CRITICAL FIX: update.md was telling agents to uninstall bird CLI,
which broke users who had working bird installations. Now:
- twitter.py: prefers twitter-cli, falls back to bird/birdx if installed
- update.md: removed "clean up deprecated tools" step entirely
- Added explicit rule: "Never uninstall any existing tools the user already has"
- Tests cover twitter-cli primary + bird fallback + preference order
78 tests passing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Base install now only sets up lightweight zero-config channels (Web, YouTube,
GitHub, RSS, Exa, V2EX, Bilibili basic). Optional channels (Twitter, Weibo,
WeChat, Xiaoyuzhou, XiaoHongShu, Reddit, Bilibili full, Douyin, LinkedIn)
are installed on demand via --channels flag.
- Add --channels param to install subcommand
- Extract twitter/xhs/reddit/bili into independent install functions
- Remove heavy deps (weibo/xiaoyuzhou/wechat/twitter-cli/xhs-cli) from
default _install_system_deps() and _install_mcporter()
- Cookie import only triggers when cookie-needing channels are selected
- Doctor output: inactive optional channels summarized in one line
- install.md: two-step flow (basics → ask user which channels)
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Clarify that localhost:18060 root may return 404 (MCP is at /mcp)
- Recommend Cookie-Editor export over QR scan login
- Note that Docker container QR login is unreliable and cookies
don't auto-share to MCP service
Fixes#220
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Reddit blocks nearly all non-browser access at IP level (including ISP proxies).
Switch Reddit channel to use Exa exclusively:
- Search: web_search_exa with includeDomains: ["reddit.com"]
- Read: crawling_exa for full post + comments
- check() now verifies Exa availability instead of probing Reddit API
- tier changed from 1 (needs config) to 0 (zero config)
- Removed reddit_proxy from config, CLI, and setup guide
- Updated all docs (README, README_en, install.md, SKILL.md, references)
- Fixed xreach→bird references in references/social.md
Fixes#218, Fixes#222, Fixes#221
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Xueqiu stock API requires a login session token (xq_a_token) that
is generated by Xueqiu's frontend JavaScript and cannot be obtained by
simply visiting the homepage. This caused persistent HTTP 400 (error
code 400016) for all users.
Changes:
- _ensure_cookies(): add three-level priority — config file (saved by
--from-browser) → live Chrome cookies via browser_cookie3 → homepage
fallback. The homepage-only approach only ever got acw_tc (anti-DDoS
token), never xq_a_token.
- _get_json(): switch User-Agent from "agent-reach/1.0" to a real Chrome
UA, and add Referer: https://xueqiu.com/ to all API requests.
- get_hot_posts(): replace the defunct /statuses/hot/listV3.json endpoint
(returns empty body) with the v4 public timeline endpoint; correctly
parse item.data as a JSON string to extract author, text, and likes.
- cookie_extract.py: add Xueqiu to PLATFORM_SPECS and configure_from_browser
so that `agent-reach configure --from-browser chrome` now also saves
Xueqiu cookies (only when xq_a_token is present).
- check(): improve error message to direct users to --from-browser instead
of suggesting a proxy.
- Fix urllib.parse.quote usage (was using urllib.request.quote).
- Update tier and backends description to reflect cookie requirement.
- Add 2 new tests: cookie loading from config, Referer/UA header verification.
- Update docs: README, install guide, troubleshooting, SKILL.md, CHANGELOG.
* feat: add Xueqiu (雪球) channel for stock quotes and community posts
Add a Tier 0 (zero-config) channel for Xueqiu, China's popular stock
market and investment community platform. Uses auto-generated session
cookies via http.cookiejar — no login required.
Supported methods:
- get_stock_quote(symbol) — real-time quotes (A/HK/US markets)
- search_stock(query) — search by name or code
- get_hot_posts(limit) — trending community posts
- get_hot_stocks(limit, stock_type) — popular stocks leaderboard
Inspired by https://github.com/jackwener/opencli xueqiu implementation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: add Xueqiu to README platform tables, remove stale Instagram ref
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Replace xreach CLI with bird (@steipete/bird) as Twitter/X backend
- bird uses AUTH_TOKEN/CT0 env vars (simpler than xreach's session.json)
- Accept both 'bird' and 'birdx' binary names
- Remove version detection logic (bird v0.8.0 is the baseline)
- Write credentials.env to ~/.config/bird/ for easy sourcing
- Keep xfetch session.json sync for backward compatibility
- Update SKILL.md commands: bird search/read/user-tweets/thread
- Update install/uninstall to use npm @steipete/bird
- All 52 tests pass
Upstream bzd6661/wechat-article-for-ai has a bug where Tag.new_tag
is None in BS4 4.12+. Our fork fixes this.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
Add author contact section to both Chinese and English READMEs.
