opencli-usage

name	opencli-usage
description	Use when running OpenCLI commands to interact with websites (Bilibili, Twitter, Reddit, Xiaohongshu, etc.), desktop apps (Cursor, Notion), or public APIs (HackerNews, arXiv). Covers installation, command reference, and output formats for 100+ adapters.
version	1.7.0
author	jackwener
tags	["opencli","cli","browser","web","chrome-extension","cdp","bilibili","twitter","reddit","xiaohongshu","github","youtube","AI","agent","automation"]

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:

1. Chrome browser running (logged into target sites)
2. opencli Browser Bridge Chrome extension installed (load extension/ as unpacked in chrome://extensions)
3. 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
baidu-scholar	🌐	search
bilibili	🌐	hot search me favorite history feed user-videos subtitle dynamic ranking following
bloomberg	✅🌐	RSS: main markets tech politics · Browser: (full article)

Desktop Apps (CDP/Electron)

App	Commands
antigravity	status send read new dump extract-code model watch serve
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
doubao-app	status new send read ask screenshot dump
notion	status search read new write sidebar favorites

External CLI (passthrough)

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

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
OPENCLI_DAEMON_PORT	19825	Daemon-extension bridge port
OPENCLI_WINDOW_FOCUSED	false	1 = open automation windows in foreground
OPENCLI_BROWSER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT	30	Browser connection timeout (seconds)
OPENCLI_BROWSER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT	60	Single command timeout (seconds)
OPENCLI_BROWSER_EXPLORE_TIMEOUT	120	Explore/record timeout (seconds)
OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT	—	CDP endpoint for remote browser / Electron apps
OPENCLI_CDP_TARGET	—	Filter CDP targets by URL substring
OPENCLI_VERBOSE	false	Verbose logging (-v flag also works)
OPENCLI_DIAGNOSTIC	false	1 = structured diagnostic on failures

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
• smart-search — Intelligent search router across multiple platforms