OpenCLI Usage Guide

Make any website or Electron App your CLI. Reuse Chrome login, zero risk, AI-powered discovery.

Install & Run

# npm global install (recommended)
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
opencli <command>

# Or from source
cd ~/code/opencli && npm install
npx tsx src/main.ts <command>

# Update to latest
npm update -g @jackwener/opencli

Prerequisites

Browser commands require:

Chrome browser running (logged into target sites)
opencli Browser Bridge Chrome extension installed (load extension/ as unpacked in chrome://extensions)
No further setup needed — the daemon auto-starts on first browser command

Note: You must be logged into the target website in Chrome before running commands. Tabs opened during command execution are auto-closed afterwards.

Public API commands (hackernews, v2ex) need no browser.

Quick Lookup by Capability

Capability	Platforms (partial list)
search	Bilibili, Twitter, Reddit, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, YouTube, Google, arXiv, LinkedIn, Pixiv, etc.
hot/trending	Bilibili, Twitter, Weibo, HackerNews, Reddit, V2EX, Xueqiu, Lobsters, Douban
feed/timeline	Twitter, Reddit, Xiaohongshu, Xueqiu, Jike, Facebook, Instagram, Medium
user/profile	Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Bilibili, Pixiv
post/create	Twitter, Jike, Douyin, Weibo
AI chat	Grok, Doubao, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Codex, NotebookLM
finance/stock	Xueqiu, Yahoo Finance, Barchart, Sina Finance, Bloomberg
web scraping	`opencli web read --url <url>` — any URL to Markdown
GitHub/DevOps	`opencli gh`, `opencli docker`, `opencli vercel` — external CLI passthrough
collaboration	`opencli lark-cli`, `opencli dws`, `opencli wecom-cli` — external CLI passthrough

Command Quick Reference

Usage: opencli <site> <command> [args] [--limit N] [-f json|yaml|md|csv|table]

Type legend: 🌐 = Browser (needs Chrome login) · ✅ = Public API (no browser) · 🖥️ = Desktop (Electron/CDP) · 🔧 = External CLI (passthrough)

Website Adapters

Site	Type	Commands
1688	🌐	`search` `item` `download` `store`
36kr	🌐	`hot` `news` `search` `article`
amazon	🌐	`bestsellers` `search` `product` `offer` `discussion` `movers-shakers` `new-releases`
apple-podcasts	✅	`top` `search` `episodes`
arxiv	✅	`search` `paper`
band	🌐	`bands` `posts` `post` `mentions`
barchart	🌐	`quote` `options` `greeks` `flow`
bbc	✅	`news`
bilibili	🌐	`hot` `search` `me` `favorite` `history` `feed` `user-videos` `subtitle` `dynamic` `ranking` `following`
bloomberg	✅🌐	RSS: `main` `markets` `tech` `politics` `economics` `opinions` `industries` `businessweek` `feeds` · Browser: `news` (full article)
bluesky	🌐	`search` `profile` `user` `feeds` `followers` `following` `thread` `trending` `starter-packs`
boss	🌐	`search` `detail` `recommend` `joblist` `greet` `batchgreet` `send` `chatlist` `chatmsg` `invite` `mark` `exchange` `resume` `stats`
chaoxing	🌐	`assignments` `exams`
coupang	🌐	`search` `add-to-cart`
ctrip	🌐	`search`
devto	✅	`top` `tag` `user`
dictionary	✅	`search` `synonyms` `examples`
doubao	🌐	`status` `new` `send` `read` `ask` `detail` `history` `meeting-summary` `meeting-transcript`
douban	🌐	`search` `top250` `subject` `photos` `download` `marks` `reviews` `movie-hot` `book-hot`
douyin	🌐	`profile` `videos` `user-videos` `activities` `collections` `hashtag` `location` `stats` `publish` `draft` `drafts` `delete` `update`
facebook	🌐	`feed` `profile` `search` `friends` `groups` `events` `notifications` `memories` `add-friend` `join-group`
gemini	🌐	`ask` `new` `image` `deep-research` `deep-research-result`
google	✅	`news` `search` `suggest` `trends`
grok	🌐	`ask`
hackernews	✅	`top` `new` `best` `ask` `show` `jobs` `search` `user`
hf	✅	`top`
hupu	🌐	`hot` `search` `detail` `like` `unlike` `reply` `mentions`
imdb	✅	`top` `trending` `search` `title` `person` `reviews`
instagram	🌐	`explore` `profile` `search` `user` `followers` `following` `follow` `unfollow` `like` `unlike` `comment` `save` `unsave` `saved`
jd	🌐	`item`
jianyu	🌐	`search`
jike	🌐	`feed` `search` `create` `like` `comment` `repost` `notifications` `post` `topic` `user`
jimeng	🌐	`generate` `history`
lesswrong	✅	`frontpage` `curated` `new` `top` `top-week` `top-month` `top-year` `shortform` `read` `comments` `user` `user-posts` `sequences` `tags` `tag`
linkedin	🌐	`search` `timeline`
linux-do	🌐	`hot` `latest` `feed` `search` `categories` `category` `tags` `topic` `topic-content` `user-posts` `user-topics`
lobsters	✅	`hot` `newest` `active` `tag`
medium	🌐	`feed` `search` `user`
notebooklm	🌐	`status` `list` `open` `current` `get` `history` `summary` `note-list` `notes-get` `source-list` `source-get` `source-fulltext` `source-guide`
ones	🌐	`login` `logout` `me` `tasks` `task` `my-tasks` `worklog` `token-info`
paperreview	✅	`submit` `review` `feedback`
pixiv	🌐	`ranking` `search` `user` `illusts` `detail` `download`
producthunt	✅	`today` `hot` `browse` `posts`
quark	🌐	`ls` `mkdir` `mv` `rename` `rm` `save` `share-tree`
reddit	🌐	`hot` `frontpage` `popular` `search` `subreddit` `read` `user` `user-posts` `user-comments` `upvote` `save` `comment` `subscribe` `saved` `upvoted`
reuters	🌐	`search`
sinablog	🌐	`hot` `search` `article` `user`
sinafinance	✅	`news`
smzdm	🌐	`search`
spotify	✅	`auth` `status` `play` `pause` `next` `prev` `volume` `search` `queue` `shuffle` `repeat`
stackoverflow	✅	`hot` `search` `bounties` `unanswered`
steam	✅	`top-sellers`
substack	🌐	`feed` `search` `publication`
tieba	🌐	`hot` `search` `posts` `read`
tiktok	🌐	`explore` `search` `profile` `user` `following` `follow` `unfollow` `like` `unlike` `comment` `save` `unsave` `live` `notifications` `friends`
twitter	🌐	`trending` `bookmarks` `search` `profile` `timeline` `thread` `article` `follow` `unfollow` `bookmark` `unbookmark` `post` `like` `likes` `reply` `delete` `block` `unblock` `followers` `following` `notifications` `hide-reply` `download` `accept` `reply-dm`
v2ex	✅🌐	Public: `hot` `latest` `topic` `node` `nodes` `member` `user` `replies` · Browser: `daily` `me` `notifications`
web	🌐	`read` — any URL to Markdown
weibo	🌐	`hot` `search` `feed` `user` `me` `post` `comments`
weixin	🌐	`download` — 公众号 article to Markdown
weread	🌐	`shelf` `search` `book` `highlights` `notes` `notebooks` `ranking`
wikipedia	✅	`search` `summary` `random` `trending`
xianyu	🌐	`search` `item` `chat`
xiaoe	🌐	`courses` `catalog` `content` `detail` `play-url`
xiaohongshu	🌐	`search` `notifications` `feed` `user` `note` `comments` `download` `publish` `creator-notes` `creator-note-detail` `creator-notes-summary` `creator-profile` `creator-stats`
xiaoyuzhou	✅	`podcast` `podcast-episodes` `episode`
xueqiu	🌐	`hot-stock` `stock` `watchlist` `feed` `hot` `search` `comments` `earnings-date` `fund-holdings` `fund-snapshot`
yahoo-finance	🌐	`quote`
yollomi	🌐	`models` `generate` `video` `upload` `remove-bg` `edit` `background` `face-swap` `object-remover` `restore` `try-on` `upscale`
youtube	🌐	`search` `video` `transcript`
yuanbao	🌐	`new` `ask`
zhihu	🌐	`hot` `search` `question`
zsxq	🌐	`groups` `dynamics` `topics` `topic` `search`

