Agent skill · software engineering · aradotso
opencli-web-automation
Turn any website into a CLI using browser session reuse and AI-powered command discovery
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for browser automation and command synthesis that extend CLI capabilities beyond standard usage.
What it needs
Requires npm, playwright-mcp-bridge installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-09. 70 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
OpenCLI Web Automation Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection. 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 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) --- Environment Configuration MCP client config (Claude/Cursor/Codex ~/.config//config.json): --- Key CLI Commands Discovery & Registry Running Built-in Commands Output Formats All commands support --format / -f: AI Agent Workflow (Creating New Commands) Explore artifacts are saved to .opencli/explore/<site>/: manifest.json — site metadata endpoints.json — discovered API endpoints capabilities.json — inferred command capabilities auth.json — authentication strategy --- Adding a New Adapter Option 1: YAML Declarative Adapter Drop a .yaml file into clis/ — auto-registered on next run: Option 2: TypeScript Adapter --- Common Patterns Pattern: Authenticated API Extraction (Cookie Injection) Pattern: Header Token Extraction Pattern: DOM Scraping with Wait Pattern: Pagination --- Maintenance Commands --- Testing --- Troubleshooting Symptom Fix --- --- Failed to connect to Playwright MCP Bridge Ensure extension is enabled in Chrome; restart Chrome after install Empty data / Unauthorized Open Chrome, navigate to the site, log in or refresh the page Node API errors Upgrade to Node.js >= 18 Token not found Run opencli setup or opencli doctor --fix Stale login session Visit the target site in Chrome and interact with it to prove human presence Debug Verbose Mode --- Project Structure (for Adapter Authors)
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aradotso/opencli-web-automation