Install Apify Generate Output Schema
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-generate-output-schemaThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads apify-generate-output-schema when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the apify-generate-output-schema skill”. In Codex, type $apify-generate-output-schema.
Deprecated: use apify-actor-development
This skill is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Generating and updating Actor output schemas (dataset_schema.json, output_schema.json, key_value_store_schema.json) is now part of the apify-actor-development skill.
- If the
apify-actor-developmentskill is available, load it and follow itsreferences/output-schemas.md. - If it is not available, tell the user this skill is deprecated and help them install
apify-actor-developmentfromhttps://github.com/apify/agent-skills, then stop. Do not write the schemas from memory. Use the install method that fits their agent, preferably the same one this skill was installed with:- Claude Code plugin:
/plugin install apify-actor-development@apify-agent-skills - Skills CLI, which works with most agents:
npx skills add https://github.com/apify/agent-skills --skill apify-actor-development - Cloned repo: pull the latest changes; the skill is at
skills/apify-actor-development/SKILL.md
- Claude Code plugin:
Tips for Apify Generate Output Schema
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 5 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Apify Generate Output Schema
What does the Apify Generate Output Schema skill do?
Deprecated. Output schema generation moved to the apify-actor-development skill; prefer that skill whenever it is available.
How do I install Apify Generate Output Schema?
Run "npx skills add apify/agent-skills --skill apify-generate-output-schema" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Apify Generate Output Schema work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Apify Generate Output Schema uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Apify Generate Output Schema free?
Apify Generate Output Schema is open source on GitHub. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Apify Generate Output Schema?
Apify Generate Output Schema is published by apify in the apify/agent-skills repository, together with 4 other skills.




