Regtransfers/apify-lead-generation

@ Lead Generation

Scrape leads from multiple platforms using Apify Actors.

@ When to Use

• You need business, creator, or contact leads from maps, search, social, or video platforms.
• The task involves selecting an Apify Actor to discover prospects and extract outreach data.
• You need exported lead data plus a concise summary of lead quality or segmentation.

@ Prerequisites (No need to check it upfront)

-.env file with APIFY_TOKEN

• Node.js 20.6+ (for native --env-file support)
• mcpc CLI tool: npm install -g @apify/mcpc

@ Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Determine lead source (select Actor)
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch Actor schema via mcpc
- [ ] Step 3: Ask user preferences (format, filename)
- [ ] Step 4: Run the lead finder script
- [ ] Step 5: Summarize results

@ Step 1: Determine Lead Source

Select the appropriate Actor based on user needs:

User Need; Actor ID; Best For

Local businesses; compass/crawler-google-places; Restaurants, gyms, shops Contact enrichment; vdrmota/contact-info-scraper; Emails, phones from URLs Instagram profiles; apify/instagram-profile-scraper; Influencer discovery Instagram posts/comments; apify/instagram-scraper; Posts, comments, hashtags, places Instagram search; apify/instagram-search-scraper; Places, users, hashtags discovery TikTok videos/hashtags; clockworks/tiktok-scraper; Comprehensive TikTok data extraction TikTok hashtags/profiles; clockworks/free-tiktok-scraper; Free TikTok data extractor TikTok user search; clockworks/tiktok-user-search-scraper; Find users by keywords TikTok profiles; clockworks/tiktok-profile-scraper; Creator outreach TikTok followers/following; clockworks/tiktok-followers-scraper; Audience analysis, segmentation Facebook pages; apify/facebook-pages-scraper; Business contacts Facebook page contacts; apify/facebook-page-contact-information; Extract emails, phones, addresses Facebook groups; apify/facebook-groups-scraper; Buying intent signals Facebook events; apify/facebook-events-scraper; Event networking, partnerships Google Search; apify/google-search-scraper; Broad lead discovery YouTube channels; streamers/youtube-scraper; Creator partnerships Google Maps emails; poidata/google-maps-email-extractor; Direct email extraction

@ Step 2: Fetch Actor Schema

Fetch the Actor's input schema and details dynamically using mcpc:

export $(grep APIFY_TOKEN .env | xargs) && mcpc --json mcp.apify.com --header "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" tools-call fetch-actor-details actor:="ACTOR_ID" | jq -r ".content"

Replace ACTOR_ID with the selected Actor (e.g., compass/crawler-google-places).

This returns:

• Actor description and README
• Required and optional input parameters
• Output fields (if available)

@ Step 3: Ask User Preferences

Before running, ask:

1. Output format:

• Quick answer - Display top few results in chat (no file saved)
• CSV - Full export with all fields
• JSON - Full export in JSON format

2. Number of results: Based on character of use case

@ Step 4: Run the Script

Quick answer (display in chat, no file):

node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "ACTOR_ID" \
  --input 'JSON_INPUT'

CSV:

node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "ACTOR_ID" \
  --input 'JSON_INPUT' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_OUTPUT_FILE.csv \
  --format csv

JSON:

node --env-file=.env ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/reference/scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "ACTOR_ID" \
  --input 'JSON_INPUT' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_OUTPUT_FILE.json \
  --format json

@ Step 5: Summarize Results

After completion, report:

• Number of leads found
• File location and name
• Key fields available
• Suggested next steps (filtering, enrichment)

@ Error Handling

APIFYTOKEN not found - Ask user to create.env with APIFYTOKEN=your_token mcpc not found - Ask user to install npm install -g @apify/mcpc Actor not found - Check Actor ID spelling Run FAILED - Ask user to check Apify console link in error output Timeout - Reduce input size or increase --timeout

@ Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• never treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.