# Claude MCP Skill

The `scraperapi‑mcp` skill teaches your LLM agent how to make the most of the ScraperAPI MCP tools.  Installing the skill provides best-practice guidance, automatic tool selection, and recipes for common web‑data workflows. Without it, you can still call the MCP tools by using the `scrape` keyword and specifying parameters like **url, country\_code, render, etc.**

The skill helps your agent choose between the various ScraperAPI tools (scrape, google\_search, amazon\_search, etc.) based on the task. For example, it suggests using `google_search` for research or `amazon_product` for product details.

### Installation

**Prerequisites:**

* ScraperAPI account.
* Node.js installed to run `npx` commands.
* A client that can load agent skills (for example Claude Desktop with MCP enabled).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="GitHub" %}

```bash
# Install directly from GitHub
npx skills add scraperapi/scraperapi-skills
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="ClawHub" %}

```bash
# Install from ClawHub
npx clawhub install scraperapi-mcp
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### How it Works

When your agent detects that a task matches the skill’s triggers (scraping, Google/Amazon/Walmart/eBay searches, Redfin queries, crawling, etc.), it loads the skill’s guidance into the system prompt. The skill contains:

* A list of **all available** ScraperAPI tools and their parameters.
* A decision tree for selecting the right tool.
* Best practices for cost, pagination, localization and result formatting.
* Guidance on handling large outputs efficiently.

### Prompt Example

<mark style="background-color:blue;">Real-time News & Market Data</mark>

\- *"I need latest Google news for the current price of Gold."*

**Response**

Claude now factors in the `SKILL.md` file when making a decision. Instead of manually parsing the HTML or relying on raw search results, it sends a request to ScraperAPI's **Google News Structured Data endpoint**. That endpoint is specifically designed to return clean, structured JSON data for Google News results

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`ScraperAPI` handles:

* Bypassing the Bot protection mechanisms.
* Fetching the Google News results.
* Structuring the response into machine-readable data.

<details>

<summary>GoldPriceResponse.md</summary>

```markdown
Here are the latest Google News articles on gold prices from the past hour — as of Friday, February 27, 2026:

🥇 Gold Price Right Now

Gold Futures: Surged past $5,200/oz — up ~$65/oz on the day
Silver: Also rallying, up ~$5.75/oz
Driver: Safe-haven demand fueled by U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions and hotter-than-expected U.S. PPI inflation data


📰 Breaking Headlines (Last Hour)

Gold surges past $5,200 as US-Iran tensions rattle markets (Economic Times – 21 mins ago)
Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushed gold futures above $5,200, fueling strong safe-haven demand. Experts are revising portfolio allocation strategies.
Comex gold rises $65/oz; silver gains $5.75/oz on safe-haven buying (Live Mint – 50 mins ago)
Precious metals held firm in Friday's session as rising Middle East tensions continued to drive safe-haven demand for both gold and silver.
Wall Street slides amid AI fears, hot inflation data, and Iran tensions (Times of India – 26 mins ago)
US stocks fell sharply as gold benefited from a flight to safety — the Dow Jones crashed 777 points, boosting gold's appeal.
US producer inflation higher than expected on services costs (Economic Times – 17 mins ago)
A surprise jump in U.S. PPI data is adding upward pressure on gold as an inflation hedge.


📊 Quick Summary
MetricValueGold (Comex Futures)$5,200+/ozDaily Gain~+$65/ozKey DriversUS-Iran tensions, hot US PPI data, stock market sell-offSilverAlso up +$5.75/ozMarket MoodRisk-off / Safe-haven buying
Gold is surging today driven by a perfect storm of geopolitical risk, inflation fears, and a broad Wall Street sell-off.
```

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