Desktop Apps (CDP/Electron)

App	Commands
antigravity	`status` `send` `read` `new` `dump` `extract-code` `model` `watch`
chatgpt	`status` `new` `send` `read` `ask` `model`
chatwise	`status` `new` `send` `read` `ask` `model` `history` `export` `screenshot`
codex	`status` `send` `read` `new` `dump` `extract-diff` `model` `ask` `screenshot` `history` `export`
cursor	`status` `send` `read` `new` `dump` `composer` `model` `extract-code` `ask` `screenshot` `history` `export`
discord-app	`status` `send` `read` `channels` `servers` `search` `members`
doubao-app	`status` `new` `send` `read` `ask` `screenshot` `dump`
notion	`status` `search` `read` `new` `write` `sidebar` `favorites` `export`

External CLI (passthrough)

OpenCLI can discover, auto-install, and passthrough commands to external CLI tools. Use opencli install <name> to auto-install, or opencli register <name> to register a local CLI.

CLI	Description	Commands
gh	GitHub CLI — repos, PRs, issues, releases	`repo` `pr` `issue` (all gh subcommands)
obsidian	Obsidian vault — notes, search, tags	All obsidian subcommands
docker	Docker CLI	All docker subcommands
lark-cli	Lark/Feishu — messages, docs, calendar, tasks (200+ commands)	All lark-cli subcommands
dws	DingTalk Workspace — messages, docs, calendar, contacts	All dws subcommands
wecom-cli	WeCom/企业微信 — contacts, todos, meetings, messages	All wecom-cli subcommands
vercel	Vercel — deploy, domains, env vars, logs	All vercel subcommands

opencli install gh              # Auto-install gh CLI
opencli register my-tool        # Register a local custom CLI
opencli gh pr list --limit 5    # Passthrough to gh
opencli docker ps               # Passthrough to docker
opencli lark-cli msg send ...   # Passthrough to lark-cli

Management

opencli list [-f json|yaml]     # List all commands
opencli validate [site]         # Validate adapter definitions
opencli doctor                  # Diagnose browser bridge
opencli explore <url>           # AI-powered API discovery
opencli record <url>            # Record API calls manually

All commands support: --format / -f with table json yaml md csv

Self-Repair

If a command fails due to a site change (selector, API, or response schema), automatically fix the adapter and retry instead of reporting failure. Re-run the command with OPENCLI_DIAGNOSTIC=1 to get structured diagnostic context, then fix the adapter file at RepairContext.adapter.sourcePath and retry. Max 3 repair rounds. See the opencli-autofix skill for the full workflow.

Related Skills

opencli-browser — Browser automation for AI agents (navigate, click, type, extract via Chrome)
opencli-explorer — Full guide for creating new adapters (API discovery, auth strategy, TS writing)
opencli-oneshot — Quick 4-step template for adding a single command from a URL
opencli-autofix — Automatically fix broken adapters when commands fail

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