OpenCLI Agent Skills & AI Rules

# OpenCLI

> General-purpose browser automation for AI agents, with reusable site commands.
> An agent-browser alternative: navigate, inspect, click, fill, extract, and screenshot without a site adapter.

## What OpenCLI does

OpenCLI gives you one surface for three kinds of automation:

1. **Built-in adapters** — 100+ sites pre-built with deterministic commands (Twitter/X, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, Zhihu, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, HackerNews, and more)
2. **Browser automation for AI agents** — AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can navigate, click, type, fill, extract, and screenshot any page via `opencli browser` primitives and your logged-in Chrome session
3. **Adapter authoring** — Write new site adapters end-to-end using `opencli-adapter-author` skill + `opencli browser recon/init/verify` workflow


## OpenCLI as an agent-browser alternative

OpenCLI supports general-purpose browser workflows without pre-built site adapters. The browser loop is: `opencli browser work open https://example.com`, `opencli browser work state`, then choose actions such as `click`, `fill`, or `extract`. Inspect state again after page changes; release the session with `opencli browser work close`.

Use the same named session across calls. Element references, CLI arguments, outputs, and session lifecycle differ from agent-browser, so migrate and verify existing scripts rather than treating the CLIs as syntax-compatible. Adapters are optional shortcuts for recurring site tasks, not a prerequisite for browsing.

- [OpenCLI vs agent-browser and migration](https://opencli.info/docs/guide/agent-browser-alternative.html)
- [中文迁移指南](https://opencli.info/docs/zh/guide/agent-browser-alternative.html)
- [Browser Bridge setup](https://opencli.info/docs/guide/browser-bridge.html)

## Install

```bash
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
# Install Browser Bridge extension from Chrome Web Store
# Run: opencli doctor
```

Requires Node.js >= 20.

## Key capabilities

- **No built-in LLM dependency** — commands do not invoke an LLM; an AI agent orchestrating actions has its own model costs
- **Account safe** — reuses Chrome's logged-in state, credentials never leave the browser
- **Deterministic adapters** — site commands provide structured output schemas. Pipeable, CI-friendly
- **Plugin system** — `opencli plugin install github:user/repo`
- **Multiple output formats** — JSON, CSV, Markdown, YAML, table

## Skills for AI agents

Install with: `npx skills add jackwener/opencli`

- `opencli-browser` — give AI agents direct browser control (click, type, extract, screenshot)
- `opencli-adapter-author` — write new adapters from recon to verification
- `opencli-autofix` — repair broken adapters
- `opencli-usage` — command and site reference

## Built-in sites (selected)

Twitter/X, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, Zhihu, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, HackerNews, Weibo, Amazon, Bloomberg, V2EX, Boss直聘, Douyin, Spotify, WeChat, Xiaoyuzhou, NotebookLM, Claude, Gemini, GeoGebra, xueqiu, zlibrary, upwork, 1688, pixiv, and 80+ more.

Full list: https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/blob/main/docs/adapters/index.md

## Configuration

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `OPENCLI_BROWSER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT` | `60` | Seconds to wait for a browser command |
| `OPENCLI_PROFILE` | — | Browser Bridge profile alias for multi-profile setups |
| `OPENCLI_VERBOSE` | `false` | Enable verbose logging |

## Exit codes

`0` success · `66` empty result · `69` Browser Bridge down · `75` timeout · `77` auth required · `78` config error · `130` Ctrl-C

## Key links

- Website: https://opencli.info
- GitHub: https://github.com/jackwener/opencli
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jackwener/opencli
- Chrome Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/opencli/ildkmabpimmkaediidaifkhjpohdnifk
- Docs: https://opencli.info
- Plugins: https://opencli.info/plugins

## Author

jackwener — https://github.com/jackwener

## Related resources

- Website llms.txt: https://opencli.info/llms.txt
- Full adapter docs: https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/blob/main/docs/adapters/index.md
- Extending guide: https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/blob/main/docs/guide/extending-opencli.md
- Plugin guide: https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/blob/main/docs/guide/plugins.md