Gaming research
Look up game store listings, pricing, reviews, and player counts across
Steam and the PlayStation Store as normalized JSON from the Crawlora API —
no scraping storefront pages.
When to use this skill
- "What does cost / how is it rated?"
- "How many people are playing right now?" (Steam player counts)
- "What's trending / most played / top sellers right now?"
- "What's on sale?" (Steam or PlayStation deals)
- "Find games in <genre/tag>" or "similar to ."
Setup (one-time)
- Get a free Crawlora API key (2,000 credits/mo, no card) at https://crawlora.net.
- Set
CRAWLORA_API_KEY in the environment before running the helper.
- The helper reads
CRAWLORA_API_KEY from the environment and sends requests to https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1. Missing/invalid key → 401.
How it works
- Steam —
/steam/search (term) to find an appid, then
/steam/app for the store page, /steam/reviews (+ /reviews/histogram)
for review data, /steam/players for the current concurrent player
count, /steam/news for updates, /steam/achievements for the
achievement list. /steam/charts/most-played, /steam/charts/concurrent,
/steam/charts/top-releases, /steam/top-sellers, and /steam/featured
cover trending/what's-hot; /steam/tags and /steam/category/{slug}
filter by genre/tag.
- PlayStation —
/playstation/search (term) to find a product id,
then /playstation/product for detail, /playstation/concept for a
game's overall franchise/concept page, /playstation/category to browse
a category, /playstation/deals for current discounts,
/playstation/latest for new releases.
Full endpoint list, methods, and params: reference/endpoints.md.
Calling the API
# Steam:
scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/search term="Hades" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/app appid=1145360 | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/players appid=1145360 | jq '.'
# PlayStation:
scripts/crawlora.sh /playstation/search term="Spider-Man" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /playstation/deals | jq '.'
Use scripts/crawlora.sh for all requests; it keeps the API key out of command-line arguments.
Endpoint reference
See reference/endpoints.md for every Steam and
PlayStation endpoint this skill uses.
Examples
- Buy-decision brief:
/steam/app (price, tags) + /steam/reviews/histogram
(rating distribution) + /steam/players (is it still active) in one pass.
- What's hot right now:
/steam/charts/most-played + /steam/top-sellers
cross-checked against /playstation/latest for console releases.
- Sale-hunting:
/steam/featured (specials) + /playstation/deals for
the same title across both storefronts.
Notes & limits
- Credits / pay-on-success: billed only on
2xx; free tier 2,000 credits/mo.
Key at https://crawlora.net.
- Public data only — public store/review pages.
- Security: key lives in
CRAWLORA_API_KEY only — never hardcode, query-param, or commit it.
- Steam pricing/availability is region-specific — pass
cc (country
code) and l (language) where supported to match a specific storefront.
- Resolve names to platform ids via
.../search before calling a detail
endpoint.
1---2name: gaming-research3description: Researches video games via the Crawlora API — Steam (store pages, pricing, reviews, player counts, charts, tags, achievements) and PlayStation Store (products, categories, deals) — returning clean JSON. Use when the user wants a game's price/reviews/player count, what's trending or on sale, or a store listing's details.4---56# Gaming research78Look up game store listings, pricing, reviews, and player counts across9Steam and the PlayStation Store as normalized JSON from the Crawlora API —10no scraping storefront pages.1112## When to use this skill1314- "What does <game> cost / how is it rated?"15- "How many people are playing <game> right now?" (Steam player counts)16- "What's trending / most played / top sellers right now?"17- "What's on sale?" (Steam or PlayStation deals)18- "Find games in <genre/tag>" or "similar to <game>."1920## Setup (one-time)2122- Get a free Crawlora API key (2,000 credits/mo, no card) at [https://crawlora.net](https://crawlora.net?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crawlora-skills).23- Set `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` in the environment before running the helper.24- The helper reads `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` from the environment and sends requests to `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`. Missing/invalid key → `401`.2526## How it works27281. **Steam** — `/steam/search` (`term`) to find an `appid`, then29 `/steam/app` for the store page, `/steam/reviews` (+ `/reviews/histogram`)30 for review data, `/steam/players` for the current concurrent player31 count, `/steam/news` for updates, `/steam/achievements` for the32 achievement list. `/steam/charts/most-played`, `/steam/charts/concurrent`,33 `/steam/charts/top-releases`, `/steam/top-sellers`, and `/steam/featured`34 cover trending/what's-hot; `/steam/tags` and `/steam/category/{slug}`35 filter by genre/tag.362. **PlayStation** — `/playstation/search` (`term`) to find a product `id`,37 then `/playstation/product` for detail, `/playstation/concept` for a38 game's overall franchise/concept page, `/playstation/category` to browse39 a category, `/playstation/deals` for current discounts,40 `/playstation/latest` for new releases.4142Full endpoint list, methods, and params: [`reference/endpoints.md`](reference/endpoints.md).4344## Calling the API4546```sh47# Steam:48scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/search term="Hades" | jq '.'49scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/app appid=1145360 | jq '.'50scripts/crawlora.sh /steam/players appid=1145360 | jq '.'5152# PlayStation:53scripts/crawlora.sh /playstation/search term="Spider-Man" | jq '.'54scripts/crawlora.sh /playstation/deals | jq '.'55```5657Use `scripts/crawlora.sh` for all requests; it keeps the API key out of command-line arguments.585960## Endpoint reference6162See [`reference/endpoints.md`](reference/endpoints.md) for every Steam and63PlayStation endpoint this skill uses.6465## Examples6667- **Buy-decision brief:** `/steam/app` (price, tags) + `/steam/reviews/histogram`68 (rating distribution) + `/steam/players` (is it still active) in one pass.69- **What's hot right now:** `/steam/charts/most-played` + `/steam/top-sellers`70 cross-checked against `/playstation/latest` for console releases.71- **Sale-hunting:** `/steam/featured` (specials) + `/playstation/deals` for72 the same title across both storefronts.7374## Notes & limits7576- **Credits / pay-on-success:** billed only on `2xx`; free tier 2,000 credits/mo.77 Key at [https://crawlora.net](https://crawlora.net?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crawlora-skills).78- **Public data only** — public store/review pages.79- **Security:** key lives in `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` only — never hardcode, query-param, or commit it.80- **Steam pricing/availability is region-specific** — pass `cc` (country81 code) and `l` (language) where supported to match a specific storefront.82- Resolve names to platform ids via `.../search` before calling a detail83 endpoint.
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