OmniScout CLI

Local-first browser control, search, and research for AI agents. No cloud account, no API key — install and go.

Install

pip install omniscout
omniscout install --skill

Full setup: Installation. Five-minute tour: Quickstart.

Use

omniscout daemon start

# Search
omniscout answer "what is the capital of france"

# Extract
omniscout extract https://example.com

# Browser
omniscout browser navigate https://example.com
omniscout browser snapshot --refs-only
omniscout browser click '@e3'
omniscout browser screenshot --out /tmp/page.png

# Research
omniscout research "AI agents in 2026"

# Knowledge graph
omniscout graph "Cursor"

What's in the box

Command	What it does	Guide
`omniscout answer` / `search`	Direct Q&A with citations / ranked hits	Search
`omniscout extract`	Fetch a URL and return clean content	Extraction
`omniscout research` / `graph`	Research a topic / knowledge graph	Research
`omniscout browser`	Control a browser	Browser
`omniscout computer`	Desktop automation (macOS)	Computer
`omniscout daemon` / `session` / `profile`	Get ready, sessions, saved logins	Sessions
`omniscout remember` / `memory`	Store and recall pages	Memory
`omniscout record` / `macro` / `monitor`	Reusable flows, change alerts	Workflows

Guides

What is OmniScout — concepts and design principles
Using with AI agents — skills, JSON loop, debugging runs
Examples & recipes — copy-paste workflows
Commands reference — every verb, every flag
Configuration — config.toml, env vars, storage
Troubleshooting — fixes and FAQ

JSON output

export OMNISCOUT_JSON=1  # structured output for agents

Local-first

No cloud account or API key required. The only outbound traffic is searches you run and URLs you explicitly fetch.