Apify Growth Skills — Setup Guide¶

Source: apify/agent-skills (2,232⭐) Skills: apify-ultimate-scraper (13.4K), apify-lead-generation (2.8K), apify-brand-reputation-monitoring (2.5K) Category: Growth / Web Scraping Language: Python / JavaScript

Three production-grade growth automation skills built on Apify's platform of 30,000+ pre-built Actors. The ultimate scraper handles any website (JS-rendered, infinite scroll, auth-walled), lead generation discovers and enriches prospects from business directories, and brand monitoring tracks your reputation across the web and social platforms.

These skills extend the base apify/agent-skills package (documented July 16) with specialized growth workflows.

Installation¶

# Install all three growth skills
npx skills add apify/agent-skills@apify-ultimate-scraper
npx skills add apify/agent-skills@apify-lead-generation
npx skills add apify/agent-skills@apify-brand-reputation-monitoring

# Or install the full apify skills package (includes all 5+ skills)
npx skills add apify/agent-skills

Prerequisites¶

Requirement	Details
Apify account	console.apify.com — free tier ($5/mo credit)
Apify API token	Apify Console → Settings → Integrations → API token
Apify MCP server	`npx @apify/mcp` for MCP-native tool access (recommended)

export APIFY_TOKEN="apify_api_..."

Skill 1: apify-ultimate-scraper (13,400 installs)¶

Overview¶

The flagship Apify scraping skill. Handles any website regardless of complexity — SPAs with JavaScript rendering, infinite scroll pages, paginated lists, login-walled content, and CAPTCHA-protected sites. Built-in proxy rotation (residential + datacenter + mobile), automatic retry with exponential backoff, and structured output with full CSS/XPath selector support.

Capabilities¶

Any website: Handles React, Vue, Angular SPAs with full JS rendering
Anti-detection: Rotating residential proxies + fingerprint randomization
CAPTCHA solving: Integrated 2Captcha/Anti-Captcha support
Structured output: JSON, CSV, or direct database insertion
Rate limiting: Automatic delay insertion to avoid triggering WAFs
Session persistence: Maintains login state across scraping sessions

Usage Pattern¶

# Scrape a competitor's pricing page
npx skills run apify-ultimate-scraper \
  --url "https://competitor.com/pricing" \
  --selectors ".pricing-tier" \
  --output "pricing-data.json"

# Scrape with JS rendering (for SPAs)
npx skills run apify-ultimate-scraper \
  --url "https://react-app.example.com" \
  --js-rendering \
  --wait-for ".content-loaded"

CorpusIQ Use Case¶

Scrape competitor landing pages, pricing changes, and feature announcements. Feed into competitive intelligence pipeline for product roadmap decisions.

Skill 2: apify-lead-generation (2,800 installs)¶

Overview¶

Automated B2B lead discovery and enrichment. Scrapes business directories (Google Maps, Yelp, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Crunchbase), extracts company and contact information, enriches with firmographic data (company size, funding, industry, tech stack), and outputs CRM-ready formats.

Capabilities¶

Directory scraping: Google Maps, Yelp, LinkedIn, Crunchbase, AngelList
Contact enrichment: Email discovery, LinkedIn profile matching, phone extraction
Firmographic data: Company size, revenue range, funding rounds, industry classification
Domain filtering: Target specific industries, locations, company sizes
Deduplication: Automatic cross-source dedup with confidence scoring
CRM output: CSV, HubSpot, Salesforce, or direct API push

Usage Pattern¶

# Find e-commerce brands in SF Bay Area
npx skills run apify-lead-generation \
  --directory "google-maps" \
  --query "e-commerce platform" \
  --location "San Francisco, CA" \
  --enrich \
  --output "sf-ecommerce-leads.csv"

# Scrape LinkedIn for decision makers
npx skills run apify-lead-generation \
  --directory "linkedin" \
  --title "Head of Growth" \
  --industry "SaaS" \
  --company-size "10-200" \
  --output "growth-leads.json"

CorpusIQ Use Case¶

Power the outbound growth pipeline. Discover e-commerce operators, SaaS founders, and agency owners who need AI-powered business intelligence. Feed qualified leads into the CRM for nurture sequences. The skill handles the "discovery" half — CorpusIQ's corpusiq-cold-outreach skill handles the "engagement" half.

Skill 3: apify-brand-reputation-monitoring (2,500 installs)¶

Overview¶

Continuous brand monitoring across web, social media, and review platforms. Tracks every mention of your brand, products, and competitors. Sentiment analysis, trend detection, and configurable alerting. Designed for the "help-first community engagement" growth strategy — catch every mention before it goes unanswered.

Capabilities¶

Platform coverage: Reddit, X/Twitter, Hacker News, Product Hunt, G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, Google Reviews
Sentiment analysis: Real-time positive/negative/neutral classification
Competitor tracking: Side-by-side mention volume and sentiment comparison
Alert thresholds: Configurable — spike in negative mentions, competitor launch, review velocity change
Delivery channels: Slack webhook, email digest, webhook, or direct API
Historical trending: 30/60/90-day sentiment and volume trends

Usage Pattern¶

# Set up continuous monitoring for CorpusIQ
npx skills run apify-brand-reputation-monitoring \
  --brand "CorpusIQ" \
  --platforms "reddit,twitter,hackernews,producthunt" \
  --competitors "competitor1,competitor2" \
  --alert-slack "https://hooks.slack.com/..." \
  --schedule "every-6-hours"

# One-time reputation audit
npx skills run apify-brand-reputation-monitoring \
  --brand "CorpusIQ" \
  --audit \
  --timeframe "last-90-days" \
  --output "brand-audit-2026-q3.json"

CorpusIQ Use Case¶

Core growth infrastructure. Monitor every mention of "CorpusIQ," "Hermes Agent," and competitor names across the platforms where our audience lives. When someone asks "what's the best AI business intelligence tool?" on Reddit or HN — be there with a helpful answer within hours, not days. The cross-platform-commenting-engine skill handles the response; this skill handles the detection.

Combined Growth Workflow¶

The three skills form a complete growth pipeline when used together:

┌─────────────────────────┐
│ apify-ultimate-scraper  │  → Scrape competitor sites, industry data
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            ↓
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ apify-lead-generation   │  → Discover and enrich target prospects
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            ↓
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ CRM / Outreach Engine   │  → Qualify, segment, begin nurture sequences
└───────────┬─────────────┘
            ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ apify-brand-reputation-monitoring│  → Track brand mentions, engage helpfully
└─────────────────────────────────┘

Troubleshooting¶

Issue	Fix
APIFY_TOKEN not recognized	Export as env var: `export APIFY_TOKEN="apify_api_..."`
Scraper blocked by target site	Enable proxy rotation: `--proxy residential` (included in Apify platform)
Lead gen returns empty	Broaden search terms or try different directory (Google Maps → Yelp)
Rate limited (429)	Apify handles rate limiting automatically via the platform
MCP connection refused	Start MCP server: `npx @apify/mcp` then configure in Hermes

Verification¶

# Verify all three skills installed
npx skills list | grep apify

# Test ultimate scraper with a simple page
npx skills run apify-ultimate-scraper --url "https://httpbin.org/html"

# Test lead gen with a known business
npx skills run apify-lead-generation \
  --directory "google-maps" \
  --query "coffee shop" \
  --location "Palo Alto, CA" \
  --limit 5

# Test brand monitoring (your own brand — never scrape without permission)
npx skills run apify-brand-reputation-monitoring \
  --brand "CorpusIQ" \
  --audit \
  --limit 10

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