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Research, spy on, and analyze ads across Meta (Facebook & Instagram), Google (Ads Transparency Center + paid search results), TikTok (Ads Library + Creative Center), LinkedIn Ad Library, and X (Twitter — promoted tweets, best-effort) using Apify Actors.
Passed 12 of 18 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 18 without it.
and 8 more in the full report
8 fixed7 passed either way7 still failing0 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Write the CLI command to export dataset ds_12345 as a JSON file saved to disk named 2025-03-30_meta_ads.json using official telemetry.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Invokes apify datasets get-items ds_12345. | Missed | Passed |
| Passes --format json in the CLI command. | Passed | Passed |
| Includes --user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ads-intelligence in the CLI invocation. | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Answer natural language questions about ads, ad libraries, and competitor advertising activity by routing to the right Apify Actor and delivering a synthesized answer.
CLI rules: Always pass --user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ads-intelligence, --json (or the relevant --format flag on datasets get-items), and 2>/dev/null. The --user-agent flag is critical for telemetry — never omit it.
card field or source containing "Ads" as likely promoted. Always include the caveat in synthesis output.apify-ecommerceThat skill has an ads-intelligence intent that routes to apify/facebook-ads-scraper for shallow Meta-ad lookups. This skill is the deep dive across all five platforms. If you only need Meta ads as a side detail of an ecommerce question, stay in apify-ecommerce. If ads are the main task, use this skill.
(No need to check it upfront)
npm install -g apify-cli)jq (recommended for response parsing and filtering; brew install jq on macOS, apt install jq on Linux)apify login (OAuth, opens browser)APIFY_TOKEN env variable (e.g. export APIFY_TOKEN=... or .env file)Verify auth: apify info --user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ads-intelligence — should show username and userId.
Copy this checklist and track progress:
Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Detect intent and select Actor(s)
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch Actor schema
- [ ] Step 3: Ask user preferences (output format, result count, country)
- [ ] Step 4: Run the Actor (or Actors in parallel for cross-platform-audit) and fetch results
- [ ] Step 5: Synthesize a direct answer (not a data dump)
test cases passed, vs 6 / 18 without
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