Agent skill · software engineering · jeremylongshore
apify-install-auth
Install and configure Apify SDK, CLI, and API client authentication.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific installation and authentication commands for the Apify SDK and CLI that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires npm installed locally. Requires apify account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Apify Install & Auth Overview Set up the Apify ecosystem: the apify-client JS library (for calling Actors remotely), the apify SDK (for building Actors), the Apify CLI (for deploying), and Crawlee (for crawling). Each package serves a different purpose — install only what the task needs, then wire up a single API token. Package Map Package npm Purpose --------- ----- --------- apify-client npm i apify-client Call Actors, manage datasets/KV stores from external apps apify npm i apify Build Actors (includes Actor.init(), Actor.pushData()) crawlee npm i crawlee Crawler framework (Cheerio, Playwright, Puppeteer crawlers) apify-cli npm i -g apify-cli CLI for apify login, apify run, apify push Prerequisites Node.js 18+ (required by SDK v3+) Apify account at https://console.apify.com API token from Settings > Integrations in Apify Console Instructions Step 1: Install Packages Step 2: Configure Authentication Pick one. Read any existing .env first so you do not clobber it, then Write the token in. The APIFYTOKEN env var is auto-detected by both apify-client and the apify SDK. For every place a token can be supplied (constructor option, header, precedence) plus the full platform env-var list, see authentication reference. Step 3: Verify Connection Step 4: Verify CLI (if installed) Output A working, authenticated Apify setup: The needed packages installed in nodemodules (verify with npm ls apify-client). APIFYTOKEN available to the process — via a Write to .env, an exported shell var, or apify login credentials in ~/.apify/auth.json. The Step 3 snippet printing Authenticated. You have N Actors. — proof the token reaches the API. apify info showing your account (only when the CLI was installed in Step 1). If the verify snippet throws instead of printing the count, jump to Error Handling below. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/apify-install-auth