Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when a coding-agent workflow needs Apify-specific instructions for scraping, Actor development, or integration work.
Who it is for
- Developers who want coding agents to run Apify-based web-scraping workflows.
- Apify developers creating, debugging, or updating Actors.
- Product developers building an Apify integration for an app, agent harness, or AI framework.
Documented uses
- Install scraping instructions into a coding agent and request structured web data.
- Create or debug Apify Actors in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Wrap existing code as an Apify Actor.
- Develop an Apify integration for another product.
Requirements & limits
The README lists an Apify account as a prerequisite and notes a free tier. It recommends installing and authenticating the Apify CLI; an API token is a fallback for headless or CI environments. Node.js 20.6 or later is required by the CLI and Ultimate Scraper skill.
- The repository names Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI, and also describes use with other agents that read Markdown.
- The collection separates scraping, Actor development, code-to-Actor conversion, and integration development into distinct skills.
- The scraper skill selects from curated Actors and can fall back to searching the Apify Store.
- Actor development instructions cover JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python; actorization also offers a generic CLI wrapper for other languages.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install the Apify scraper skill with npx
Add the apify-ultimate-scraper skill to a coding-agent environment.
Before you start
- An AI coding agent that can use the skill.
- Apify account.
- Apify CLI installed and authenticated, or an API token configured for headless or CI use.
- Node.js 20.6 or later.
Steps
Run the command below.
npx skills add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills --skill apify-ultimate-scraperAsk the agent for a web-scraping task, such as collecting Google Maps results and saving them as CSV.
Expected outcome
The scraper skill is added, and the agent can use its instructions for Actor selection, input shaping, run management, and result formatting.
Guide limitations
- The README describes the skill and example workflow; this is not a report of an executed installation or scrape.
- Scraping depends on Apify account setup and the relevant platform resources.
Compare options for AI coding assistance
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Skills — apify | Install scraping instructions into a coding agent and request structured web data. | CLI | The README lists an Apify account as a prerequisite and notes a free tier. It recommends installing and authenticating the Apify CLI; an API token is a fallback for headless or CI environments. Node.js 20.6 or later is required by the CLI and Ultimate Scraper skill. |
| Spectra | Clarify requirements and compare approaches before proposing a change. | CLI, Desktop | The README lists a macOS and Windows desktop app, and a Homebrew installation for macOS. The CLI is published through npm and requires Node.js 22.14 or newer. |
| Skills — michaelshimeles | Install reusable task-specific skills into a coding-agent setup. | CLI | The repository README provides an npx installation command for most coding agents and describes automatic or explicit skill invocation in Claude Code. |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- apify/agent-skills · Official homepage title · retained in its source language