OpenCLI

Make any website your CLI.
Zero risk · Reuse Chrome login · AI-powered discovery

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A CLI tool that turns any website into a command-line interface. 47 commands across 17 sites — bilibili, zhihu, xiaohongshu, twitter, reddit, xueqiu, github, v2ex, hackernews, bbc, weibo, boss, yahoo-finance, reuters, smzdm, ctrip, youtube — powered by browser session reuse and AI-native discovery.

Highlights

• Account-safe — Reuses Chrome's logged-in state; your credentials never leave the browser
• AI Agent ready — explore discovers APIs, synthesize generates adapters, cascade finds auth strategies
• Dynamic Loader — Simply drop .ts or .yaml adapters into the clis/ folder for auto-registration
• Dual-Engine Architecture:
  • YAML Declarative Engine: Most adapters are minimal ~30 lines of YAML pipeline
  • Native Browser Injection Engine: Advanced TypeScript utilities (installInterceptor, autoScroll) for XHR hijacking, GraphQL unwrapping, and store mutation

Quick Start

Install via npm (recommended)

npm install -g @jackwener/opencli

Then use directly:

opencli list                              # See all commands
opencli hackernews top --limit 5          # Public API, no browser
opencli bilibili hot --limit 5            # Browser command
opencli zhihu hot -f json                 # JSON output

Install from source

git clone git@github.com:jackwener/opencli.git
cd opencli && npm install
npx tsx src/main.ts list

Update

# npm global
npm update -g @jackwener/opencli

# Or reinstall to latest
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli@latest

Prerequisites

Browser commands need:

1. Chrome running and logged into the target site (e.g. bilibili.com, zhihu.com, xiaohongshu.com)
2. Playwright MCP Bridge extension installed

This is the default connection mode — no extra configuration needed beyond installing the extension.

Alternative: Chrome 144+ CDP Auto-Discovery

For Chrome 144+, you can skip the extension and use built-in remote debugging instead:

1. Open chrome://inspect#remote-debugging in Chrome
2. Check "Allow remote debugging for this browser instance"
3. Set OPENCLI_USE_CDP=1 before running opencli

You can also manually specify an endpoint via OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT env var.

Public API commands (hackernews, github search, v2ex) need no browser at all.

⚠️ Important: Browser commands reuse your Chrome login session. You must be logged into the target website in Chrome before running commands. If you get empty data or errors, check your login status first.

Built-in Commands

Site	Commands	Mode
bilibili	hot search me favorite history feed user-videos subtitle dynamic ranking following	🔐 Browser
zhihu	hot search question	🔐 Browser
xiaohongshu	search notifications feed me user	🔐 Browser
xueqiu	feed hot-stock hot search stock watchlist	🔐 Browser
twitter	trending bookmarks profile search timeline	🔐 Browser
reddit	hot frontpage search subreddit	🔐 Browser
weibo	hot	🔐 Browser
boss	search	🔐 Browser
youtube	search	🔐 Browser
yahoo-finance	quote	🔐 Browser
reuters	search	🔐 Browser
smzdm	search	🔐 Browser
ctrip	search	🔐 Browser
github	search	🌐 Public
v2ex	hot latest topic	🌐 Public
hackernews	top	🌐 Public
bbc	news	🌐 Public

Output Formats

opencli bilibili hot -f table   # Default: rich table
opencli bilibili hot -f json    # JSON (pipe to jq, feed to AI)
opencli bilibili hot -f md      # Markdown
opencli bilibili hot -f csv     # CSV
opencli bilibili hot -v         # Verbose: show pipeline steps

AI Agent Workflow

Important

AI Agent 创建新适配器时，必须先阅读 CLI-CREATOR.md，其中包含完整的浏览器探索工作流、认证策略决策树和调试指南。

# 1. Deep Explore — discover APIs, infer capabilities, detect framework
opencli explore https://example.com --site mysite

# 2. Synthesize — generate YAML adapters from explore artifacts
opencli synthesize mysite

# 3. Generate — one-shot: explore → synthesize → register
opencli generate https://example.com --goal "hot"

# 4. Strategy Cascade — auto-probe: PUBLIC → COOKIE → HEADER
opencli cascade https://api.example.com/data

Explore outputs to .opencli/explore/<site>/:

• manifest.json — site metadata, framework detection
• endpoints.json — scored API endpoints with response schemas
• capabilities.json — inferred capabilities with confidence scores
• auth.json — authentication strategy recommendations

Create New Commands

Caution

必须先阅读 CLI-CREATOR.md！ 它是适配器开发的完全指南，包含 API 发现工作流、5 级认证策略、平台 SDK 参考、YAML/TS 选择决策树、tap 调试流程和常见陷阱。跳过此文档直接写代码会导致大量可避免的错误。

Releasing New Versions

# Bump version
npm version patch   # 0.1.0 → 0.1.1
npm version minor   # 0.1.0 → 0.2.0
npm version major   # 0.1.0 → 1.0.0

# Push tag to trigger GitHub Actions auto-release
git push --follow-tags

The CI will automatically build, create a GitHub release, and publish to npm.

License

MIT