anysite-cli 0.1.1

CLI for Anysite API - web data extraction for humans and AI agents

Anysite CLI

Web data extraction for humans and AI agents.

Installation

pip install anysite-cli

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/anysiteio/anysite-cli.git
cd anysite-cli
pip install -e .

Quick Start

1. Configure your API key

anysite config set api_key sk-xxxxx

Or set environment variable:

export ANYSITE_API_KEY=sk-xxxxx

2. Update the schema cache

anysite schema update

3. Make your first request

anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella

The api Command

A single universal command for calling any API endpoint:

anysite api <endpoint> [key=value ...] [OPTIONS]

Parameters are passed as key=value pairs. Types are auto-converted using the schema cache.

# LinkedIn
anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella
anysite api /api/linkedin/company company=anthropic
anysite api /api/linkedin/search/users title=CTO count=50 --format csv

# Instagram
anysite api /api/instagram/user user=cristiano
anysite api /api/instagram/user/posts user=nike count=20

# Twitter/X
anysite api /api/twitter/user user=elonmusk --format table

# Web parsing
anysite api /api/web/parse url=https://example.com

# Y Combinator
anysite api /api/yc/company company=anthropic

Endpoint Discovery

Browse and search all available API endpoints:

# List all endpoints
anysite describe

# Describe a specific endpoint (input params + output fields)
anysite describe /api/linkedin/company
anysite describe linkedin.user

# Search by keyword
anysite describe --search "company"

# JSON output for scripts/agents
anysite describe --json -q

Output Formats

--format json    # Default: Pretty JSON
--format jsonl   # Newline-delimited JSON (for streaming)
--format csv     # CSV with headers
--format table   # Rich table for terminal

Field Selection

# Include specific fields (dot notation and wildcards supported)
anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella --fields "name,headline,follower_count"

# Exclude fields
anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella --exclude "certifications,recommendations"

# Compact JSON
anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella --compact

Built-in field presets: minimal, contact, recruiting.

Save to File

anysite api /api/linkedin/search/users title=CTO count=100 --output ctos.json
anysite api /api/linkedin/search/users title=CTO count=100 --output ctos.csv --format csv

Pipe to jq

anysite api /api/linkedin/user user=satyanadella -q | jq '.follower_count'

Batch Processing

Process multiple inputs from a file or stdin:

# From a text file (one value per line)
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.txt --input-key user

# From JSONL (one JSON object per line)
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.jsonl

# From stdin
cat users.txt | anysite api /api/linkedin/user --stdin --input-key user

# Parallel execution
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.txt --input-key user --parallel 5

# Rate limiting
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.txt --input-key user --rate-limit "10/s"

# Error handling
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.txt --input-key user --on-error skip

# Progress bar and stats
anysite api /api/linkedin/user --from-file users.txt --input-key user --progress --stats

Input file formats: plain text (one value per line), JSONL, CSV.

Dataset Pipelines

Collect multi-source datasets with dependency chains, store as Parquet, query with DuckDB, and load into a relational database. Includes per-source transforms, file/webhook exports, run history, scheduling, and webhook notifications.

Create a dataset

anysite dataset init my-dataset

Edit my-dataset/dataset.yaml to define sources:

name: my-dataset
sources:
  - id: companies
    endpoint: /api/linkedin/company
    from_file: companies.txt
    input_key: company
    transform:                          # Post-collection transform (for exports)
      filter: '.employee_count > 10'
      fields: [name, url, employee_count]
      add_columns:
        batch: "q1-2026"
    export:                             # Export to file/webhook after Parquet write
      - type: file
        path: ./output/companies-{{date}}.csv
        format: csv
    db_load:
      fields: [name, url, employee_count]

  - id: employees
    endpoint: /api/linkedin/company/employees
    dependency:
      from_source: companies
      field: urn.value
    input_key: companies
    input_template:
      companies:
        - type: company
          value: "{value}"
      count: 5
    db_load:
      fields: [name, url, headline]

storage:
  format: parquet
  path: ./data/

schedule:
  cron: "0 9 * * *"                    # Daily at 9 AM

notifications:
  on_complete:
    - url: "https://hooks.slack.com/xxx"
  on_failure:
    - url: "https://alerts.example.com/fail"

Collect, query, and load

# Preview collection plan
anysite dataset collect dataset.yaml --dry-run

# Collect data (supports --incremental to skip already-collected inputs)
anysite dataset collect dataset.yaml

# Collect and auto-load into PostgreSQL
anysite dataset collect dataset.yaml --load-db pg

# Check status
anysite dataset status dataset.yaml

# Query with SQL (DuckDB)
anysite dataset query dataset.yaml --sql "SELECT * FROM companies LIMIT 10"

# Query with dot-notation field extraction
anysite dataset query dataset.yaml --source profiles --fields "name, urn.value AS urn_id"

# Interactive SQL shell
anysite dataset query dataset.yaml --interactive

# Column stats and data profiling
anysite dataset stats dataset.yaml --source companies
anysite dataset profile dataset.yaml

# Load into PostgreSQL with automatic FK linking
anysite dataset load-db dataset.yaml -c pg --drop-existing

# Run history and logs
anysite dataset history my-dataset
anysite dataset logs my-dataset --run 42

# Generate cron/systemd schedule
anysite dataset schedule dataset.yaml --incremental --load-db pg

# Reset incremental state
anysite dataset reset-cursor dataset.yaml

Database

Manage database connections and run queries.

# Add a connection
anysite db add pg

# List and test connections
anysite db list
anysite db test pg

# Query
anysite db query pg --sql "SELECT * FROM companies" --format table

# Insert data (auto-create table from schema inference)
cat data.jsonl | anysite db insert pg --table users --stdin --auto-create

# Upsert with conflict handling
cat updates.jsonl | anysite db upsert pg --table users --conflict-columns id --stdin

# Inspect schema
anysite db schema pg --table users

Supports SQLite and PostgreSQL. Passwords stored as env var references.

Configuration

Configuration is stored in ~/.anysite/config.yaml.

# Set a value
anysite config set api_key sk-xxxxx
anysite config set defaults.format table

# Get a value
anysite config get api_key

# List all settings
anysite config list

# Show config file path
anysite config path

# Initialize interactively
anysite config init

# Reset to defaults
anysite config reset --force

Configuration Priority

1. CLI arguments (--api-key)
2. Environment variables (ANYSITE_API_KEY)
3. Config file (~/.anysite/config.yaml)
4. Defaults

Global Options

anysite [OPTIONS] COMMAND

Options:
  --api-key TEXT     API key (or set ANYSITE_API_KEY)
  --base-url TEXT    API base URL
  --debug            Enable debug output
  --no-color         Disable colored output
  --version, -v      Show version
  --help             Show help

Claude Code Skill

Install the anysite-cli skill for Claude Code to get AI-assisted data collection:

# Add marketplace
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/anysiteio/agent-skills

# Install skill
/plugin install anysite-cli@anysite-skills

The skill gives Claude Code knowledge of all anysite commands, dataset pipeline configuration, and database operations.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/anysiteio/anysite-cli.git
cd anysite-cli
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# With dataset + database support
pip install -e ".[dev,data]"

Run Tests

pytest
pytest --cov=anysite --cov-report=term-missing

Linting

ruff check src/
ruff format src/
mypy src/

License

MIT