OpenCLI Web Automation

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OpenCLI turns any website into a command-line interface by reusing Chrome's logged-in browser session. It supports 19 sites and 80+ commands out of the box, and lets you add new adapters via TypeScript or YAML dropped into the clis/ folder.

Installation

# Install globally via npm
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli

# One-time setup: discovers Playwright MCP token and distributes to all tools
opencli setup

# Verify everything is working
opencli doctor --live

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• Chrome browser running and logged into the target site
• Playwright MCP Bridge extension installed in Chrome

Install from Source (Development)

git clone [email protected]:jackwener/opencli.git
cd opencli
npm install
npm run build
npm link

Environment Configuration

# Required: set in ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc after running opencli setup
export PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN="<your-token-from-setup>"

MCP client config (Claude/Cursor/Codex ~/.config/*/config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@playwright/mcp@latest", "--extension"],
      "env": {
        "PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN": "$PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Key CLI Commands

Discovery & Registry

opencli list                        # Show all registered commands
opencli list -f yaml                # Output registry as YAML
opencli list -f json                # Output registry as JSON

Running Built-in Commands

# Public API commands (no browser login needed)
opencli hackernews top --limit 10
opencli github search "playwright automation"
opencli bbc news

# Browser commands (must be logged into site in Chrome)
opencli bilibili hot --limit 5
opencli twitter trending
opencli zhihu hot -f json
opencli reddit frontpage --limit 20
opencli xiaohongshu search "TypeScript"
opencli youtube search "browser automation"
opencli linkedin search "senior engineer"

Output Formats

All commands support --format / -f:

opencli bilibili hot -f table     # Rich terminal table (default)
opencli bilibili hot -f json      # JSON (pipe to jq)
opencli bilibili hot -f yaml      # YAML
opencli bilibili hot -f md        # Markdown
opencli bilibili hot -f csv       # CSV export
opencli bilibili hot -v           # Verbose: show pipeline debug steps

AI Agent Workflow (Creating New Commands)

# 1. Deep explore a site — discovers APIs, auth, capabilities
opencli explore https://example.com --site mysite

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

# 3. One-shot: explore → synthesize → register in one command
opencli generate https://example.com --goal "hot posts"