diff --git a/sources/academy/build-and-publish/apify-store-basics/how_store_works.md b/sources/academy/build-and-publish/apify-store-basics/how_store_works.md index 6f936f5651..b142429d45 100644 --- a/sources/academy/build-and-publish/apify-store-basics/how_store_works.md +++ b/sources/academy/build-and-publish/apify-store-basics/how_store_works.md @@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ Since the **Issues** tab is public, the level of activity - or lack thereof - ca Learn more about how to handle the [Issues tab](/academy/actor-marketing-playbook/interact-with-users/issues-tab) +## Disputing Actor categories + +If you believe your Actor is in the wrong category, contact Apify support. In a later phase, you will be able to see and dispute categories directly in the Actor publication settings. + ## Resources - Best practices on setting up [testing for your Actor](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/test) diff --git a/sources/platform/console/apify-ai.md b/sources/platform/console/apify-ai.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b9f630f46d --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/platform/console/apify-ai.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +title: Apify AI +description: Apify AI is the conversational AI interface inside Apify Console for finding and running Actors using natural language, instead of keyword search. +sidebar_position: 2.5 +category: platform +slug: /console/apify-ai +--- + +Apify AI is a conversational AI interface inside [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) that lets you describe what you want in plain English and runs the right Actor for you. It uses the same search and execution backend as [Apify Store](https://apify.com/store) search and the [Apify MCP server](/platform/integrations/mcp). + + + +## Where to find Apify AI + +Apify AI has two entry points in Apify Console: + +- _Store search bar_ - long, intent-heavy queries are routed to Apify AI. Short keyword queries continue to use the regular Store search. +- _Dashboard widget_ - a chat widget on the Console dashboard. + +## What you can do with Apify AI + +Apify AI currently supports the core discovery and execution workflow: + +- Search Apify Store for an Actor that matches your goal. +- View an Actor's details, including its input schema and pricing. +- Run an Actor with inputs that Apify AI fills in from your description. +- Fetch results from the Actor's default dataset. + +## Out of current scope + +Apify AI does not yet support the following operations. Use Apify Console directly for these: + +- Creating or running [tasks](/platform/actors/running/tasks). +- Setting up [schedules](/platform/schedules). +- [Publishing](/platform/actors/publishing) Actors. +- Configuring external [integrations](/platform/integrations). + +## Daily usage limit + +Apify AI has a daily token limit per user: + +- Free plan users get a lower daily allowance. +- Users on any paid plan share the same higher daily allowance. + +The exact value is not published because it may change. If you hit the limit, wait until the next day or upgrade to a paid plan for the higher allowance. + +## For Actor creators + +Search ranking in Apify AI uses parameters similar to those evaluated by the [Actor quality score](/platform/actors/publishing/quality-score), the same as Apify Store search and the MCP server `search-actors` tool. The two are separate systems that correlate strongly: Actors with higher quality scores tend to rank higher in search. To improve your Actor's visibility, focus on improving its quality score. + +## Related + +- [Apify MCP server](/platform/integrations/mcp) - the programmatic interface to the same backend for external AI agents and CLIs. +- [Actor quality score](/platform/actors/publishing/quality-score) - the metric that correlates with search ranking across surfaces. +- [Apify Store](/console/store) - the Console view of the Store, including the search bar entry point. diff --git a/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp/index.md b/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp/index.md index be9c133720..25d8b6df90 100644 --- a/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp/index.md +++ b/sources/platform/integrations/ai/mcp/index.md @@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ This page covers the Apify MCP server, which exposes Apify Actors as tools to ou ::: +## Apify AI vs the MCP server + +The Apify MCP server and [Apify AI](/console/apify-ai) share the same Actor search and execution backend, but they serve different audiences: + +- _MCP server_ - a programmatic interface for external AI agents, IDEs, and CLIs. Use it when you build or operate your own agent. +- _Apify AI_ - the conversational interface inside [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) for users who interact with Apify through a chat UI rather than their own agent. + +Actor ranking on both surfaces uses parameters similar to those evaluated by the [Actor quality score](/platform/actors/publishing/quality-score), so Actors with higher quality scores tend to rank higher. + ## Prerequisites Before connecting your AI to Apify, you'll need three things: