Web Scraping
Helps with web development, web scraping as part of developing backend services and APIs workflows.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add web-scraping npx -- -y @trustedskills/web-scraping
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"web-scraping": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/web-scraping"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The web-scraping skill enables AI agents to extract structured data from websites by parsing HTML and CSS. It supports dynamic content rendering, handling JavaScript-generated pages, and can be configured with custom selectors for targeted information retrieval.
When to use it
- Extract product listings or pricing data from e-commerce sites for market analysis.
- Gather news headlines and summaries from multiple sources for real-time updates.
- Automate the collection of public records or social media metrics for research purposes.
Key capabilities
- Parsing HTML and CSS for structured data extraction
- Handling JavaScript-rendered content
- Configurable selectors for targeted scraping
- Support for pagination and rate limiting
Example prompts
- "Scrape all headlines from the front page of technews.com."
- "Extract product names, prices, and ratings from amazon.com/search?q=smartwatches."
- "Collect recent blog posts from the last 7 days from mycompanyblog.com."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure compliance with website terms of service and robots.txt rules to avoid legal issues.
- Use rate limiting to prevent overwhelming target servers or getting blocked.
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