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only-cli/oc — browse websites as a compact numbered CLI for agents
100k ft — What is this?
only-cli/oc — browse websites as a compact numbered CLI for agents
50k ft — Why care?
Open-source tool that fetches a page and returns a tidy numbered text view so agents can read, follow links and search for hundreds of tokens instead of tens of thousands of raw HTML; mimics a real browser to slip basic blocks. Spotted on Hacker News.
10k ft — Key takeaways
• Give agents a compact page view instead of raw HTML to cut costs.
• Numbered links make navigation simple for tool-using models.
• Respect site terms when bypassing blocks.
5k ft — Tools & techniques
oc
AI agents, token-efficient browsing
1k ft — Deep-dive / try it
Your AI agent does not need 10,000 tokens just to read a webpage.
Turn any website into a compact command line interface for AI agents, cutting browsing costs from tens of thousands of tokens to just hundreds. This tool fetches a page and returns a tidy, numbered view, allowing agents to read, follow links, and search without the massive overhead of raw HTML. It even slips past basic blocks by mimicking a real browser. The single most impressive thing is that it lets an agent browse a live site using less data than a single tweet, making complex web navigation incredibly cheap. If you are building AI tools, this is the fix for your token bill. Check it out.
Open source: only-cli/oc
Spotted on Hacker News.
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Transcript excerpt
Turn any website into a compact command line interface for AI agents, cutting browsing costs from tens of thousands of tokens to just hundreds. This tool fetches a page and returns a tidy numbered view, allowing agents to read, follow links, and search without the massive overhead of raw HTML. It even slips past basic blocks by mimicking a real browser. The single most impressive thing is that it lets an agent browse a live site using less data than a single tweet, making complex web navigation incredibly cheap. If you're building AI tools, this is the fix for your token bill. Check it out.
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