Opencli ReaderSAFE
A collection of skills for AI financial analysis.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
Generic read-only fallback skill for fetching data from any site opencli supports but this repo doesn't have a dedicated reader for. Use when none of the specialized readers (twitter-reader, linkedin-reader, discord-reader, telegram-reader, yc-reader) match the request.
What it does
Routes the user's request to the right opencli adapter by discovering commands at runtime (opencli list -f json, opencli --help) instead of relying on a stale hand-maintained list. Covers 100+ sites including:
- Market data — Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barchart, Eastmoney, Xueqiu, Sinafinance, TDX, THS
- Community / sentiment — Reddit, HackerNews, Bluesky, Weibo, Jike, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, 36kr
- Long-form / newsletters — Substack, Medium, generic
web readfallback - Research — arXiv, Google Scholar, Baidu Scholar, Wanfang, CNKI, gov-law, gov-policy
- Podcasts / video — Apple Podcasts, Xiaoyuzhou, Spotify, YouTube, Bilibili
- Commerce (supply-chain research) — Amazon, Taobao, JD, 1688, Coupang
- AI chats — ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok (read-only operations)
This skill is read-only. Write commands (post, like, comment, send, subscribe, save, upvote, follow, delete, reply-dm, create-draft, etc.) are never invoked.
When to use vs. a specialized skill
Triggers
- "use opencli to read from "
- "grab the frontpage from hackernews"
- "read reddit r/wallstreetbets"
- "fetch Eastmoney hot stocks"
- "pull Xueqiu feed"
- "get Bloomberg markets headlines"
- "search arXiv for "
- "list my Substack feed"
- "
317cbce031f1OBSERVED · 2026-10-08Install
Commands as the repository documents them. They are shown, not run.
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill opencli-reader
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
Host compatibility
What the documentation claims. We have not run a compatibility test.
| Host | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| claude-code | mentioned |
What it tells the agent
The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.
---
name: opencli-reader
description: >
Generic read-only fallback for sources opencli supports but no dedicated skill
covers: finance sites (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barchart, Eastmoney,
Xueqiu, Sinafinance), communities (Reddit, HackerNews, Weibo, Zhihu, Xiaohongshu,
Bilibili), newsletters and blogs (Substack, Medium), research (arXiv, Google
Scholar), podcasts and video (Apple Podcasts, Xiaoyuzhou, Spotify, YouTube), Weixin,
Amazon, and more. Use it when the user asks to read or fetch from such a site — for
example r/wallstreetbets, the HackerNews front page, Eastmoney hot stocks, the
Xueqiu feed, Bloomberg markets headlines, or an arXiv search — or says "use opencli
to read". Prefer twitter-reader, linkedin-reader, discord-reader, telegram-reader,
or yc-reader when the source matches. Read-only: never runs write commands.
---
# opencli Reader (Generic Fallback, Read-Only)
Generic fallback for any source opencli supports via its [adapter registry](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli) (100+ sites, growing). Use this skill only when **no dedicated finance-skill covers the source** — the specialized skills (`twitter-reader`, `linkedin-reader`, `discord-reader`, `telegram-reader`, `yc-reader`) are always preferred when the request matches one of them.
**This skill is read-only.** Write commands that opencli exposes (post, like, comment, send, save, upvote, subscribe, follow, delete, reply-dm, etc.) must not be invoked.
---
## Step 1: Decide Whether to Use This Skill
Only use this skill if the request **cannot** be handled by a more specific skill.
| If the user asks about... | Use this skill instead |
|---|---|
| Twitter/X | `twitter-reader` |
| LinkedIn | `linkedin-reader` |
| Discord | `discord-reader` |
| Telegram | `telegram-reader` |
| Y Combinator | `yc-reader` |
| Anything else opencli supports (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Reuters, Reddit, HackerNews, Eastmoney, Xueqiu, Substack, arXiv, etc.) | **this skill** |
If the source is not in opencli's registry either, stop and tell the user the request isn't covered — don't fall back to ad-hoc scraping.
---
## Step 2: Ensure opencli Is Ready
**Current environment status:**
```
!`(command -v opencli && opencli doctor 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"`
```
If `NOT_INSTALLED`:
```bash
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
```
If `SETUP_NEEDED`, guide the user through Browser Bridge setup (only required for adapters whose strategy is `COOKIE`, `HEADER`, `INTERCEPT`, or `UI` — `PUBLIC` and `LOCAL` adapters work without a browser):
1. Download the latest `opencli-extension-v{version}.zip` from the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/releases)
2. Unzip it, open `chrome://extensions` in Chrome, enable **Developer mode**
3. Click **Load unpacked** and select the unzipped folder
4. Make sure Chrome is logged into the target site, then re-run `opencli doctor`
Requires Node.js >= 20 (or Bun >= 1.0).
