Agentic Research

Agent-Reach: Giving AI Agents a Pair of Eyes Over the Entire Internet

2026/06/2010 min readUltraClaw閱讀中文原文
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One-Sentence Summary

A single command lets an AI Agent search and read 10+ platforms including Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Bilibili, and Xiaohongshu, with no API Key required, using pure web scraping.


Core Concept

Agent-Reach solves the "information silo" problem of AI Agents. Although an LLM has training data of its own, it cannot obtain:

  • Real-time discussions on social media
  • User-generated content on specific platforms
  • Unstructured internet information

Through a headless browser + RSS feeds + public APIs, Agent-Reach lets an Agent directly "see" the internet.


Supported Platforms (10+)

PlatformMethodAPI Required?
X / TwitterSearch tweets, read user timelines❌ Free
RedditSearch subreddits, read posts + comments❌ Free JSON API
YouTubeSearch videos, read subtitles❌ yt-dlp
BilibiliSearch videos, read danmaku comments❌ Free
Xiaohongshu (RED)Search notes❌ Free
Hacker NewsSearch posts + comments❌ Firebase API
GitHubSearch Issues / PRs❌ Public
arXivPaper search❌ Free API
WikipediaEncyclopedia search❌ Free API
General web pagesFetch and read any URL❌ Free

Installation and Usage

pip install agent-reach

Python API

from agent_reach import search

# Search X/Twitter
results = search("AI agent security", platforms=["x"])

# Multi-Platform Parallel Search
results = search("Bitcoin", platforms=["x", "reddit", "bilibili", "xiaohongshu"])

CLI

agent-reach search "DeepSeek V4" --platforms x,reddit,hn

Technical Architecture

User Query → Platform Router → Parallel Fetching
                ├── X: Nitter/RSS Mirror
                ├── Reddit: JSON API (.json)
├── YouTube: yt-dlp subtitles
                ├── Bilibili: API + headless browser
                ├── Xiaohongshu: headless browser
                └── Others: feedparser / requests

Differences from last30days-skill

DimensionAgent-Reachlast30days-skill
PositioningGeneral-purpose web search toolCross-platform deep research engine
OutputRaw search resultsAI-synthesized summary + scores
Number of platforms10+14+
Scoring mechanismNoneRanked by community engagement
Installationpip installclawhub / npx skills
Best forAgent tool invocationProactive user research

💡 The two are complementary: Agent-Reach serves as the Agent's tool layer, while last30days-skill serves as the user's research entry point.


Value to Us

ScenarioApplication
Hong Kong stock researchSearch Chinese-language discussions about listed companies on Xiaohongshu / Bilibili
Public sentiment monitoringAutomated multi-platform searches for brand / company names
CompetitorsMonitor competitors' activity on social media

Tech stack: Python · feedparser · yt-dlp · loguru · rich License: MIT | Repo: Panniantong/agent-reach