LibreAI / Automation / scrapai-cli
// automation ยท discourselab/scrapai-cli

scrapai-cli

Describe the data you want; get a production-ready Scrapy spider.

๐Ÿ’Ž Hidden gemโ˜… 116 starsโ‘‚ 17 forksApache-2.0updated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

scrapai-cli is an open-source automation project by discourselab (discourselab/scrapai-cli on GitHub). It has 116 GitHub stars and 17 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 29 September 2026.

GitHub stars
116
Forks
17
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
29 September 2026
Category
Automation
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Hidden gem โ€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official docs
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the CLI

    Get it from PyPI into your environment.

  2. Describe your target

    Tell it the site and the data you want.

  3. Generate the spider

    Receive a production-ready Scrapy spider.

  4. Run and reuse

    Execute the spider whenever you need fresh data.

// features

Why people love it

Natural-language input

Describe data needs in plain words.

Scrapy output

Real spiders you can inspect and own.

Cloudflare handling

Bypass smarts for protected sites.

Production-ready

Generated code meant for real runs.

Python CLI

Fits terminal-first workflows.

Reusable spiders

Write once, run forever.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 โ€” Install the CLI

    Get it from PyPI.

    pip install scrapai-cli
  2. Step 2 โ€” Generate a spider

    Describe the site and data you want.

    scrapai generate "product prices from example-shop.com"
  3. Step 3 โ€” Run the spider

    Execute the generated Scrapy spider.

    scrapy crawl example_shop
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains scrapai-cli?

It is an open-source project at discourselab/scrapai-cli with 17 forks.

Is it free for commercial use?

Yes. It is Apache-2.0 licensed.

Do I own the generated spiders?

Yes. They are standard Scrapy code you keep and modify.

Can it handle Cloudflare-protected sites?

It advertises Cloudflare bypass capabilities โ€” results vary by site.

Is scraping legal?

Only scrape sites you have permission to scrape; respect terms and robots.txt.

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