Agent Skills Scraper

Agent Skills Scraper

Extract deep metadata from skills.sh, the open agent skills directory by Vercel. Scrape every skill's weekly installs, GitHub stars, security audits, agent adoption, and full documentation.

Research competitors, spot emerging trends, and track agent skill adoption across the entire skills.sh ecosystem.

Copy to your AI assistant

Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor.

parsebird/agent-skills-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parsebird/agent-skills-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: sortBy (string, "all-time"/"trending"/"hot"), searchQuery (string, keyword search), maxResults (integer, 0=unlimited), includeDetails (boolean, true=deep metadata). Full actor spec (input schema with all params/enums/defaults, output dataset fields, README): fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parsebird~agent-skills-scraper (Bearer TOKEN) → taggedBuilds.latest.buildId, then GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parsebird~agent-skills-scraper/builds/{buildId} → inputSchema, actorDefinition.storages.dataset, readme. Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations

What does Agent Skills Scraper do?

This Actor scrapes skills.sh — Vercel's open directory of agent skills for AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and more. It extracts deep metadata from each skill's detail page including:

• Skill name, owner, and repository
• Install command (the npx skills add command)
• Summary and capability bullets
• Full SKILL.md documentation content
• Weekly installs (current adoption velocity)
• GitHub stars (repository popularity)
• First seen date (when the skill was added)
• Security audits (Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket, Snyk results)
• Agent adoption breakdown (installs per AI agent: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.)

Why scrape agent skills?

• Ecosystem analysis — Understand what capabilities developers are adding to their AI agents
• Trend monitoring — Track which skills are trending and gaining adoption fastest
• Competitive intelligence — See what tools your competitors are building or using
• Security research — Monitor audit pass/fail rates across the ecosystem
• Agent platform analysis — Compare adoption across Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini, and more
• Developer tooling insights — Identify gaps in the skills ecosystem for new opportunities

How to use

1. Go to the Agent Skills Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free
3. Configure your input:
   • Leaderboard Sort — All Time (default), Trending (24h), or Hot
   • Search Query — Search for skills by keyword (overrides sort)
   • Max Skills — Limit the number of results
   • Include Detail Pages — Enable for deep metadata (default: on)
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
sortBy	string	all-time	Leaderboard sort: all-time, trending, or hot
searchQuery	string	(empty)	Search query (overrides sort)
maxResults	integer	50	Max skills to return (0 = unlimited)
includeDetails	boolean	true	Visit detail pages for deep metadata

Output data

Detail mode (includeDetails = true)

{
    "skillName": "frontend-design",
    "owner": "anthropics",
    "repo": "skills",
    "url": "https://skills.sh/anthropics/skills/frontend-design",
    "installCommand": "npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill frontend-design",
    "summary": "Distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces that reject generic AI aesthetics.",
    "summaryBullets": [
        "Guides design thinking before coding...",
        "Emphasizes typography, color theming, motion..."
    ],
    "skillMdContent": "This skill guides creation of distinctive...",
    "weeklyInstalls": "237.6K",
    "repository": "anthropics/skills",
    "repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/anthropics/skills",
    "githubStars": "108.4K",
    "firstSeen": "Jan 19, 2026",
    "securityAudits": [
        {"name": "Gen Agent Trust Hub", "result": "Pass"},
        {"name": "Socket", "result": "Pass"},
        {"name": "Snyk", "result": "Pass"}
    ],
    "installedOn": [
        {"agent": "opencode", "installs": "196.5K"},
        {"agent": "codex", "installs": "193.2K"},
        {"agent": "claude-code", "installs": "183.6K"}
    ],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-29T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Listing mode (includeDetails = false)

{
    "skillName": "frontend-design",
    "owner": "anthropics",
    "repo": "skills",
    "listingInstalls": "222.2K",
    "url": "https://skills.sh/anthropics/skills/frontend-design",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-29T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Cost	When charged
skill-listing	$0.002	Per skill in listing-only mode ($2 per 1,000 skills)
skill-detail	$0.02	Per skill when detail pages are scraped ($20 per 1,000 skills)

Cost examples:

• 50 skills, listing only: $0.10
• 50 skills with details: $1.00
• 200 skills, listing only: $0.40
• 200 skills with details: $4.00
• 1,000 skills, listing only: $2.00
• 1,000 skills with details: $20.00

You only pay for the skills actually returned.

Tips and best practices

• Start small — Set maxResults to 5-10 with includeDetails enabled to preview the data
• Use search for targeted results — Search narrows the leaderboard to matching skills
• Trending vs All Time — Use "trending" to find skills gaining traction right now; "all-time" for the established ecosystem
• Detail mode is the value — The leaderboard only gives names and total installs. All the rich data (weekly installs, stars, audits, agent breakdown) is on detail pages
• Scheduling — Set up periodic runs to track how skills rise and fall in popularity

Integrations

Connect this Actor to your workflow:

• Google Sheets — Export results directly
• Webhooks — Trigger actions when new data arrives
• API — Access data programmatically via the Apify API
• Zapier / Make — Automate downstream workflows