apify-actor-development
π―Skillfrom apify/agent-skills
|Develops, debugs, and deploys Apify Actors for web scraping, automation, and data processing on the Apify serverless cloud platform
Overview
The Apify Actor Development skill is part of the official Apify Agent Skills collection, providing guidance for developing, debugging, and deploying Apify Actors, which are serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. It works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other AI coding assistants.
Key Features
- Actor Development Lifecycle - Complete guidance for developing, debugging, and deploying Apify Actors as serverless cloud programs
- Actorization Support - Companion skill for converting existing JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or CLI projects into Apify Actors
- Multi-Language Support - Covers Actor development in JavaScript/TypeScript (SDK with Actor.init/exit), Python (async context manager), and any language via CLI wrapper
- Part of Comprehensive Collection - Included alongside 10+ specialized skills for audience analysis, brand monitoring, competitor intelligence, e-commerce, lead generation, and trend analysis
- Cross-Agent Compatibility - Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other AI coding assistants
Who is this for?
This skill is for developers building web scraping, automation, or data processing solutions on the Apify platform who want AI assistance during development. It is particularly valuable for teams migrating existing projects to the Apify Actor framework or building new Actors from scratch who need guidance on SDK patterns, deployment configuration, and debugging techniques.
Same repository
apify/agent-skills(26 items)
Installation
npx vibeindex add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-actor-developmentnpx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-actor-development~/.claude/skills/apify-actor-development/SKILL.mdSKILL.md
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