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Apify

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danielmiessler·vlatest·backend·MIT

Apify allows you to automate web scraping and data extraction tasks by executing JavaScript on websites, saving time and effort.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add danielmiessler/lifeos --skill apify --full-depth -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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danielmiessler

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  • Declares what it does: failed

    No SKILL.md was found in the skill's directory.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

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    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

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5e2f2e8c0a
Manifest
LifeOS/install/skills/Apify/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill integrates Apify's powerful web scraping and automation platform directly into AI agent workflows. It enables agents to execute complex data extraction tasks, run custom Node.js scripts on distributed server farms, and manage large-scale crawling operations without manual intervention.

When to use it

  • Extracting structured data from websites that have anti-bot protections or require JavaScript rendering.
  • Automating the collection of market intelligence, social media trends, or public records at scale.
  • Running custom logic via Apify's Node.js environment to transform raw scraped data before analysis.
  • Managing distributed scraping jobs across a global network of servers for reliability and speed.

Key capabilities

  • Direct integration with Apify's actor ecosystem for web automation.
  • Execution of custom Node.js scripts within the Apify cloud infrastructure.
  • Support for handling dynamic content, cookies, and login sessions during scraping.
  • Ability to scale operations across thousands of distributed servers automatically.

Example prompts

  • "Use Apify to scrape the latest news headlines from five major tech blogs and summarize the top three trends."
  • "Run a custom Node.js script via Apify to extract product prices from an e-commerce site and save them to a CSV file."
  • "Set up an automated job using Apify to monitor specific keywords on social media platforms daily."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure you have valid credentials for the Apify account before attempting to run actors, as unauthorized access may fail. Be mindful of rate limits imposed by both the target websites and Apify's own usage policies to avoid IP bans or service interruptions.