Data Scraper Agent
Build a production-ready, AI-powered data collection agent for any public data source. Runs on a schedule, enriches results with a free LLM, stores to a database, and improves over time.
Stack: Python · Gemini Flash (free) · GitHub Actions (free) · Notion / Sheets / Supabase
When to Activate
- User wants to gather or monitor any public website or API
- User says "build a bot that checks...", "monitor X for me", "collect data from..."
- User wants to track jobs, prices, news, repos, sports scores, events, listings
- User asks how to automate data collection without paying for hosting
- User wants an agent that gets smarter over time based on their decisions
Core Concepts
The Three Layers
Every data collection agent has three layers:
COLLECT → ENRICH → STORE
│ │ │
Scraper AI (LLM) Database
runs on scores/ Notion /
schedule summarises Sheets /
& classifies Supabase
Free Stack
| Layer | Tool | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Scraping | requests + BeautifulSoup | No cost, covers 80% of public sites |
| JS-rendered sites | playwright (free) | When HTML fetching fails |
| *AI enrichment… |
