manager, or a generic wrapper for other languages.
apify-integration-development Blueprint for building an official Apify integration – e.g., a Zapier/n8n‑style workflow app, an AI‑agent harness plugin, a LangChain/LlamaIndex wrapper, or a direct client using apify-client or the REST API.
apify-actor-commands (command pack) Adds slash commands such as /create-actor to guide an agent through scaffolding an Actor.

Typical prompts – An AI agent can be asked in plain language, for example:

  • “Scrape the top 50 results for ‘AI coding tools’ from Google Maps and save them to a CSV.” → the apify-ultimate-scraper skill selects the Google Maps Actor, runs it, and returns a CSV.
  • “Create a new Actor that extracts product prices from a given e‑commerce site.” → apify-actor-development scaffolds, tests, and deploys the Actor.

Installation – Skills are added via the Claude Code plugin system (or equivalent in Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, Gemini):

npx skills add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraper

Or, for Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills
/plugin install apify-ultimate-scraper@apify-agent-skills
/plugin install apify-actor-development@apify-agent-skills
/plugin install apify-actorization@apify-agent-skills
/plugin install apify-integration-development@apify-agent-skills

The repo also contains agents/AGENTS.md (index) and skills/<skill>/SKILL.md files for any Markdown‑aware agent.

Prerequisites

  1. An Apify account (free tier available).
  2. Apify CLI (npm install -g apify-cli or brew install apify-cli) and login via OAuth or an API token (APIFY_TOKEN).
  3. Node.js 20.6+ (required for the Ultimate Scraper skill).

Use‑case examples (plain‑language prompts)

Use case Prompt
Lead generation Find Italian restaurants in Brooklyn with <4‑star Google Maps ratings, scrape their reviews and websites, and export a ranked CSV for my CRM.
Competitive intel Pull pricing pages, G2 reviews, recent job postings, and social posts for Competitor A, B, C; summarize gaps.
Market research Scrape bestseller rankings for wireless earbuds on Amazon and Walmart, flag negative‑review issues, and suggest a price sweet spot.
Brand reputation Collect mentions of on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube in the last 30 days, run sentiment analysis, and list top 5 praise/complaint themes.
Influencer vetting Find 20 fitness influencers with 50k‑500k followers on Instagram/TikTok, scrape engagement rates, and rank by engagement‑to‑follower ratio.

Resources

  • Launch blog: Introducing Apify Agent Skills (link in README).
  • Apify CLI repo.
  • Community‑maintained domain‑specific skills: apify/awesome-skills.
  • MCP server configurator: mcp.apify.com.
  • Full Apify Store (30 k+ ready Actors).
  • MCP CLI (apify/mcpc).

Pricing – Each Apify Actor is billed independently (pay‑per‑result or pay‑per‑event). Free credits are included with every Apify account; see the Actor’s page on the Apify Store for exact costs.

Support – Documentation site, Discord community, and GitHub issues.

License – Apache‑2.0.

Built by the Apify team to give AI agents production‑grade web‑scraping and automation capabilities.

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