OpenCLI

Make any website, Electron App, or Local Tool your CLI.
Zero risk · Reuse Chrome login · AI-powered discovery · Universal CLI Hub

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A CLI tool that turns any website or Electron app into a command-line interface — Bilibili, Zhihu, 小红书, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Antigravity, and many more — powered by browser session reuse and AI-native discovery.

Built for AI Agents: Simply configure an instruction in your global AGENT.md or .cursorrules guiding the AI to execute opencli list via Bash to discover available tools. Register your favorite local CLIs (opencli register mycli), and the AI will automatically learn how to invoke all your tools perfectly!

CLI All Electron Apps! The Most Powerful Update Has Arrived! Turn ANY Electron application into a CLI tool! Recombine, script, and extend applications like Antigravity Ultra seamlessly. Now AI can control itself natively. Unlimited possibilities await!

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Table of Contents

• Highlights
• Prerequisites
• Quick Start
• Built-in Commands
  • Desktop App Adapters
• Download Support
• Output Formats
• For AI Agents (Developer Guide)
• Remote Chrome (Server/Headless)
• Testing
• Troubleshooting
• Releasing New Versions
• License

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Highlights

• CLI All Electron — CLI-ify apps like Antigravity Ultra! Now AI can control itself natively using cc/openclaw!
• 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.
• External CLI Hub — Discover, auto-install, and passthrough commands to any external CLI (gh, obsidian, docker, kubectl, etc). Zero setup.
• Self-healing setup — opencli setup verifies Browser Bridge connectivity; opencli doctor diagnoses daemon, extension, and live browser connectivity.
• Dynamic Loader — Simply drop .ts or .yaml adapters into the clis/ folder for auto-registration.
• Dual-Engine Architecture — Supports both YAML declarative data pipelines and robust browser runtime TypeScript injections.

Prerequisites

• Node.js: >= 20.0.0
• Chrome running and logged into the target site (e.g. bilibili.com, zhihu.com, xiaohongshu.com).

⚠️ 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.

OpenCLI connects to your browser through a lightweight Browser Bridge Chrome Extension + micro-daemon (zero config, auto-start).

Browser Bridge Extension Setup

You can install the extension via either method:

Method 1: Download Pre-built Release (Recommended)

1. Go to the GitHub Releases page and download the latest opencli-extension.zip or opencli-extension.crx.
2. Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode (top-right toggle).
3. Drag and drop the .crx file or the unzipped folder into the extensions page.

Method 2: Load Unpacked Source (For Developers)

1. Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode.
2. Click Load unpacked and select the extension/ directory from this repository.

That's it! The daemon auto-starts when you run any browser command. No tokens, no manual configuration.

Tip: Use opencli doctor for ongoing diagnosis:

opencli doctor            # Check extension + daemon connectivity
opencli doctor --live     # Also test live browser commands

Quick Start

Install via npm (recommended)

npm install -g @jackwener/opencli

Then use directly:

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

Install from source (for developers)

git clone git@github.com:jackwener/opencli.git
cd opencli 
npm install
npm run build
npm link      # Link binary globally
opencli list  # Now you can use it anywhere!

Update

npm install -g @jackwener/opencli@latest

Built-in Commands

Run opencli list for the live registry.

Site	Commands	Mode
twitter	trending bookmarks profile search timeline thread following followers notifications post reply delete like article follow unfollow bookmark unbookmark download accept reply-dm	Browser
reddit	hot frontpage popular search subreddit read user user-posts user-comments upvote save comment subscribe saved upvoted	Browser
cursor	status send read new dump composer model extract-code ask screenshot history export	Desktop
bilibili	hot search me favorite history feed subtitle dynamic ranking following user-videos download	Browser
codex	status send read new dump extract-diff model ask screenshot history export	Desktop
chatwise	status new send read ask model history export screenshot	Desktop
notion	status search read new write sidebar favorites export	Desktop
discord-app	status send read channels servers search members	Desktop
v2ex	hot latest topic daily me notifications	Public / Browser
xueqiu	feed hot-stock hot search stock watchlist	Browser
antigravity	status send read new dump extract-code model watch	Desktop
chatgpt	status new send read ask	Desktop
xiaohongshu	search notifications feed user download creator-notes creator-note-detail creator-notes-summary creator-profile creator-stats	Browser
apple-podcasts	search episodes top	Public
xiaoyuzhou	podcast podcast-episodes episode	Public
zhihu	hot search question download	Browser
youtube	search video transcript	Browser
boss	search detail recommend joblist greet batchgreet send chatlist chatmsg invite mark exchange resume stats	Browser
coupang	search add-to-cart	Browser
bbc	news	Public
bloomberg	main markets economics industries tech politics businessweek opinions feeds news	Public / Browser
ctrip	search	Browser
github	search	Public
arxiv	search paper	Public
wikipedia	search summary	Public
hackernews	top	Public
linkedin	search	Browser
reuters	search	Browser
smzdm	search	Browser
weibo	hot	Browser
yahoo-finance	quote	Browser
sinafinance	news	🌐 Public
barchart	quote options greeks flow	Browser
chaoxing	assignments exams	Browser
grok	ask	Desktop
hf	top	Public
jike	feed search create like comment repost notifications post topic user	Browser
jimeng	generate history	Browser
linux-do	hot latest search categories category topic	Public
stackoverflow	hot search bounties unanswered	Public
weread	shelf search book highlights notes notebooks ranking	Browser

Bloomberg note: The RSS-backed Bloomberg listing commands (main, section feeds, feeds) work without a browser. bloomberg news is for standard Bloomberg story/article pages that your current Chrome session can already access. Audio and some other non-standard pages may fail, and OpenCLI does not bypass Bloomberg paywall or entitlement checks.

