# opencli-reader

A read-only skill for fetching data from opencli-supported sites. Use it for finance pages, communities, research, blogs, podcasts, and video.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 3453
- Author: himself65
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/opencli-reader

## What it does

opencli-reader lets an agent read sources supported by opencli when no dedicated skill covers the site. Its adapter registry includes services such as Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Reddit, HackerNews, Substack, arXiv, YouTube, and more.

The skill checks whether opencli is ready, then uses `opencli list -f json` and `opencli <site> --help` to find the available adapter and command instead of guessing flags. Browser Bridge may be needed for authenticated adapters. opencli requires Node.js >= 20 or Bun >= 1.0.

This skill is read-only. It must not run commands for posting, liking, commenting, subscribing, following, deleting, or other writes. Check the adapter strategy first, because `COOKIE`, `HEADER`, `INTERCEPT`, and `UI` require Chrome access to the target site.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/opencli-reader/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install himself65/finance-skills opencli-reader
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills --path plugins/social-readers/skills/opencli-reader
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/opencli-reader/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- read market news and quotes from finance sites
- search Reddit or HackerNews content
- retrieve papers from arXiv or Google Scholar
- fetch posts from blogs, podcasts, or video platforms
- inspect a source supported by the opencli registry

## Example prompts
- Use opencli to read the current HackerNews front page and summarize the main posts.
- Use opencli to search arXiv for papers about browser automation.
- Read Yahoo Finance quotes and market headlines with opencli.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 3df90f4d514fd807.

BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 3df90f4d514fd807
````text
---
name: opencli-reader
description: >
  Generic read-only fallback for sources opencli supports but no dedicated skill
  covers: finance sites (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barchart, Eastmoney,
  Xueqiu, Sinafinance), communities (Reddit, HackerNews, Weibo, Zhihu, Xiaohongshu,
  Bilibili), newsletters and blogs (Substack, Medium), research (arXiv, Google
  Scholar), podcasts and video (Apple Podcasts, Xiaoyuzhou, Spotify, YouTube), Weixin,
  Amazon, and more. Use it when the user asks to read or fetch from such a site — for
  example r/wallstreetbets, the HackerNews front page, Eastmoney hot stocks, the
  Xueqiu feed, Bloomberg markets headlines, or an arXiv search — or says "use opencli
  to read". Prefer twitter-reader, linkedin-reader, discord-reader, telegram-reader,
  or yc-reader when the source matches. Read-only: never runs write commands.
---

# opencli Reader (Generic Fallback, Read-Only)

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the `!` wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Generic fallback for any source opencli supports via its [adapter registry](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli) (100+ sites, growing). Use this skill only when **no dedicated finance-skill covers the source** — the specialized skills (`twitter-reader`, `linkedin-reader`, `discord-reader`, `telegram-reader`, `yc-reader`) are always preferred when the request matches one of them.

**This skill is read-only.** Write commands that opencli exposes (post, like, comment, send, save, upvote, subscribe, follow, delete, reply-dm, etc.) must not be invoked.

---

## Step 1: Decide Whether to Use This Skill

Only use this skill if the request **cannot** be handled by a more specific skill.

| If the user asks about… | Use this skill instead |
|---|---|
| Twitter/X | `twitter-reader` |
| LinkedIn | `linkedin-reader` |
| Discord | `discord-reader` |
| Telegram | `telegram-reader` |
| Y Combinator | `yc-reader` |
| Anything else opencli supports (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Reddit, HackerNews, Eastmoney, Xueqiu, Substack, arXiv, etc.) | **this skill** |

If the source is not in opencli's registry either, stop and tell the user the request isn't covered — don't fall back to ad-hoc scraping.

---

## Step 2: Ensure opencli Is Ready

**Current environment status:**

```
!`(command -v opencli && opencli doctor 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"`
```

If `NOT_INSTALLED`:

```bash
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
```

If `SETUP_NEEDED`, guide the user through Browser Bridge setup (only required for adapters whose strategy is `COOKIE`, `HEADER`, `INTERCEPT`, or `UI` — `PUBLIC` and `LOCAL` adapters work without a browser):
````
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