web-scout

What This Skill Does

Web Scout is a comprehensive toolkit designed to empower AI agents with the ability to crawl and retrieve data from a vast array of internet sources. Built upon the Agent Reach framework, this skill acts as a unified interface for data extraction, supporting major social media platforms like Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok (Douyin), Xiaohongshu, and Bilibili, alongside professional platforms such as GitHub, LinkedIn, and Boss Zhipin. Web Scout provides an automated setup process that handles complex dependencies, making it zero-API-cost for most operations. It bridges the gap between static AI models and real-time internet data, allowing agents to perform tasks ranging from market research and competitor tracking to social media monitoring and repository analysis, all via simple command-line interactions or MCP server calls.

Installation

Getting started with Web Scout is streamlined into four simple steps. First, install the core CLI tool by running: pip install https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/archive/main.zip. Once installed, you can automatically provision your environment using agent-reach install --env=auto. For production-grade safety, utilize the --safe or --dry-run flags to verify operations before execution. Finally, confirm your system integrity with agent-reach doctor. Note that specific platforms requiring authentication—such as Twitter or Xiaohongshu—will require you to export cookies from your browser and configure them using the agent-reach configure commands. Detailed configuration for proxies is also supported for platforms restricted by geographic location.

Use Cases

Web Scout is ideal for developers and researchers who need automated data gathering. It is perfect for tracking GitHub repository activities or issues for project management. Marketers can use it to gather insights from Xiaohongshu and TikTok trends without manual browsing. Recruitment professionals can automate profile scouting on LinkedIn or Boss Zhipin. Furthermore, it excels in academic or professional research by aggregating information from RSS feeds, YouTube transcripts, and broad web searches, enabling your agent to synthesize complex information from scattered digital sources.

Example Prompts

1. "Web Scout, search Twitter for the latest community sentiment on OpenClaw and summarize the top three discussion points."
2. "Use the Reddit skill to find recent developer discussions about AI agents on r/LocalLLaMA and list the most recommended tools."
3. "Analyze the GitHub repository 'openclaw/skills', list the current open issues, and suggest which one is most urgent to address."

Tips & Limitations

To ensure your accounts remain secure, always use 'burner' or secondary accounts when configuring cookies for social platforms. Web Scout stores these credentials locally in ~/.agent-reach/config.yaml with strict 600 file permissions for your safety. Keep in mind that platforms like Bilibili and Reddit may require a valid proxy configuration if accessed from specific regions. Regularly run agent-reach check-update to maintain compatibility with platform API changes, and utilize the built-in doctor command whenever a service seems unresponsive to verify your environment health.