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Agent Reach by kevin-liu-01 — Agent Skill

Name: Agent Reach
Author: kevin-liu-01

Agent Reach

Internet access for AI agents — read and search Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, LinkedIn, RSS, and web pages. Zero API fees, CLI-based, fully local. Use when the user asks to research a topic across the internet, fetch live social media posts, get YouTube transcripts, search Reddit threads, read web pages, monitor RSS feeds, or when the user says "search Twitter", "what are people saying about", "research this topic", "get the latest on", "read this tweet", "YouTube transcript", "Reddit discussion", or "check GitHub repos for". Based on Panniantong/Agent-Reach (16K+ GitHub stars).

kevin-liu-01 Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Agent Reach — Internet Access for Agents

Give AI agents the ability to read the entire internet. One CLI install, zero API fees. Based on Agent Reach (16K+ GitHub stars).

Prerequisites

# Check if installed
agent-reach doctor

# Install if needed
pipx install https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/archive/main.zip
agent-reach install --env=auto

Platform Quick Reference

Zero-Config (works immediately)

# Read any web page (primary)
curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/URL"

# Read any web page (fallback — local, no API dependency)
npx defuddle parse URL --markdown

# YouTube — get video metadata + subtitles
yt-dlp --dump-json "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"
yt-dlp --write-sub --skip-download "URL"

# GitHub — repos, issues, PRs
gh repo view owner/repo
gh search repos "LLM framework" --sort stars
gh issue list -R owner/repo

# Reddit — search and read
rdt search "query"
rdt read POST_ID

# RSS — parse any feed
python3 -c "import feedparser; f=feedparser.parse('URL'); print([e.title for e in f.entries[:10]])"

# Exa semantic search (via MCP)
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "topic", num_results: 10)'

Cookie-Required (configure first)

# Twitter/X — search, read, timeline
twitter search "query" -n 10
twitter tweet URL
twitter timeline -n 20

# Configure Twitter cookies (one-time):
# User exports cookies from Cookie-Editor Chrome extension
agent-reach configure twitter-cookies "COOKIE_STRING"

Multi-Platform Research Pattern

When asked to research a topic, combine platforms:

twitter search "topic" -n 10 — real-time discussion and sentiment
yt-dlp --dump-json URL — deep-dive video transcripts
gh search repos "topic" --sort stars — implementations and tools
rdt search "topic" — community discussions and troubleshooting
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "topic")' — semantic web search
curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/URL" — read specific articles (fallback: npx defuddle parse URL --markdown)

Synthesize across all sources for a comprehensive answer.

Web Page Fallback Chain

If Jina Reader fails (rate limit, timeout, error), use defuddle:

npx defuddle parse URL --markdown     # Markdown content
npx defuddle parse URL --json         # Metadata + content (title, author, published, schema.org)

Defuddle runs locally with no API dependency. Output is Obsidian-native Markdown.

Health Check

agent-reach doctor    # Shows status of all channels (✅/❌/⚠️)
agent-reach watch     # Quick health + update check

Security Notes

Credentials stored locally only at ~/.agent-reach/config.yaml (permission 600)
Use dedicated/secondary accounts for cookie-based platforms
All upstream tools are open source and auditable
--safe mode previews without installing; --dry-run shows operations

---name: agent-reachdescription: Internet access for AI agents — read and search Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, LinkedIn, RSS, and web pages. Zero API fees, CLI-based, fully local. Use when the user asks to research a topic across the internet, fetch live social media posts, get YouTube transcripts, search Reddit threads, read web pages, monitor RSS feeds, or when the user says "search Twitter", "what are people saying about", "research this topic", "get the latest on", "read this tweet", "YouTube transcript", "Reddit discussion", or "check GitHub repos for". Based on Panniantong/Agent-Reach (16K+ GitHub stars).---# Agent Reach — Internet Access for AgentsGive AI agents the ability to read the entire internet. One CLI install, zero API fees.Based on [Agent Reach](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach) (16K+ GitHub stars).## Prerequisites```bash# Check if installedagent-reach doctor# Install if neededpipx install https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/archive/main.zipagent-reach install --env=auto```## Platform Quick Reference### Zero-Config (works immediately)```bash# Read any web page (primary)curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/URL"# Read any web page (fallback — local, no API dependency)npx defuddle parse URL --markdown# YouTube — get video metadata + subtitlesyt-dlp --dump-json "https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx"yt-dlp --write-sub --skip-download "URL"# GitHub — repos, issues, PRsgh repo view owner/repogh search repos "LLM framework" --sort starsgh issue list -R owner/repo# Reddit — search and readrdt search "query"rdt read POST_ID# RSS — parse any feedpython3 -c "import feedparser; f=feedparser.parse('URL'); print([e.title for e in f.entries[:10]])"# Exa semantic search (via MCP)mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "topic", num_results: 10)'```### Cookie-Required (configure first)```bash# Twitter/X — search, read, timelinetwitter search "query" -n 10twitter tweet URLtwitter timeline -n 20# Configure Twitter cookies (one-time):# User exports cookies from Cookie-Editor Chrome extensionagent-reach configure twitter-cookies "COOKIE_STRING"```## Multi-Platform Research PatternWhen asked to research a topic, combine platforms:1. `twitter search "topic" -n 10` — real-time discussion and sentiment2. `yt-dlp --dump-json URL` — deep-dive video transcripts3. `gh search repos "topic" --sort stars` — implementations and tools4. `rdt search "topic"` — community discussions and troubleshooting5. `mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "topic")'` — semantic web search6. `curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/URL"` — read specific articles (fallback: `npx defuddle parse URL --markdown`)Synthesize across all sources for a comprehensive answer.## Web Page Fallback ChainIf Jina Reader fails (rate limit, timeout, error), use defuddle:```bashnpx defuddle parse URL --markdown # Markdown contentnpx defuddle parse URL --json # Metadata + content (title, author, published, schema.org)```Defuddle runs locally with no API dependency. Output is Obsidian-native Markdown.## Health Check```bashagent-reach doctor # Shows status of all channels (✅/❌/⚠️)agent-reach watch # Quick health + update check```## Security Notes- Credentials stored locally only at `~/.agent-reach/config.yaml` (permission 600)- Use dedicated/secondary accounts for cookie-based platforms- All upstream tools are open source and auditable- `--safe` mode previews without installing; `--dry-run` shows operations

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