---
## Step 3: Discover the Right Command
**Do not guess command names or flags** — the registry has 500+ commands and changes weekly. Instead:
```bash
# Full registry (grouped by site), machine-readable JSON
opencli list -f json
# Filter to a site
opencli list | grep -i <site>
# Site-level help (all commands + flags)
opencli <site> --help
# Command-level help (positional args + flags + defaults)
opencli <site> <command> --help
```
The `opencli list -f json` entry for each command includes:
- `site` — adapter namespace (e.g., `yahoo-finance`)
- `name` — subcommand (e.g., `quote`)
- `strategy` — `PUBLIC` / `COOKIE` / `HEADER` / `INTERCEPT` / `UI` / `LOCAL` — tells you if a browser login is needed
- `description`, `args`, `columns` — canonical metadata
Use `opencli list -f json` as the source of truth. Never paste a site list into the plan from memory; adapters are added every week.
### Quick map of the most common finance / research sources
The table below is a **shortlist**, not exhaustive — always confirm with `opencli <site> --help`.
| Source | Site slug | Common commands |
|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Finance | `yahoo-finance` | `quote` |
| Bloomberg | `bloomberg` | `markets`, `economics`, `industries`, `tech`, `politics`, `opinions`, `news`, `businessweek`, `feeds`, `main` |
| Reuters | `reuters` | `search` |
| Eastmoney (东方财富) | `eastmoney` | `quote`, `rank`, `kline`, `sectors`, `etf`, `holders`, `money-flow`, `northbound`, `longhu`, `kuaixun`, `convertible`, `index-board`, `announcement`, `hot-rank` |
| Xueqiu (雪球) | `xueqiu` | `stock`, `hot-stock`, `hot`, `feed`, `comments`, `watchlist`, `search`, `groups`, `fund-snapshot`, `fund-holdings`, `earnings-date`, `kline` |
| Sinafinance | `sinafinance` | (see `--help`) |
| TDX / THS | `tdx`, `ths` | (see `--help`) |
| Barchart (options) | `barchart` | `quote`, `options`, `flow`, `greeks` |
| Reddit | `reddit` | `hot`, `popular`, `frontpage`, `search`, `subreddit`, `read`, `user`, `user-posts`, `user-comments`, `saved` |
| HackerNews | `hackernews` | `top`, `best`, `new`, `ask`, `show`, `jobs`, `user`, `search` |
| Substack | `substack` | `feed`, `publication`, `search` |
| Medium | `medium` | (see `--help`) |
| arXiv | `arxiv` | (see `--help`) |
| Google Scholar | `google-scholar` | (see `--help`) |
| Weibo | `weibo` | (see `--help`) |
| Bilibili | `bilibili` | `hot`, `video` + more |
| Xiaohongshu (小红书) | `xiaohongshu` | (see `--help`) |
| Rednote (小红书 international) | `rednote` | (see `--help` — mirrors `xiaohongshu`) |
| Zhihu | `zhihu` | (see `--help`) |
| Baidu Scholar | `baidu-scholar` | (see `--help`) |
| Wanfang | `wanfang` | (see `--help`) |
| 36kr | `36kr` | (see `--help`) |
| Jike | `jike` | (see `--help`) |
| Bluesky | `bluesky` | (see `--help`) |
| Apple Podcasts | `apple-podcasts` | (see `--help`) |
| Xiaoyuzhou (podcasts) | `xiaoyuzhou` | (see `--help`) |
| Spotify | `spotify` | (see `--help`) |
| YouTube | `youtube` | (see `--help`) |
| Weixin Official Account | Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | NA |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (0)
No findings outside the package's declared scope.
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
317cbce031f1full audit observations/trust-audit/skill/himself65__opencli-reader.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this skill has had.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 317cbce031f1 | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What does the Opencli Reader skill do?
A collection of skills for AI financial analysis.
Is Opencli Reader safe to install?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean skill reads B.
What can Opencli Reader access on my machine?
The audit observed no filesystem, network or shell use at all in its source.
Which assistants does Opencli Reader work with?
Its documentation mentions claude-code. That is what the text claims, not a compatibility test we ran.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (317cbce031f1), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.