# Apify Development

> Develop, run and publish Apify Actors using the CLI.

- Skill: `felinics/apify-development` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add felinics/apify-development`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/felinics/apify-development/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: felinics (https://skillmd.com/u/felinics)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/felinics/apify-development

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# Apify Development

## Inspect and authenticate
Inspect `.actor/actor.json`, its Dockerfile, input schema and package scripts. Run `apify --version` and guide `apify login` when needed. Confirm the intended Actor and account before publishing.

## Local work
Use `apify create` for an explicitly requested new Actor, selecting a template appropriate to the task. In an existing Actor, preserve its language and package manager. Use `apify run` with a small representative input and inspect dataset output and errors. Keep credentials in local environment configuration.

## Publish
Use `apify push` only when deployment is requested. Report the Actor identity, build result and a sample run. Do not silently run a large paid crawl as a smoke test.

Reference: https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs