• ACTIVE
  • CONTROL
  • AUTOMATION
  • HUMAN

How to manage scraping workflows with your AI

Connect Octoparse to your AI client to run and monitor cloud extractions without leaving your chat interface.

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Short answer

How can I control Octoparse tasks with my AI?

Your AI uses specific tools to interact with your Octoparse cloud tasks. You can trigger new extractions, halt running jobs, and check the progress of your task groups through natural language commands. This gives you direct control over your data collection workflows.

Task outcomes

Control your data collection

Your AI handles the heavy lifting of task management.

ACTIVE

Real-time monitoring

The AI checks the current status of your extractions. You'll know exactly which tasks are running, finished, or failed.

CONTROL

Remote task management

You can stop any active extraction immediately. This prevents wasted resources if your data needs change mid-run.

AUTOMATION

Trigger new runs

Start specific task groups whenever you're ready. Your AI initiates the cloud extraction on your behalf.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

The AI reports the status, but you decide when to pivot. You remain in charge of the scraping logic and final data usage.

The workflow

What your AI does when <the thing arrives>.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat and the Octoparse cloud.

  1. Identify tasks

    The AI looks up your existing cloud extractions to see what's available to manage.

    list_task_groups

  2. Check progress

    The AI pulls the current state of a specific group to tell you if it's still working or done.

    get_task_status

  3. Launch extraction

    The AI tells Octoparse to begin a specific task group you've selected.

    start_task

  4. Halt tasks

    The AI sends a command to kill a running task if you need to stop the process.

    stop_task

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin managing your extractions.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text for your actual task group names or IDs.

Octoparse Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_YNVzYKGdUzzshKHx6wuFcnKCq4KAE2d7CRRCVwit/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Octoparse capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octoparse-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_YNVzYKGdUzzshKHx6wuFcnKCq4KAE2d7CRRCVwit/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my current Octoparse task groups.

  • What is the status of the 'Amazon Product Scraper' task group?

  • Start the 'Weekly Price Check' task group now.

  • Stop the task group named 'Competitor Monitor'.

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Start here

Connect Octoparse once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can immediately start managing tasks through your preferred AI client.

Connect Octoparse to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI create new scraping tasks?

    No. The AI can only start, stop, and monitor task groups that you have already created in the Octoparse web interface.

  • 02

    Can the AI change my scraping logic?

    No. The AI cannot modify the specific scraping rules, selectors, or configurations within a task. You must do that in Octoparse.

  • 03

    How does the AI know which tasks are running?

    The AI uses the status tool to check the real-time state of your task groups.

  • 04

    Will the AI delete my task groups?

    No. There is no tool provided to delete task groups, so your existing configurations are safe from AI commands.

  • 05

    Can I use this with Claude?

    Yes, as long as you are using an MCP-compatible client like Claude Desktop.

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