Give your AI Agent one-click access to the entire internet
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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 | Pay-per-use, moderate usage ~$215/month |
| 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. A few minutes later, it can read tweets, search Reddit, and watch Bilibili.
Already installed? Update in one command:
Update Agent Reach: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/update.md
| 💰 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, xreach, 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 |
| 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 (xreach) |
| 📕 XiaoHongShu | Read · Search · Post · Comment · Like | mcporter | Via xiaohongshu-mcp internal API, install and go |
| 🎵 Douyin | Video parsing · Watermark-free download | mcporter | Via douyin-mcp-server, no login needed |
| Jina Reader (public pages) | Full profiles, companies, job search | Tell your Agent "help me set up LinkedIn" | |
| 🏢 Boss直聘 | Jina Reader (job pages) | Job search, greet recruiters | Tell your Agent "help me set up Boss直聘" |
| 💬 WeChat Articles | Search + Read | Zero config | Search + read WeChat Official Account articles (full Markdown) (wechat-article-for-ai + miku_ai) |
| 🔍 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) |
| 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
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.
🔄 Already installed? Update in one command:
Update Agent Reach: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/update.md
Manual install
pip install https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/archive/main.zip
agent-reach install --env=autoInstall as a Skill (Claude Code / OpenClaw / any agent with Skills support)
npx skills add Panniantong/Agent-Reach@agent-reachAfter the Skill is installed, the Agent will auto-detect whether agent-reach CLI is available and install it if needed.
If you install via
agent-reach install, the skill is registered automatically — no extra steps needed.
No configuration needed — just tell your Agent:
- "Read this link" →
curl https://r.jina.ai/URLfor any web page - "What's this GitHub repo about?" →
gh repo view owner/repo - "What does this video cover?" →
yt-dlp --dump-json URLfor subtitles - "Read this tweet" →
xreach tweet URL --json - "Subscribe to this RSS" →
feedparserto parse feeds - "Search GitHub for LLM frameworks" →
gh search repos "LLM framework"
No commands to remember. The Agent reads SKILL.md and knows what to call.
Don't use it? Don't configure it. Every step is optional.
Tell your Agent "help me configure Twitter cookies" — it'll guide you through exporting from your browser. Local computers can auto-import.
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.
$ 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
Agent Reach is a scaffolding tool, 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.
After installation, your Agent calls the upstream tools directly (xreach CLI, yt-dlp, mcporter, gh CLI, etc.) — no wrapper layer in between.
Each platform maps to an upstream tool. Don't like one? Swap it out.
channels/
├── web.py → Jina Reader ← swap to Firecrawl, Crawl4AI…
├── twitter.py → xreach ← swap to Nitter, official API…
├── youtube.py → yt-dlp ← swap to YouTube API, Whisper…
├── github.py → gh CLI ← swap to REST API, PyGithub…
├── bilibili.py → yt-dlp ← swap to bilibili-api…
├── reddit.py → JSON API + Exa ← swap to PRAW, Pushshift…
├── xiaohongshu.py → mcporter MCP ← swap to other XHS tools…
├── douyin.py → mcporter MCP ← swap to other Douyin tools…
├── linkedin.py → linkedin-mcp ← swap to LinkedIn API…
├── bosszhipin.py → mcp-bosszp ← swap to other job tools…
├── rss.py → feedparser ← swap to atoma…
├── exa_search.py → mcporter MCP ← swap to Tavily, SerpAPI…
└── __init__.py → Channel registry (for doctor checks)
Each channel file only checks whether its upstream tool is installed and working (check() method for agent-reach doctor). The actual reading and searching is done by calling the upstream tools directly.
| Scenario | Tool | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read web pages | Jina Reader | 9.8K stars, free, no API key needed |
| Read tweets | xreach | Cookie auth, free. Official API is pay-per-use ($0.005/post read) |
| 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 |
| Douyin | douyin-mcp-server | MCP server, no login needed, video parsing + watermark-free download |
| linkedin-scraper-mcp | 900+ stars, MCP server, browser automation | |
| Boss直聘 | mcp-bosszp | MCP server, job search + recruiter greeting |
| WeChat Articles | wechat-article-for-ai + miku_ai | Stealth browser for full article reading + Sogou search |
📌 These are the current choices. Don't like one? Swap out the file. That's the whole point of scaffolding.
This project was entirely vibe-coded 🎸 There might be rough edges here and there — sorry about that! If you run into any bugs, please don't hesitate to open an Issue and I'll fix it ASAP.
Want a new channel? Open an Issue to request it, or submit a PR yourself.
Want to add one locally? Just have your Agent clone the repo and modify it — each channel is a single standalone file, easy to add.
PRs always welcome!
How to search Twitter/X with AI agent without paying for API?
Agent Reach uses the xreach CLI with cookie-based authentication — completely free, no Twitter API subscription needed. After installing Agent Reach, export your Twitter cookies using the Cookie-Editor Chrome extension, run agent-reach configure twitter-cookies "your_cookies", and your agent can search with xreach search "query" --json.
How to get YouTube video transcripts / subtitles for AI agent?
yt-dlp --dump-json "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx" extracts video metadata; yt-dlp --write-sub --skip-download "URL" extracts subtitles. Supports multiple languages, no API key required.
Reddit returns 403 from server / datacenter IP blocked?
Reddit blocks datacenter IPs. Configure a residential proxy: agent-reach configure proxy http://user:pass@ip:port. Recommended: Webshare (~$1/month). Local machines typically don't have this issue.
Does Agent Reach work with Claude Code / Cursor / Windsurf / OpenClaw?
Yes! Agent Reach is an installer + configuration tool. Any AI coding agent that can execute shell commands can use it — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Codex, and more. Just pip install agent-reach, run agent-reach install, and the agent can start using the upstream tools immediately.
Is Agent Reach free? Any API costs?
100% free and open source. All backends (xreach CLI, yt-dlp, Jina Reader, Exa) are free tools that don't require paid API keys. The only optional cost is a residential proxy (~$1/month) if you need Reddit/Bilibili access from a server.
Free alternative to Twitter API for web scraping?
Agent Reach uses xreach CLI which accesses Twitter via cookie auth — same as your browser session. No API fees, no rate limit tiers, no developer account needed. Supports search, read tweets, read profiles, and timelines.
How to read XiaoHongShu / 小红书 content programmatically?
Agent Reach integrates with xiaohongshu-mcp (runs in Docker). After setup, use mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.get_feed_detail(...)' to read notes or mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.search_feeds(keyword: "query")' to search.
How to parse Douyin / 抖音 videos with AI agent?
Install douyin-mcp-server, then your agent can use mcporter call 'douyin.parse_douyin_video_info(share_link: "share_url")' to parse video info and get watermark-free download links. No login required — just share the Douyin link. See https://github.com/yzfly/douyin-mcp-server
Jina Reader · yt-dlp · xreach · Exa · feedparser · douyin-mcp-server · linkedin-scraper-mcp · mcp-bosszp