Overview
Apify Automation is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by ComposioHQ. Its author describes it as: “Automate web scraping and data extraction with Apify -- run Actors, manage datasets, create reusable tasks, and retrieve crawl results through the Composio Apify integration.”. The project has 75k stars on GitHub and does not declare a license, so check with the author before reuse. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills`.
What Apify Automation does
Run **Apify** web scraping Actors and manage datasets directly from Claude Code. Execute crawlers synchronously or asynchronously, retrieve structured data, create reusable tasks, and inspect run logs without leaving your terminal.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for Apify Automation is organised into these sections:
- Setup
- Core Workflows
- 1. Run an Actor Synchronously and Get Results
- 2. Run an Actor Asynchronously
- 3. Retrieve Dataset Items
- 4. Inspect Actor Details
- 5. Create Reusable Tasks
- 6. Manage Runs and Datasets
- Known Pitfalls
- Quick Reference
Installation
Add Apify Automation to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
- Gemini CLI — declared in the repository topics
- Antigravity — declared in the repository topics
License
ComposioHQ has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, an established project with 75,427 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 4,008 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Apify Automation do?
- Automate web scraping and data extraction with Apify -- run Actors, manage datasets, create reusable tasks, and retrieve crawl results through the Composio Apify integration.
- How do I install Apify Automation?
- Run /plugin marketplace add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills before installing.
- Is Apify Automation free to use?
- Apify Automation is publicly available on GitHub, but ComposioHQ has not declared a standard open-source license (No license). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Which agents does Apify Automation work with?
- Apify Automation lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does Apify Automation come from?
- Apify Automation ships inside ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, a repository that contains 61 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 75,427 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.