# Agent Reach

> Open-source capability layer giving AI agents access to browse and scrape platforms

Agent Reach is a CLI router and skill orchestrator that equips AI coding agents like Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Cursor with web search and platform scraping capabilities. Instead of requiring paid platform API keys, it dynamically manages and falls back across open-source CLI tools, browser sessions, and MCP backends. It handles installation, maintenance, and diagnostics to keep agent web access working as platform protections evolve.

Website: https://github.com/Panniantong/agent-reach

## What it is for

- Equip Claude Code or Cursor with tools to search and scrape social platforms without paid API keys
- Extract YouTube video transcripts and RSS feeds directly within an AI coding workflow
- Search and parse discussions on Reddit, Twitter/X, and GitHub to troubleshoot development issues
- Diagnose and maintain multi-platform scraping backends using built-in doctor checks

## Features

- Multi-backend routing with automatic failover across different scrapers and CLIs
- Diagnostic command (agent-reach doctor) to verify authentication and backend health across channels
- Support for platforms including YouTube, Twitter/X, Reddit, GitHub, Bilibili, XiaoHongShu, LinkedIn, and Facebook
- Zero-config setup for public web pages (Jina Reader), YouTube transcripts (yt-dlp), and RSS parsing
- Local credential storage keeping session cookies on-device without cloud sync
- Skill-file registration allowing coding agents to invoke tools autonomously
- Dry-run installation mode to preview changes before modifying system environments

## Pricing

Open source. Free and open source (MIT license)

## Details

- Type: GitHub repo
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [AI Agent Tools](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/ai-agent-tools.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Command line, Linux, macOS, Windows
- For: Developers and AI practitioners using coding agents like Claude Code, OpenClaw, or Cursor.
- Alternative to: BrowserAct, Firecrawl
- Tags: ai agents, web scraping, claude code, cursor, cli, mcp, open source

## Why it was saved

- [@nick_saraev, 28 July 2026](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbV8LwXPDxt/): Lets agents pull transcripts, leads, and content from platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Reddit, Instagram, GitHub, XiaoHongShu, and Bilibili for free using automated routing and browser session cookies.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Firecrawl](https://xiry.app/alternatives/firecrawl.md)

## Related

- [anthropics/skills](https://xiry.app/resources/anthropics-skills): Official repository for Anthropic Agent Skills and Claude Code plugin templates (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Impeccable](https://xiry.app/resources/impeccable): Design vocabulary, rules, and skills for AI coding agents. (Web app, Free)
- [TinyFish on Monid](https://xiry.app/resources/tinyfish-on-monid): Free search and fetch endpoints plus persistent logins for AI agents. (Web app, Freemium)
- [agentic-awesome-skills](https://xiry.app/resources/agentic-awesome-skills): Agent-first control plane backed by 2,400+ curated AI developer skills (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Monid](https://xiry.app/resources/monid): Pay-per-call tool discovery and API integration platform for AI agents (Web app, Freemium)
- [Parallel CLI](https://xiry.app/resources/parallel-cli): Terminal tool giving AI agents web search, extraction, and research capabilities (Web app, Freemium)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/agent-reach

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