---
title: "shot-scraper Automated Website Screenshot and Scraping CLI"
description: "shot-scraper is a Python CLI tool by Simon Willison for taking automated screenshots of websites and executing JavaScript against pages. Built on Playwright, it supports headless browser automation, multi-step screenshot workflows defined in YAML, and HTML-to-image rendering for CI pipelines and monitoring."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper"
category:
  - "Research & Scraping"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "simonw/shot-scraper"
  github_stars: 2311
---

# shot-scraper Automated Website Screenshot and Scraping CLI

shot-scraper is a Python CLI tool by Simon Willison for taking automated screenshots of websites and executing JavaScript against pages. Built on Playwright, it supports headless browser automation, multi-step screenshot workflows defined in YAML, and HTML-to-image rendering for CI pipelines and monitoring.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/shot-scraper-automated-website-screenshot-scraping-cli/)