External CLI Hub

OpenCLI acts as a universal hub for your existing command-line tools. It provides unified discovery, automatic installation, and pure passthrough execution.

External CLI	Description	Commands Example
gh	GitHub CLI	opencli gh pr list --limit 5
obsidian	Obsidian vault management	opencli obsidian search query="AI"
docker	Docker command-line interface	opencli docker ps
kubectl	Kubernetes command-line tool	opencli kubectl get pods
readwise	Readwise & Reader CLI	opencli readwise login

Zero Configuration: OpenCLI purely passes your inputs to the underlying binary via standard I/O streams. The external CLI works exactly as it naturally would, maintaining its standard output formats.

Auto-Installation: If you run opencli gh ... and gh is not installed on your system, OpenCLI will automatically try to install it using your system's package manager (e.g., brew install gh) before seamlessly re-running the command.

Register Your Own: Add any local CLI to your OpenCLI registry so AI agents can automatically discover it via the opencli list command.

opencli register mycli

Desktop App Adapters

Each desktop adapter has its own detailed documentation with commands reference, setup guide, and examples:

App	Description	Doc
Cursor	Control Cursor IDE — Composer, chat, code extraction	Doc
Codex	Drive OpenAI Codex CLI agent headlessly	Doc
Antigravity	Control Antigravity Ultra from terminal	Doc
ChatGPT	Automate ChatGPT macOS desktop app	Doc
ChatWise	Multi-LLM client (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini)	Doc
Notion	Search, read, write Notion pages	Doc
Discord	Discord Desktop — messages, channels, servers	Doc
Feishu	飞书/Lark Desktop via AppleScript	Doc
WeChat	微信 Desktop via AppleScript + Accessibility	Doc
NeteaseMusic	网易云音乐 Desktop via CEF/CDP	Doc

Download Support

OpenCLI supports downloading images, videos, and articles from supported platforms.

Supported Platforms

Platform	Content Types	Notes
xiaohongshu	Images, Videos	Downloads all media from a note
bilibili	Videos	Requires yt-dlp installed
twitter	Images, Videos	Downloads from user media tab or single tweet
zhihu	Articles (Markdown)	Exports articles with optional image download

Prerequisites

For video downloads from streaming platforms, you need to install yt-dlp:

# Install yt-dlp
pip install yt-dlp
# or
brew install yt-dlp

Usage Examples

# Download images/videos from Xiaohongshu note
opencli xiaohongshu download --note-id abc123 --output ./xhs

# Download Bilibili video (requires yt-dlp)
opencli bilibili download --bvid BV1xxx --output ./bilibili
opencli bilibili download --bvid BV1xxx --quality 1080p  # Specify quality

# Download Twitter media from user
opencli twitter download elonmusk --limit 20 --output ./twitter

# Download single tweet media
opencli twitter download --tweet-url "https://x.com/user/status/123" --output ./twitter

# Export Zhihu article to Markdown
opencli zhihu download "https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/xxx" --output ./zhihu

# Export with local images
opencli zhihu download "https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/xxx" --download-images

Pipeline Step (for YAML adapters)

The download step can be used in YAML pipelines:

pipeline:
  - fetch: https://api.example.com/media
  - download:
      url: ${{ item.imageUrl }}
      dir: ./downloads
      filename: ${{ item.title | sanitize }}.jpg
      concurrency: 5
      skip_existing: true

Output Formats

All built-in commands support --format / -f with table, json, yaml, md, and csv. The list command supports the same format options, and keeps --json for backward compatibility.

opencli list -f yaml            # Command registry as YAML
opencli bilibili hot -f table   # Default: rich terminal table
opencli bilibili hot -f json    # JSON (pipe to jq or LLMs)
opencli bilibili hot -f yaml    # YAML (human-readable structured output)
opencli bilibili hot -f md      # Markdown
opencli bilibili hot -f csv     # CSV
opencli bilibili hot -v         # Verbose: show pipeline debug steps

For AI Agents (Developer Guide)

If you are an AI assistant tasked with creating a new command adapter for opencli, please follow the AI Agent workflow below:

Quick mode: To generate a single command for a specific page URL, see CLI-ONESHOT.md — just a URL + one-line goal, 4 steps done.

Full mode: Before writing any adapter code, read CLI-EXPLORER.md. It contains the complete browser exploration workflow, the 5-tier authentication strategy decision tree, and debugging guide.

# 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, endpoints.json, capabilities.json, auth.json).

Testing

See TESTING.md for the full testing guide, including:

• Current test coverage (unit + E2E tests across browser and desktop adapters)
• How to run tests locally
• How to add tests when creating new adapters
• CI/CD pipeline with sharding
• Headless browser mode (OPENCLI_HEADLESS=1)

# Quick start
npm run build
npx vitest run                              # All tests
npx vitest run src/                          # Unit tests only
npx vitest run tests/e2e/                    # E2E tests

Troubleshooting

• "Extension not connected"
  • Ensure the opencli Browser Bridge extension is installed and enabled in chrome://extensions.
• Empty data returns or 'Unauthorized' error
  • Your login session in Chrome might have expired. Open a normal Chrome tab, navigate to the target site, and log in or refresh the page.
• Node API errors
  • Make sure you are using Node.js >= 20. Some dependencies require modern Node APIs.
• Daemon issues
  • Check daemon status: curl localhost:19825/status
  • View extension logs: curl localhost:19825/logs

Releasing New Versions

npm version patch   # 0.1.0 → 0.1.1
npm version minor   # 0.1.0 → 0.2.0
git push --follow-tags

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

License

Apache-2.0