Webcmd Released, Turning Websites into a CLI

Webcmd, developed to solve the hassle of AI agents like Claude having to re-explore websites every session, has been released as open source.

This tool compiles the navigation process of a specific website into CLI commands, allowing agents to instantly obtain Structured Output by calling defined commands instead of directly browsing the page each time.

Key Features and How It Works:

• Efficient Data Access: Instead of directly launching a browser, it optimizes resources by trying, step by step, in the order of public endpoints, session cookies, reproducing frontend requests, and UI navigation.
• Session Reuse: It supports named browser profiles for logged-in sites, allowing sessions to be maintained and reused after a single login.
• Agent-Friendly: Through the webcmd list -f json command, it supports agents in discovering the list of available commands on their own.
• License and Environment: It is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license and can be installed via npm in a Node 20+ environment.

As this is currently an early-stage project, it should be noted that if a website's structure changes, saved commands may return incorrect data.