Agent skill · software engineering · sickn33
apify-actor-development
Important: Before you begin, fill in the generatedBy property in the meta section of .actor/actor.json. Replace it with the tool and model you're currently using, such as \"Claude Code with Claude Sonnet 4.5\". This helps Apify monitor and improve AGENTS.md for specific AI tools and models.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for developing Apify Actors, which are not widely known or documented.
What it needs
Requires apify-cli installed locally. About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Apify Actor Development Important: Before you begin, fill in the generatedBy property in the meta section of .actor/actor.json. Replace it with the tool and model you're currently using, such as "Claude Code with Claude Sonnet 4.5". This helps Apify monitor and improve AGENTS.md for specific AI tools and models. When to Use You need to create, modify, or debug an Apify Actor project. The task involves choosing an Apify template, wiring actor inputs/outputs, or implementing actor runtime logic. You need safe setup guidance for apify CLI authentication, project bootstrap, or deployment workflow. What are Apify Actors? Actors are serverless programs inspired by the UNIX philosophy - programs that do one thing well and can be easily combined to build complex systems. They're packaged as Docker images and run in isolated containers in the cloud. Core Concepts: Accept well-defined JSON input Perform isolated tasks (web scraping, automation, data processing) Produce structured JSON output to datasets and/or store data in key-value stores Can run from seconds to hours or even indefinitely Persist state and can be restarted Prerequisites & Setup (MANDATORY) Before creating or modifying actors, verify that apify CLI is installed apify --help. If it is not installed, use one of these methods (listed in order of preference): Security note: Do NOT install the CLI by piping remote scripts directly into a shell. Always use a package manager. When the apify CLI is installed, check that it is logged in with: If it is not logged in, check if the APIFYTOKEN environment variable is defined (if not, ask the user to generate one on https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations and then define APIFYTOKEN with it). Then authenticate using one of these methods: Security note: Avoid passing tokens as command-line arguments (e.g. apify login -t <token>). Arguments are visible in process listings and may be recorded in shell history. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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