# apify-actor-development

> Claude/Codex skill by [@apify](https://omgskills.com/library/apify/index.md) · 7 stars · Updated 2026-10-22

Develop, debug, and deploy Apify Actors - serverless cloud programs for web scraping, automation, and data processing. Use when creating new Actors, modifying existing ones, or troubleshooting Actor code.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/apify/apify-claude-code-plugin /tmp/apify-claude-code-plugin && ln -s /tmp/apify-claude-code-plugin/skills/apify-actor-development ~/.claude/skills/apify-actor-development
```

## From README

Apify Actor Development Important: Before you begin, fill in the generatedBy property in the meta section of .actor/actor.json. Set it to the name of the AI coding tool and model you are currently running in, in the format " with " — for example "Cursor with Claude Sonnet 4.5", "Claude Code with Claude Opus 4", or "GitHub Copilot with GPT-5". If you don't know the exact model, use the tool name alone (e.g. "Cursor"). This helps Apify monitor and improve AGENTS.md for specific AI tools and models. 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.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/apify/apify-claude-code-plugin/skills/apify-actor-development/
- GitHub: https://github.com/apify/apify-claude-code-plugin
- Author: [@apify](https://omgskills.com/library/apify/index.md)

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