Agent-Reach/docs/README_en.md
Panniantong 88eaebe263 refactor: 统一所有渠道后端,对齐 research 技能
GitHub: REST API → gh CLI(官方工具,认证后完整能力)
Bilibili: 自写 API → yt-dlp(和 YouTube 统一后端,支持搜索 bilisearch)
YouTube: 新增搜索功能(ytsearch via yt-dlp)

README 中英文同步更新:
- 平台表格:小红书/Exa/GitHub/YouTube/B站 描述全部更新
- 选型表格:新增 gh CLI、xiaohongshu-mcp,更新 yt-dlp/Exa 描述
- 按需解锁:去掉 Exa Key 注册步骤(已自动配置)
- 配置难度说明:新增「自动配置」「mcporter」级别
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👁️ Agent Reach

Give your AI Agent one-click access to the entire internet

MIT License Python 3.10+ GitHub Stars

Quick Start · 中文 · Platforms · Philosophy


Why Agent Reach?

AI Agents can already access the internet — but "can go online" is barely the start.

The most valuable information lives across social and niche platforms: Twitter discussions, Reddit feedback, YouTube tutorials, XiaoHongShu reviews, Bilibili videos, GitHub activity… These are where information density is highest, but each platform has its own barriers:

Pain Point Reality
Twitter API Starts at $100/month
Reddit Server IPs get 403'd
XiaoHongShu Login required to browse
Bilibili Blocks overseas/server IPs

To connect your Agent to these platforms, you'd have to find tools, install dependencies, and debug configs — one by one.

Agent Reach turns this into one command:

Install Agent Reach: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/install.md

Copy that to your Agent. 30 seconds later, it can read tweets, search Reddit, and watch Bilibili.

Before you start, you might want to know

💰 Completely free All tools are open source, all APIs are free. The only possible cost is a server proxy ($1/month) — local computers don't need one
🔒 Privacy safe Cookies stay local. Never uploaded. Fully open source — audit anytime
🔄 Kept up to date Upstream tools (yt-dlp, birdx, Jina Reader, etc.) are tracked and updated regularly
🤖 Works with any Agent Claude Code, OpenClaw, Cursor, Windsurf… any Agent that can run commands
🩺 Built-in diagnostics agent-reach doctor — one command shows what works, what doesn't, and how to fix it

Supported Platforms

Platform Capabilities Setup Notes
🌐 Web Read Zero config Any URL → clean Markdown (Jina Reader 9.8K)
🐦 Twitter/X Read · Search Zero config / Cookie Single tweets readable out of the box. Cookie unlocks search, timeline, posting (birdx)
📕 XiaoHongShu Read · Search · Post · Comment · Like mcporter Via xiaohongshu-mcp internal API, install and go
🔍 Web Search Search Auto-configured Auto-configured during install, free, no API key (Exa via mcporter)
📦 GitHub Read · Search Zero config gh CLI powered. Public repos work immediately. gh auth login unlocks Fork, Issue, PR
📺 YouTube Read · Search Zero config Subtitles + search across 1800+ video sites (yt-dlp 148K)
📺 Bilibili Read · Search Zero config / Proxy Video info + subtitles + search. Local works directly, servers need a proxy (yt-dlp)
📡 RSS Read Zero config Any RSS/Atom feed (feedparser 2.3K)
📖 Reddit Search · Read Free / Proxy Search via Exa (free). Reading posts needs a proxy on servers

Setup levels: Zero config = install and go · Auto-configured = handled during install · mcporter = needs MCP service · Cookie = export from browser · Proxy = $1/month


Get Started in 30 Seconds

Copy this to your AI Agent (Claude Code, OpenClaw, Cursor, etc.):

Install Agent Reach: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/install.md

The Agent auto-installs, detects your environment, and tells you what's ready.

Manual install
pip install https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/archive/main.zip
agent-reach install --env=auto

Works Out of the Box

No configuration needed — just tell your Agent:

  • "Read this link" → any web page
  • "What's this GitHub repo about?" → repos, issues, code
  • "What does this video cover?" → YouTube / Bilibili subtitles
  • "Read this tweet" → Twitter posts
  • "Subscribe to this RSS" → RSS / Atom feeds
  • "Search GitHub for LLM frameworks" → GitHub search

No commands to remember. The Agent knows what to call.


Unlock on Demand

Don't use it? Don't configure it. Every step is optional.

🍪 Cookies — Free, 2 minutes

Tell your Agent "help me configure Twitter cookies" — it'll guide you through exporting from your browser. Local computers can auto-import.

🌐 Proxy — $1/month, servers only

Reddit and Bilibili block server IPs. Get a proxy (Webshare recommended, $1/month) and send the address to your Agent.

Local computers don't need a proxy. Reddit search works free via Exa even without one.


Status at a Glance

$ agent-reach doctor

👁️  Agent Reach Status
========================================

✅ Ready to use:
  ✅ GitHub repos and code — public repos readable and searchable
  ✅ Twitter/X tweets — readable. Cookie unlocks search and posting
  ✅ YouTube video subtitles — yt-dlp
  ⚠️  Bilibili video info — server IPs may be blocked, configure proxy
  ✅ RSS/Atom feeds — feedparser
  ✅ Web pages (any URL) — Jina Reader API

🔍 Search (free Exa key to unlock):
  ⬜ Web semantic search — sign up at exa.ai for free key

🔧 Configurable:
  ⬜ Reddit posts and comments — search via Exa (free). Reading needs proxy
  ⬜ XiaoHongShu notes — needs cookie. Export from browser

Status: 6/9 channels available

Design Philosophy

Agent Reach is a setup scaffold, not a framework.

Every time you spin up a new Agent, you spend time finding tools, installing deps, and debugging configs — what reads Twitter? How do you bypass Reddit blocks? How do you extract YouTube subtitles? Every time, you re-do the same work.

Agent Reach does one simple thing: it makes those tool selection and configuration decisions for you.

Scenario Tool Why
Read web pages Jina Reader 9.8K stars, free, no API key needed
Read tweets birdx Cookie auth, no $100/month official API
Video subtitles + search yt-dlp 148K stars, YouTube + Bilibili + 1800 sites
Search the web Exa via mcporter AI semantic search, MCP integration, no API key
GitHub gh CLI Official tool, full API after auth
Read RSS feedparser Python ecosystem standard, 2.3K stars
XiaoHongShu xiaohongshu-mcp Internal API, bypasses anti-bot

One file per platform, ~50 lines each. Swap any backend by editing one file — everything else stays untouched.

Project structure
agent_reach/channels/
├── web.py          → Jina Reader
├── twitter.py      → birdx
├── youtube.py      → yt-dlp
├── github.py       → GitHub API
├── bilibili.py     → Bilibili API
├── reddit.py       → Reddit JSON API
├── xiaohongshu.py  → XHS Web API
├── rss.py          → feedparser
└── exa_search.py   → Exa Search API

Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome.

Want to add a new platform? Copy any channel file, tweak it — each one is only ~50 lines.

Credits

Jina Reader · yt-dlp · birdx · Exa · feedparser

License

MIT