# shot-scraper Automated Website Screenshot and Scraping CLI

> shot-scraper is a Python CLI tool by Simon Willison for taking automated screenshots of websites and executing JavaScript against pages. Built on Playwright, it supports headless browser automation, multi-step screenshot workflows defined in YAML, and HTML-to-image rendering for CI pipelines and monitoring.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-and-scraping-cli` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-and-scraping-cli`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-and-scraping-cli/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-and-scraping-cli

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# shot-scraper Automated Website Screenshot and Scraping CLI

shot-scraper is a Python CLI tool by Simon Willison for taking automated screenshots of websites and executing JavaScript against pages. Built on Playwright, it supports headless browser automation, multi-step screenshot workflows defined in YAML, and HTML-to-image rendering for CI pipelines and monitoring.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install shot-scraper

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- The [shot-scraper-demo](https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper-demo) repository uses this tool to capture recently spotted owls in El Granada, CA according to [this page](https://www.owlsnearme.com/?place=127871), and...

- Source: https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simonw/shot-scraper/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-scraping-cli/)