Actionbook Scraper

.actionbook-issues.log

[YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM] URL: {url}
Action ID: {action_id}
Issue Type: {selector_error | outdated | missing}
Details: {description}
Selector: {selector}
Expected: {what it should select}
Actual: {what it actually selects or error}
---

1. User: /actionbook-scraper:analyze https://example.com/page
2. Extract domain from URL → "example.com"
3. search_actions("example page") → [action_ids]
4. For best match: get_action_by_id(action_id) → full selector data
5. Structure-analyzer agent formats and presents findings

User: /actionbook-scraper:generate https://example.com/page

Step 1: Search Actionbook
  search_actions("example.com page") → action_ids

Step 2: Get selectors
  get_action_by_id(best_match) → selectors

Step 3: Generate agent-browser script
  ```bash
  agent-browser open "https://example.com/page"
  agent-browser wait --load networkidle
  agent-browser scroll down 2000
  agent-browser get text ".item-container"
  agent-browser close

**Example Output:**
````markdown
## Verified Scraper (agent-browser)

**Status**: ✅ Verified (extracted 50 items)

Run these commands to scrape:

```bash
agent-browser open "https://example.com/page"
agent-browser wait --load networkidle
agent-browser scroll down 2000
agent-browser get text ".item-container"
agent-browser close

[
  {"name": "Item 1", "description": "..."},
  {"name": "Item 2", "description": "..."},
  // ... showing first 3 items
]

### Generate Command (--standalone: Playwright script)

```
User: /actionbook-scraper:generate https://example.com/page --standalone

Step 1: Search Actionbook for selectors
Step 2: Get full selector data
Step 3: Generate Playwright/Puppeteer script
Step 4: VERIFY script (REQUIRED)
  Write to temp file → node /tmp/scraper.js → check output
  If failed → analyze error → fix script → retry (max 3x)
Step 5: Return verified script + data preview
```

**Example Output:**
````markdown
## Verified Scraper (Playwright)

**Status**: ✅ Verified (extracted 50 items)

```javascript
const { chromium } = require('playwright');
// ... generated code with Actionbook selectors
```

Usage:
```bash
npm install playwright
node scraper.js
```

### Data Preview
```json
[
  {"name": "Item 1", "description": "..."},
  // ... first 3 items
]
```

1. User: /actionbook-scraper:request-website https://newsite.com/page
2. Launch website-requester agent (uses agent-browser)
3. Agent workflow:
   a. agent-browser open "https://actionbook.app/request-website"
   b. agent-browser snapshot -i (discover form selectors)
   c. agent-browser type <url-field> "https://newsite.com/page"
   d. agent-browser type <email-field> (optional)
   e. agent-browser type <usecase-field> (optional)
   f. agent-browser click <submit-button>
   g. agent-browser snapshot -i (verify submission)
   h. agent-browser close
4. Output: Confirmation of submission

{
  "url": "https://example.com/page",
  "title": "Page Title",
  "content": "## Selector Reference\n\n| Element | CSS | XPath | Type |\n..."
}

Container: .card-list, .grid-container
Card item: .card, .list-item
Card name: .card__title, .card-name
Card description: .card__description
Expand button: .card__expand, button.expand

// Common pattern for key-value pairs
const items = container.querySelectorAll('.info-item');
items.forEach(item => {
  const label = item.querySelector('dt').textContent;
  const value = item.querySelector('dd').textContent;
});

Table: table, .data-table
Header: thead th, .table-header
Row: tbody tr, .table-row
Cell: td, .table-cell

## Page Analysis: {url}

### Matched Action
- **Action ID**: {action_id}
- **Confidence**: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW

### Available Selectors

| Element | Selector | Type | Methods |
|---------|----------|------|---------|
| {name} | {selector} | {type} | {methods} |

### Page Structure
- **Type**: {static|dynamic|spa}
- **Data Pattern**: {cards|table|list}
- **Lazy Loading**: {yes|no}
- **Expand/Collapse**: {yes|no}

### Recommendations
- Suggested template: {template}
- Special handling needed: {notes}

## Generated Scraper

**Target URL**: {url}
**Template**: {template}
**Expected Output**: {description}

### Dependencies
```bash
npm install playwright

{generated_code}

node scraper.js

## Templates Reference

| Template | Flag | Output | Run With |
|----------|------|--------|----------|
| **agent-browser** | (default) | CLI commands | `agent-browser` CLI |
| playwright-js | --standalone | .js file | `node scraper.js` |
| playwright-python | --standalone --template playwright-python | .py file | `python scraper.py` |
| puppeteer | --standalone --template puppeteer | .js file | `node scraper.js` |

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| No actions found | URL not indexed | Use `/actionbook-scraper:request-website` to request indexing |
| Selectors not working | Page updated | Report to Actionbook, try alternative selectors |
| Timeout | Slow page load | Increase timeout, add retry logic |
| Empty data | Dynamic content | Add scroll/wait handling |
| Form submission failed | Network/page issue | Retry or submit manually at actionbook.app |

## agent-browser Usage

For the `request-website` command, the plugin uses **agent-browser CLI** to automate form submission.

### agent-browser Commands

```bash
# Open a URL
agent-browser open "https://actionbook.app/request-website"

# Get page snapshot (discover selectors)
agent-browser snapshot -i

# Type into form field
agent-browser type "input[name='url']" "https://example.com"

# Click button
agent-browser click "button[type='submit']"

# Close browser (ALWAYS do this)
agent-browser close

agent-browser open "https://actionbook.app/request-website"
agent-browser snapshot -i  # Returns page structure with selectors

/actionbook-scraper:generate https://firstround.com/companies

Output: agent-browser commands
```bash
agent-browser open "https://firstround.com/companies"
agent-browser scroll down 2000
agent-browser get text ".company-list-card-small"
agent-browser close

### Example 2: Generate Playwright Script

const { chromium } = require('playwright');
// ... full script

### Example 3: Analyze Page Structure

### Example 4: Request New Website

## Best Practices

1. **Always analyze before generating** - Understand the page structure first
2. **Check list-sources** - Verify the site is indexed before attempting
3. **Review generated code** - Verify selectors match expected elements
4. **Add appropriate delays** - Be respectful to target servers
5. **Handle edge cases** - Empty states, loading states, errors
6. **Test incrementally** - Run on small subset before full scrape