This skill helps users automatically scrape business data from Google Maps using the BrowserAct Google Maps API. Agent should proactively trigger this skill for needs like finding restaurants in a specific city, extracting contact info of dental clinics, researching local competitors, collecting addresses of coffee shops, generating lead lists for specific industries, monitoring business ratings and reviews, getting opening hours of local services, finding specialized stores (e.g., Turkish-style
SkillScore50Maintained
Automatic
◆Data Engineer pack
Last verified 8/9/2026
What it changes
Passed 6 of 12 test cases with the skill, and 3 of 12 without it.
Without skill23%
With skill50%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Guides user to verify their BROWSERACT_API_KEY.
Refuses to generate mock data when BROWSERACT_API_KEY is unset.
Triggers one automatic retry execution upon receiving empty results.
and 4 more in the full report
6 fixed5 passed either way11 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+27 pp
Tokens
+29%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-74%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/9/2026v111 of 22 cases passed with skill · 12 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 6 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 6
Prompt
If BROWSERACT_API_KEY is not defined in the environment variables, what exact website destination should be given to the user?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Specifies https://www.browseract.com/reception/integrations as the URL for key acquisition.
Missed
Passed
case-21 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/9/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md82 lines2 filesincludes scripts
Google Maps Automation Scraper Skill
📖 Introduction
This skill leverages BrowserAct's Google Maps API template to provide a one-stop business data collection service. It extracts structured details directly from Google Maps, including business names, categories, contact info, ratings, and more. Simply provide the search keywords and location bias to get clean, actionable data.
✨ Features
No Hallucinations: Pre-set workflows avoid AI generative hallucinations, ensuring stable and precise data extraction.
No Captcha Issues: No need to handle reCAPTCHA or other verification challenges.
No IP Restrictions: No need to handle regional IP restrictions or geofencing.
Faster Execution: Tasks execute faster compared to pure AI-driven browser automation solutions.
Cost-Effective: Significantly lowers data acquisition costs compared to high-token-consuming AI solutions.
🔑 API Key Setup
Before running, check the BROWSERACT_API_KEY environment variable. If not set, do not take other measures; ask and wait for the user to provide it.
Agent must inform the user:
"Since you haven't configured the BrowserAct API Key, please visit the BrowserAct Console to get your Key."
🛠️ Input Parameters
Configure the following parameters based on user requirements:
keywords (Search Keywords)
Type: string
Description: The query you would search for on Google Maps.
This skill helps users discover key contacts across industries, roles, and social platforms via the BrowserAct API. Agent should proactively apply this skill when users express needs like finding public profiles for founders or CEOs, discovering key decision-makers in a specific industry, extracting contact details for lead generation, searching for growth leaders on LinkedIn or Facebook, gathering professional networking profiles, retrieving URLs and names of industry leaders, finding marketing