AI Workflow

OpenCLI is designed with AI agents in mind. This guide covers the AI-native discovery and code generation tools.

Quick Mode (One-Shot)

Generate a single command for a specific page URL — just a URL + one-line goal, 4 steps done:

opencli generate https://example.com --goal "trending"

This runs: explore → synthesize → register in one shot.

For the complete one-shot workflow details, see CLI-ONESHOT.md.

Full Mode (Explorer Workflow)

Step 1: Deep Explore

Discover APIs, infer capabilities, and detect framework:

opencli explore https://example.com --site mysite

Outputs to .opencli/explore/<site>/:

• manifest.json — Site metadata
• endpoints.json — Discovered API endpoints
• capabilities.json — Inferred capabilities
• auth.json — Authentication strategy details

Step 2: Synthesize

Generate YAML adapters from explore artifacts:

opencli synthesize mysite

Step 3: Strategy Cascade

Auto-probe authentication strategies: PUBLIC → COOKIE → HEADER:

opencli cascade https://api.example.com/data

Step 4: Validate & Test

opencli validate                           # Validate generated YAML
opencli <site> <command> --limit 3 -f json # Test the command

5-Tier Authentication Strategy

The explorer uses a decision tree to determine the best authentication approach:

1. PUBLIC — No auth, direct API call
2. COOKIE — Reuse Chrome session cookies
3. HEADER — Custom auth headers
4. BROWSER — Full browser automation
5. CDP — Chrome DevTools Protocol for Electron apps

For the complete browser exploration workflow and debugging guide, see CLI-EXPLORER.md.