Generate Scraper Script with Claude Code + Actionbook

This demo shows how Actionbook helps AI Agents (like Claude Code) generate more accurate web scraping scripts by providing verified selectors and page structure information.

Demo

Watch how Actionbook helps Claude Code write a correct scraper, 10x faster.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/912b7d39-1e55-43b7-b766-344b242762e9

The Problem

When you ask Claude Code to "write a scraper for X website", it needs to figure out:

What CSS selectors to use
How the page structure works
How to handle dynamic content
Which elements contain the data you need

Without Actionbook, Claude Code has to guess selectors based on common patterns, often resulting in:

Wrong or fragile selectors
Missing data fields
Scripts that break when the page structure changes
Multiple rounds of trial and error

With Actionbook, Claude Code gets verified selectors and page structure directly, generating working scripts on the first try.

Quick Start

1. Install Actionbook

Install via plugin

claude plugin marketplace add actionbook/actionbook
claude plugin install actionbook@actionbook-marketplace

Install manually

claude mcp add actionbook -- npx -y @actionbookdev/mcp@latest
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook

2. Add to Your Prompt

When asking Claude Code to write a scraper, add this to your prompt:

Use Actionbook to understand the page before taking action.

That's it! Claude Code will automatically query Actionbook for verified selectors and page structure.

Comparison

Without Actionbook

See comparasion/cc-without-actionbook/

Claude Code guessed selectors like .company-list-card-medium-large
Had to visit each company's detail page individually
Took multiple attempts to find working selectors
Result: Only 25 companies scraped, some with incomplete data

With Actionbook

See comparasion/cc-with-actionbook/

Claude Code got verified selectors from Actionbook
Knew exactly how to expand cards and extract details
Generated working script on first attempt
Result: All 194 companies scraped with complete data