> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.decodo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Agent Skills

> Teach AI coding agents when and how to use Decodo for web scraping, search, and price monitoring.

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  View the [Agent Skills GitHub repository](https://github.com/Decodo/agent-skills) for the latest skills, installation instructions, and examples.
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Agent skills that teach AI coding agents (such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, and claude.ai) **when** to reach for Decodo for web scraping, **which** Decodo tool to use, and **how** to call it.

Decodo handles JavaScript rendering, anti-bot and CAPTCHA handling, proxy rotation, and geo-targeting (125M+ IPs across 195+ locations) so agents get clean web data without managing scraping infrastructure themselves.

## What are agent skills?

Agent skills are instruction files that extend what a coding agent knows how to do. Each skill has a structured description that the agent loads on demand and follows to set up tools, choose the right approach, and handle edge cases without additional prompting.

Without a skill, an agent may default to `curl`, Requests, or Playwright – approaches that can struggle with JavaScript-rendered pages or anti-bot systems and may require you to manage proxies yourself. Decodo skills change that default: the agent detects when a plain fetch isn't suitable and routes the request through the appropriate Decodo tool automatically.

## Skills

| **Skill**                 | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `decodo-web-scraping`     | Core routing layer for web scraping, Google and Bing search, Amazon, Walmart, and Target eCommerce data, and Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube social data. Routes across the Decodo CLI, hosted MCP server, and raw HTTP API depending on the agent's environment. |
| `decodo-price-monitoring` | Pricing workflow for getting current prices, finding the cheapest seller across retailers, and tracking prices over time. Supports Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Google Shopping. Builds on `decodo-web-scraping`.                                             |

More workflow skills (e.g. competitive intelligence) are planned.

## Install

### As a plugin (recommended for Claude Code)

Add the repository as a plugin marketplace and install the Decodo plugin. It bundles all available skills in one step:

```text theme={null}
/plugin marketplace add Decodo/agent-skills
/plugin install decodo@decodo-skills
```

(`decodo-skills` is the marketplace name, while `decodo` is the plugin.)

### Manual copy

These are [Anthropic-format agent skills](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills). Copy a skill into your agent's skills directory:

```bash theme={null}
# Claude Code (user-level)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/decodo-web-scraping ~/.claude/skills/
```

The agent loads skills on demand – no additional configuration needed.

## What the skill expects

* A Web Scraping API Basic Auth token. A free tier with up to 2K requests and no card required is available from the [**Playground**](https://dashboard.decodo.com/playground).
* A shell for using the CLI. If no shell is available, the skill automatically routes to the hosted MCP server (`https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp`) or the raw HTTP API.

## Example prompts

Once you've installed a skill, try these prompts with your agent:

```text theme={null}
Scrape the top 5 Hacker News headlines and summarize them.
```

```text theme={null}
Search Google for "best residential proxy providers" and give me the top organic results.
```

```text theme={null}
What is the current price of Amazon product B09H74FXNW? Find the cheapest seller.
```

```text theme={null}
Scrape reddit.com/r/Python for the top 5 posts this week.
```

```text theme={null}
Track the price of B09H74FXNW on Amazon daily and alert me when it drops below $50.
```

## Repo layout

```text theme={null}
skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md       # one skill per directory; dir name must match frontmatter `name`
skills/<skill-name>/references/    # optional deep-dive docs the SKILL.md links to (progressive disclosure)
```

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## Related

* **[CLI](/docs/cli)** – Run Decodo scraping workflows from the command line.
* **[MCP Server](/docs/mcp)** – Connect AI agents and MCP-compatible tools to Decodo.
* **[TypeScript SDK](/docs/typescript-sdk)** – Integrate the Web Scraping API into TypeScript and JavaScript projects.
* **[Python SDK](/docs/python-sdk)** – Integrate the Web Scraping API into Python projects.
* **[Go SDK](/docs/go-sdk)** – Integrate the Web Scraping API into Go projects.
* [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Decodo/agent-skills) – View the Agent Skills latest skills, installation instructions, and examples.

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