🤖 Apify integration expert

A GitHub Copilot agent that helps developers integrate Apify Actors into their codebases. This agent specializes in:

• 🔍 Actor selection - Find the right Actor for your use case
• 🏗️ Workflow design - Plan integration workflows
• 💻 Multi-language implementation - Support for JavaScript/TypeScript and Python
• 🗄️ Database integration - Persist scraped data to SQL and vector stores
• 🧪 Testing - Ensure your integration works with Playwright E2E support
• 🚀 Production deployment - Best practices for security and error handling

🛠️ What's included

• Agent file: .github/agents/apify-integration-expert.md
• MCP server: apify (https://mcp.apify.com)
• Tools: search-actors, fetch-actor-details, call-actor, get-actor-output, search-apify-docs, fetch-apify-docs

📋 Setup instructions

1️⃣ Copy the Agent files

Create a repository on GitHub and copy the .github/agents folder from this repository into your own.

2️⃣ Configure secrets

Set up the copilot environment secrets in your repository settings:

• APIFY_TOKEN: Your Apify API token for accessing Apify services (how to get your API token)
• 📖 Detailed setup guide

3️⃣ Set up MCP server

Configure the Apify MCP server in Repository Settings → Copilot → Coding Agent:

• 📖 MCP setup guide
• Use the MCP server configuration from the mcp-servers.json file in this repository
• The Apify MCP server provides tools for searching actors, fetching actor details, calling actors, and accessing documentation

4️⃣ Configure firewall settings

Disable firewall restrictions in Repository Settings → Copilot → Coding Agent to allow the agent to run Apify Actors:

• ⚠️ Enable firewall - Turn OFF to allow access to Apify services
• ⚠️ Limit Copilot coding agent's Internet access to only allow access to allowlisted locations - Turn OFF to allow calling Apify Actors

5️⃣ Start using the Agent

1. Push all your changes (including the .github/agents folder) to your repository
2. Go to https://github.com/copilot/agents
3. Select your repository from the list
4. Select the "Apify integration expert" agent to start using it

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Happy coding! 🎉 If you have any questions, check out the Apify documentation or reach out to the community.