Apify MCP — tool skill for research & trends

For AI agents: find the right skill in one call — curl -s "https://skills.varg.ai/api/search?q=<what the person wants>" returns the matching use case and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://skills.varg.ai/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add .md to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the use-case page.

Thousands of ready scrapers behind one MCP: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, hashtags, sounds.

• Type: Tool · Research & trends
• Slug: apify-mcp
• Status: live
• Publisher: Apify (vendor, verified)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/apify/apify-mcp-server
• Works in: Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Any MCP client
• Requires: Apify account (OAuth or API token)
• Cost: Billed by Apify per result (roughly $1–4 per 1,000 results)
• Adoption: 13,355 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-26)

What it does

The official Apify MCP server gives the agent the Apify Store: search actors, call them and read their datasets. For trends that means TikTok hashtag and sound scrapers, Instagram Reels, YouTube and TikTok Creative Center actors, all billed per result on your Apify account. Connect the hosted server by URL with OAuth.

Use when

• Pull top TikTok or Reels posts for a hashtag
• Track a set of competitor accounts
• Get Creative Center trending sounds

Install

• Claude.ai: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.apify.com
• Any MCP client: https://mcp.apify.com

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