patrikbraborec f0720a1a79 Clarify apify run usage and replace templates with CLI commands
- Add explicit warnings about using `apify run` instead of npm/npx commands
- Replace template markdown files with CLI commands in Template Selection
- Add to Do/Don't sections: use `apify run`, not `npm start` or `npx apify run`
- Remove actor-template-js.md, actor-template-python.md, actor-template-ts.md

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-22 13:15:24 +01:00

Apify Agent Skills

Official Apify agent skills for web scraping, data extraction, and automation. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other AI coding assistants.

Available Skills

Name Description Documentation
apify-actor-development Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing SKILL.md
apify-lead-generation Generate B2B/B2C leads by scraping Google Maps, websites, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google Search using Apify Actors SKILL.md

Installation

Claude Code

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills

# Install a skill
/plugin install apify-lead-generation@apify-agent-skills

Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your project's .cursor/settings.json or use the same Claude Code plugin format.

Codex / Gemini CLI

Point your agent to the agents/AGENTS.md file which contains skill descriptions and paths:

# Gemini CLI uses gemini-extension.json automatically
# For Codex, reference agents/AGENTS.md in your configuration

Other AI Tools

Any AI tool that supports markdown context can use the skills by pointing to:

  • agents/AGENTS.md - Auto-generated skill index
  • skills/*/SKILL.md - Individual skill documentation

Prerequisites

  1. Apify Account: Sign up at apify.com
  2. API Token: Get your token from Apify Console > Integrations
  3. Set Environment Variable: Add to your .env file:
    APIFY_TOKEN=your_token_here
    

Output Formats

  • Quick Answer - Top 5 results displayed in chat (default, no file saved)
  • CSV - Full export or basic fields only
  • JSON - Full data export

Pricing

Apify Actors use pay-per-result pricing. Check individual Actor pricing on apify.com.

Contributing

  1. Fork this repository
  2. Create your skill in skills/your-skill-name/
  3. Add SKILL.md with proper frontmatter:
    ---
    name: your-skill-name
    description: What your skill does and when to use it
    ---
    
  4. Add entry to .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
  5. Run uv run scripts/generate_agents.py to update AGENTS.md
  6. Submit a pull request

Development

# Regenerate AGENTS.md and validate marketplace.json
uv run scripts/generate_agents.py

Future Skills

Outcome-based

  • brand-monitoring - Review tracking, sentiment analysis
  • competitor-intelligence - Benchmarking, feature comparison
  • influencer-discovery - Find and vet influencers
  • trend-analysis - Hashtag tracking, viral content

Platform-based

  • google-intelligence - Maps, Search, Trends, Booking
  • instagram-intelligence - Profiles, Posts, Reels, Hashtags
  • facebook-intelligence - Pages, Posts, Groups, Ads
  • tiktok-intelligence - Profiles, Videos, Hashtags, Sounds
  • youtube-intelligence - Channels, Videos, Shorts, Comments

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apify-ultimate-scraper: Universal AI-powered web scraper for any platform. Scrape data from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Google Maps, Google Search,…; apify-actor-development: Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. Use when creating new Actors, modifying…; apify-actorization: Convert existing projects into Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs. Actorize JavaScript/TypeScript (SDK wit…
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