Zhihu CLI

Zhihu Skill

A Claude skill for automating Zhihu (知乎) interactions through the zhihu-cli tool.

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, ensure zhihu-cli is installed:

# Recommended: using uv
uv tool install pyzhihu-cli

# Or using pipx
pipx install pyzhihu-cli

Authentication

Most operations require authentication. Login first:

# QR code login (recommended)
zhihu login --qrcode

# Or manual cookie login
zhihu login --cookie "z_c0=xxx; _xsrf=yyy; d_c0=zzz"

Available Operations

Search

Search questions, answers, articles, topics, or users on Zhihu.

# Search questions (default)
zhihu search "Python 学习"

# Search specific types
zhihu search "机器学习" --type topic      # topics
zhihu search "张三" --type people         # users
zhihu search "Python" --type article      # articles

# JSON output for further processing
zhihu search "Python" --json

Hot Topics

View Zhihu's trending hot list.

# View hot list
zhihu hot

# Limit results
zhihu hot --limit 10

# JSON output
zhihu hot --json

Questions

View question details and answers.

# View question details
zhihu question <question_id>

# Include answers
zhihu question <question_id> --answers

# Limit answer count
zhihu question <question_id> --answers --limit 10

Answers

View answer details and comments.

# View answer details
zhihu answer <answer_id>

# Include comments
zhihu answer <answer_id> --comments

User Information

View user profiles and content.

# View user profile (use URL token)
zhihu user <url_token>

# View user's answers
zhihu user-answers <url_token>
zhihu user-answers <url_token> --sort voteups

# View user's articles
zhihu user-articles <url_token>

# Followers / Following
zhihu followers <url_token>
zhihu following <url_token>

Feed & Topics

Browse recommendations and topic content.

# Home feed recommendations
zhihu feed

# Topic details with questions
zhihu topic <topic_id> --questions

Interactions

Vote on answers and follow questions.

# Vote / unvote answer
zhihu vote <answer_id>
zhihu vote <answer_id> --undo

# Follow / unfollow question
zhihu follow-question <question_id>
zhihu follow-question <question_id> --undo

Create Content

Post questions, pins (ideas), and articles. All support HTML rich text.

# Post a question
zhihu ask "如何学习 Python？"
zhihu ask "什么是机器学习？" -d "请详细解释" -t 19550517 -t 19551275

# Post a pin/idea
zhihu pin "今天天气真好！"
zhihu pin "标题" -c "想法正文内容，支持 <strong>HTML</strong>"

# Post an article
zhihu article "文章标题" "文章内容"
zhihu article "标题" "内容" -t 19550517

Upload Images

Add images to your posts.

# With question
zhihu ask "求推荐" -d "详情" -i photo.jpg

# With pin/idea
zhihu pin "标题" -c "正文" -i image1.jpg -i image2.jpg

# With article (cover image)
zhihu article "标题" "内容" -i cover.jpg

Delete Content

Delete your own content (requires confirmation, use -y to skip).

zhihu delete-question <question_id>
zhihu delete-pin <pin_id>
zhihu delete-article <article_id>

# Skip confirmation
zhihu delete-question 12345678 -y

Other Commands

# View collections
zhihu collections

# View notifications
zhihu notifications

# Check login status
zhihu status

# View my profile
zhihu whoami

# Logout
zhihu logout

Usage Patterns

Pattern 1: Quick Search

When the user wants to search Zhihu content:

zhihu search "<keyword>"

Pattern 2: Browse Hot Topics

When the user wants to see what's trending:

zhihu hot --limit 20

Pattern 3: Post Content

When the user wants to create content:

1. Determine content type (question/pin/article)
2. Use appropriate command with title/content
3. Add images if provided
4. Add topics/tags if specified

Pattern 4: View User Content

When the user wants to view someone's profile or content:

1. Extract URL token from user's Zhihu profile URL
2. Use zhihu user, zhihu user-answers, or zhihu user-articles

Security Notes

• Cookies are stored in ~/.zhihu-cli/cookies.json with 0600 permissions
• DO NOT paste credentials in chat. Use zhihu login --qrcode or manually create the cookie file
• All communications use HTTPS to Zhihu official domains only

Examples

Search for Python learning resources:

zhihu search "Python 学习路线" --json | jq '.[0:3]'

View today's hot topics:

zhihu hot --limit 10

Post a new idea with image:

zhihu pin "分享一个开发技巧" -c "使用 <code>git rebase</code> 可以保持提交历史整洁" -i tip.png

Check my Zhihu profile:

zhihu whoami --json