Placed after Credits, before License — clean and non-intrusive.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
- Weibo now auto-installs during 'agent-reach install' (no login needed)
- Uses Panniantong/mcp-server-weibo fork with visitor passport auth fix
- Works from overseas servers without proxy or cookies
- Updated README (CN/EN), install.md, and channel check to point to fork
- 10 tools: trending, search content/users/topics, profile, feeds, comments
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The m.weibo.cn API works from overseas IPs (browsers handle the
visitor passport flow automatically). The issue is that
mcp-server-weibo doesn't handle the visitor auth flow, so it
needs a valid Cookie to work.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
Adds install steps for mcp-server-weibo and documents that the
Weibo mobile API (m.weibo.cn) only works from mainland China IPs.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
Adds a proper way for AI agents to import XiaoHongShu cookies into
the xiaohongshu-mcp Docker container. Previously agents had no clear
command to use, leading to confusion loops (issue #108).
Supports two input formats:
- Cookie-Editor JSON export (array of cookie objects)
- Header String format (key1=val1; key2=val2; ...)
The command:
1. Parses and validates the cookie input
2. Finds the running xiaohongshu-mcp container
3. Reads COOKIES_PATH from container env
4. Writes cookies via docker cp
5. Verifies login status via mcporter
Also updates install.md with the new command.
Closes#108
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat: auto-install WeChat article tools during agent-reach install
WeChat (微信公众号) deps are now auto-installed during 'agent-reach install':
- Python packages: camoufox[geoip], markdownify, beautifulsoup4, httpx, miku_ai
- Tool repo: wechat-article-for-ai cloned to ~/.agent-reach/tools/
No login or configuration needed — works out of the box like YouTube/RSS.
Updated README tables to reflect zero-config status.
Also covers safe mode and dry-run.
* feat: auto-install WeChat + add channel-setup reference to SKILL.md
1. WeChat auto-install during 'agent-reach install':
- pip install camoufox[geoip], markdownify, bs4, httpx, miku_ai
- clone wechat-article-for-ai to ~/.agent-reach/tools/
- covers safe mode and dry-run
- README tables: WeChat → zero-config
2. SKILL.md improvements:
- Added 'configure' triggers to description
- Added references/channel-setup.md with install steps for all
login-required platforms (Twitter, XHS, Douyin, LinkedIn, Boss)
- Principle: user only provides cookies, agent does everything else
* simplify: point to install.md URL instead of bundled reference
No need to maintain a separate channel-setup.md. Just tell agents
to fetch install.md when they need setup instructions.
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Changed '怎么配' column from raw pip command to '告诉 Agent「帮我配微信公众号」',
matching the pattern of all other channels. Updated both Chinese and English READMEs.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
- English README: added update one-liner in hero section and Quick Start
- update.md: added English version of the one-liner for humans
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: After installing Agent Reach, agents may clone repos, create
files, or write output into the workspace directory, gradually polluting
the user's project. Over time this degrades the agent experience.
Fix:
- SKILL.md: add Workspace Rules section — never create files in workspace
- install.md: add Directory Rules table, explicit boundary about workspace
- install.md: all git clone commands now target ~/.agent-reach/tools/
- update.md: add workspace warning
- cli.py: install creates ~/.agent-reach/tools/ directory
All agent-facing docs now enforce: /tmp for temp, ~/.agent-reach/ for
persistent data, workspace stays untouched.
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
- New docs/update.md for AI agents to follow
- README: add update one-liner next to install one-liner
- Same pattern: copy one line to your agent, it handles the rest
Co-authored-by: Panniantong <panniantong@users.noreply.github.com>
- docs/README_en.md: update FAQ, Works Out of the Box, Design Philosophy
- docs/troubleshooting.md: Exa fallback uses mcporter directly
- agent_reach/guides/setup-exa.md: test with mcporter call
- agent_reach/guides/setup-wechat.md: test with Jina Reader
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