Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
Version History
anycrawl 1.0.1 - Added `.env.example` file to make API key setup easier for users. - Added `README.md` (contents not shown). - Updated SKILL.md with detailed `.env` setup instructions, including multiple ways to set the API key. - No changes to function parameters or API usage.
What This Skill Does
AnyCrawl provides an API for scraping individual URLs, crawling entire websites, and searching Google. It converts web content into markdown, HTML, or structured JSON for use in AI workflows. Supports static pages via Cheerio and JavaScript-rendered apps via Playwright or Puppeteer.
One API handles both static HTML and JavaScript-rendered pages, removing the need to maintain separate scraping tools for different site types.
When to use it
- Extracting product prices from e-commerce pages
- Crawling a documentation site to build a local knowledge base
- Searching Google and scraping top results for research summaries
- Pulling structured job listing data from career sites
- Monitoring a competitor blog for new content
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: What are the current pricing plans on this SaaS website?
- 1Call anycrawl_scrape with the pricing page URL and cheerio engine
- 2Pass json_options with a schema for plan name, price, and features
- 3Receive structured JSON with extracted pricing tiers
- 4Return formatted pricing data to the user
Structured list of pricing plans with names, prices, and included features
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.