madguyevans-creator broker-auth: Bind Platform Accounts
Handles the "bind once, reuse" account authorization flow.
How It Works
- User selects platform(s) to bind (Xianyu, Zhuanzhuan, eBay, Depop)
- Script opens a Chromium browser to the platform's login page
- User logs in manually (scan QR code, enter credentials)
- Browser closes → cookies are persisted to
~/.broker/sessions/<platform>_session.json - Subsequent skills reuse the session transparently
- Sessions auto-expire after 30 days; when expired, user is prompted to re-bind
Script
python3 -m broker_core.session_manager login <platform>
# Opens browser, captures cookies, saves session
python3 scripts/auth.py # Wrapper for broker-auth flow
Important Notes
- This is NOT web scraping. The user authorizes Claude to use their own account session for search and publish operations.
- Cookie files are stored locally in
~/.broker/sessions/. Never shared. - No passwords are stored — only browser cookies.
- The session is used exclusively for: searching listings, publishing items, checking listing status, and delisting.