Agent Reach — Usage Guide

Upstream tools for 13+ platforms. Call them directly.

Run source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && agent-reach doctor to check which channels are available.

⚠️ Workspace & Environment Rules

ALWAYS run commands inside the Agent Reach virtual environment. Before executing any CLI tool (agent-reach, mcporter, xreach, yt-dlp, python scripts), you MUST activate the environment: source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate or chain it like source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && <command>.

Never create files in the agent workspace. Use /tmp/ for temporary output and ~/.agent-reach/ for persistent data.

Web — Any URL

curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/URL"

Web Search (Exa)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "query", numResults: 5)'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "code question", tokensNum: 3000)'

Twitter/X (xreach)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && xreach search "query" -n 10 --json          # search
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && xreach tweet URL_OR_ID --json                # read tweet (supports /status/ and /article/ URLs)
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && xreach tweets @username -n 20 --json         # user timeline
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && xreach thread URL_OR_ID --json               # full thread

YouTube (yt-dlp)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && yt-dlp --dump-json "URL"                     # video metadata
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && yt-dlp --write-sub --write-auto-sub --sub-lang "zh-Hans,zh,en" --skip-download -o "/tmp/%(id)s" "URL"
                                             # download subtitles, then read the .vtt file
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && yt-dlp --dump-json "ytsearch5:query"         # search

Bilibili (yt-dlp)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && yt-dlp --dump-json "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BVxxx"
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && yt-dlp --write-sub --write-auto-sub --sub-lang "zh-Hans,zh,en" --convert-subs vtt --skip-download -o "/tmp/%(id)s" "URL"

Server IPs may get 412. Use --cookies-from-browser chrome or configure proxy.

curl -s "https://www.reddit.com/r/SUBREDDIT/hot.json?limit=10" -H "User-Agent: agent-reach/1.0"
curl -s "https://www.reddit.com/search.json?q=QUERY&limit=10" -H "User-Agent: agent-reach/1.0"

Server IPs may get 403. Search via Exa instead, or configure proxy.

GitHub (gh CLI)

gh search repos "query" --sort stars --limit 10
gh repo view owner/repo
gh search code "query" --language python
gh issue list -R owner/repo --state open
gh issue view 123 -R owner/repo

小红书 / XiaoHongShu (mcporter)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.search_feeds(keyword: "query")'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.get_feed_detail(feed_id: "xxx", xsec_token: "yyy")'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.get_feed_detail(feed_id: "xxx", xsec_token: "yyy", load_all_comments: true)'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'xiaohongshu.publish_content(title: "标题", content: "正文", images: ["/path/img.jpg"], tags: ["tag"])'

Requires login. Use Cookie-Editor to import cookies.

抖音 / Douyin (mcporter)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'douyin.parse_douyin_video_info(share_link: "https://v.douyin.com/xxx/")'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'douyin.get_douyin_download_link(share_link: "https://v.douyin.com/xxx/")'

No login needed.

微信公众号 / WeChat Articles

Search (miku_ai):

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && python3 -c "
import asyncio
from miku_ai import get_wexin_article
async def s():
    for a in await get_wexin_article('query', 5):
        print(f'{a[\"title\"]} | {a[\"url\"]}')
asyncio.run(s())
"

Read (Camoufox — bypasses WeChat anti-bot):

cd ~/.agent-reach/tools/wechat-article-for-ai && source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && python3 main.py "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ARTICLE_ID"

WeChat articles cannot be read with Jina Reader or curl. Must use Camoufox.

LinkedIn (mcporter)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'linkedin.get_person_profile(linkedin_url: "https://linkedin.com/in/username")'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'linkedin.search_people(keyword: "AI engineer", limit: 10)'

Fallback: curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/https://linkedin.com/in/username"

Boss直聘 (mcporter)

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'bosszhipin.get_recommend_jobs_tool(page: 1)'
source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && mcporter call 'bosszhipin.search_jobs_tool(keyword: "Python", city: "北京")'

Fallback: curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/https://www.zhipin.com/job_detail/xxx"

RSS

source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && python3 -c "
import feedparser
for e in feedparser.parse('FEED_URL').entries[:5]:
    print(f'{e.title} — {e.link}')
"

Troubleshooting

Channel not working? Run source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && agent-reach doctor — shows status and fix instructions.
Twitter fetch failed? Ensure undici is installed: npm install -g undici. Configure proxy: source ~/.agent-reach/venv/bin/activate && agent-reach configure proxy URL.

Setting Up a Channel ("帮我配 XXX")

If a channel needs setup (cookies, Docker, etc.), fetch the install guide: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/install.md

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