Oppy (Opportunity Scout)

Oppy is an automated, zero-config command-line utility to scrape, filter, and track active paid remote internships and cash-prize hackathons from Unstop, Devpost, RemoteOK, and WeWorkRemotely. It caches listings in a local SQLite database and exports a clean, links-enabled Markdown dashboard to your directory or Obsidian vault.

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Quick Start (Zero Installation)

Run the interactive dashboard anywhere on your terminal using Node.js:

npx @dshenoyh/oppy-cli

Oppy requires Python 3.8+ on the host system. Missing Python dependencies (such as feedparser and rich) are automatically verified and installed on first run.

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Installation

Node.js (Recommended)

Install globally to trigger using the direct oppy command:

npm install -g @dshenoyh/oppy-cli
oppy

Python / Pip

Alternatively, install directly into your Python environment:

pip install oppy-cli
oppy

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Why Oppy? (Competitor Comparison)

While there are static lists and standalone scripts online, they either require manual search filtering, lack persistent storage, or run as paid cloud scrapers. Oppy was built to serve as a local-first opportunity aggregator that feeds directly into your personal knowledge base (Obsidian).

Feature	Oppy	Static Lists (PittCSC / Simplify)	Apify Scrapers	General Job Scrapers
Paid Remote Internships	Yes	Yes (mostly static)	Yes	Yes (often single platform)
Active Hackathons	Yes	No	Yes (prizes only)	No
SQLite WAL DB Cache	Yes	No	No	No
Obsidian Markdown Export	Yes	No	No	No
Interactive TUI Dashboard	Yes	No	No	No
Zero-Config Execution (npx)	Yes	No	No	No

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Keyboard Controls (TUI)

• Main Menu: Press keys [1-5] to trigger options immediately (no Enter key required).
• Ledger Paging: Use Left Arrow / P to page backward, and Right Arrow / N to page forward.
• Ledger Filters: Press T to cycle results between ALL, INTERNSHIP, HACKATHON, and JOB filters dynamically.
• Settings Toggles: Press Y or N to toggle active settings instantly.
• Text Queries: Binds standard GNU readline for smooth character editing, arrow cursor keys, and backspaces inside text fields.

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CLI Search Command

You can search and filter the database cache directly from your standard shell prompt without launching the full TUI dashboard:

oppy --search "engineer"
# or
oppy -s "GitLab"

Oppy will query the local SQLite database and display a clean, formatted table of matches directly to standard output.

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CLI Resume Auditor

Audit all indexed opportunities in your local SQLite database against your personal technical skillset and rank them by compatible fit:

oppy --audit
# or
oppy -a

On first run, Oppy creates a default plain-text resume template at: ~/.config/oppy/resume.txt

Fill in your programming languages, frameworks, databases, and AI skills. Oppy parses this file locally using fuzzy keyword boundary matching and displays a ranking table detailing:

• Fit Score (%): Percentage compatibility of requirements.
• Matching Skills: Skills you have that are requested.
• Missing Skills: Stack requirements requested by the listing that are missing from your resume.

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macOS & SSL Support

Python installations on macOS frequently raise SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED errors because they do not utilize the operating system's root SSL certificate bundle.

Oppy features a native fallback that overrides the default HTTPS verification context when accessing public listings. No certificate configuration steps or shell commands are needed on macOS.

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Architecture

Oppy is built in Python and distributed via an executable Node.js CLI script:

oppy/
├── bin/
│   └── cli.js            # Node CLI wrapper (spawns Python, installs requirements)
├── database/
│   └── connection.py    # Database schema & connection setup (WAL mode)
├── scrapers/
│   ├── base.py          # Crawler base helper (User-Agents, SSL overrides)
│   ├── unstop.py        # Unstop crawler (block-splitting markdown parser)
│   ├── devpost.py       # Devpost crawler (subdomain regex parser)
│   ├── remoteok.py      # RemoteOK JSON feed parser
│   ├── weworkremotely.py# WeWorkRemotely RSS feed crawler
│   └── custom_rss.py    # Custom RSS feed crawler (internships/hackathons/jobs matcher)
├── utils/
│   ├── config.py        # Global settings manager (JSON persistence)
│   ├── exporter.py      # Markdown table generator
│   └── tui.py           # Rich terminal user interface
├── pyproject.toml        # Python packaging config
├── LICENSE
├── package.json
└── scan.py              # Execution mode entry point (TUI / Headless)

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Configuration

Custom environment variables can be declared to override settings:

• OPPY_EXPORT_PATH: Dashboard export file destination.
  • Default: ~/Documents/obsidian/Brain/00 Inbox/Opportunities.md (falls back to local Opportunities.md if directories are missing).
• OPPY_DB_PATH: SQLite database location.
  • Default: ~/.config/oppy/opportunities.db.

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Contributing

We welcome pull requests to expand Oppy! Read our CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines to get started.

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.