Tap

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Tap compiles AI understanding into deterministic programs. Then monitors them. Health contracts catch silent failures. Fingerprint diffs tell you exactly what changed. tap doctor detects breakage before your data goes stale — not three days later.

Forge:    AI inspects the site → compiles a .tap.js program       (one-time cost)
Run:      The program executes instantly, same result every time   ($0, zero AI)
Monitor:  tap doctor checks health contracts + fingerprint diffs  (catches breakage)
Heal:     AI reads diagnostics and patches the program            (only when needed)

MCP is the authoring layer. tap.run is the execution layer. AI participates during forge (one-time). Execution is pure code — zero tokens, deterministic output. 140+ skills across 68+ sites. One binary, zero dependencies.

Get Started

1. Install

Zero-install via npx (any machine with Node):

npx -y @taprun/cli --version

The first run downloads the matching platform binary (~30MB) and caches it. Subsequent calls are instant.

Permanent install via curl (macOS / Linux):

curl -fsSL https://taprun.dev/install.sh | sh

Platform	Download
macOS (Apple Silicon)	tap-macos-arm64
macOS (Intel)	tap-macos-x64
Linux	tap-linux-x64
Windows	tap-windows-x64.exe

2. Connect to Your AI Agent

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible agent — no extension needed:

{ "mcpServers": { "tap": { "command": "tap", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Or auto-configure all installed agents:

tap setup

3. Go

tap github trending              # GitHub trending repos
tap hackernews hot               # Hacker News front page
tap weibo hot                    # 微博热搜
tap xiaohongshu search --keyword "AI"  # 小红书搜索

Or just ask your AI agent:

You:   What's trending on GitHub today?
Agent: Here are today's top repos — React compiler hit 734 stars...

You:   Forge a tap for Douban top 250 movies
Agent: Done. Run `tap douban top250` anytime — $0 per run.

Optional: Chrome Extension (for login-required sites)

Most taps work without login. For sites that need your session (Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, etc.), install the Chrome Extension from the Chrome Web Store.

What Can You Do?

Read — Extract data from any website

tap reddit hot                   # Reddit front page
tap bilibili trending            # Bilibili trending
tap arxiv search --keyword "LLM" # arXiv papers

Write — Operate any website

tap xiaohongshu publish --title "My Note" --images photo.jpg
tap zhihu publish --title "My Article" --content "..."

Watch — Monitor changes

tap watch github trending --every 5m

Compose — Chain like Unix pipes

tap github trending | tap filter --field stars --gt 500 | tap table

Forge — Create new automations with AI

tap forge "get Hacker News top stories"           # BYOK Claude / GPT
tap forge https://news.ycombinator.com            # API detected — compiled without AI

Bring your own model — works with Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint including local Ollama / LM Studio for fully offline forge:

tap config set ai.baseUrl http://localhost:11434/v1
tap config set ai.key ollama
tap config set ai.model llama3.1
tap forge "scrape arxiv recent papers"            # 0 bytes leave your machine

How It Works

                     ┌─ Chrome      (your real browser sessions)
You → AI → Tap ──────┤─ Playwright  (headless, server, CI/CD)
     compile         └─ macOS       (native desktop apps)

1. You describe what you want (natural language or URL)
2. AI compiles it into a .tap.js program — plain JavaScript, version-controlled
3. Tap runs the program on any of three runtimes — forever, at $0

Every successful compilation makes the next one faster. 140+ community skills mean your agent already knows 68+ websites.

Community Skills

tap-skills — 140+ skills, open source.

Category	Examples
Trending	GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, Product Hunt, Bilibili, Zhihu, Weibo, Xiaohongshu
Search	arXiv, Reddit, X, Zhihu, Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, Medium
Read	Zhihu threads, Bilibili videos, Xiaohongshu notes, WeRead books
Write	X posts, Xiaohongshu notes, Zhihu articles, Dev.to, LinkedIn
Monitor	Price tracking, stock data, competitor analysis

tap doctor    # Health check — catches silent failures before your data goes stale
tap update    # Install / update all skills
tap list      # See everything available

How Tap Compares

	Tap	AI Browser Agents	Traditional Scrapers
AI cost per run	$0 (compile once)	Tokens every run	Free
Accuracy	Deterministic	Varies per run	Deterministic
Silent failure detection	Health contracts + fingerprint diff	None	None
Breakage diagnostics	tap doctor — exact diff of what changed	None	Manual spot checks
Detection risk	Low (real browser sessions)	High	High
Runtimes	3 (Chrome + Playwright + macOS)	1	1
Code inspectable	.tap.js — git diff, debug, version	Black box / ephemeral	Fragile scripts
MCP native	Yes (authoring layer only — execution is zero tokens)	No	No

Security

Layer	Protection
Sandbox	Programs run with zero permissions — no file, network, or system access
Static Analysis	CI blocks dangerous patterns before they reach users
Local-only	Your data, sessions, and API keys never leave your machine

See SECURITY.md for details.

Contributing

The easiest way to contribute: forge a new tap. One .tap.js file is all it takes.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Roadmap

• 140+ community skills across 68+ sites
• 3 runtimes — Chrome, Playwright, macOS
• Unix pipes — tap A | tap B
• Watch mode — monitor changes over time
• Doctor — health contracts, fingerprint diffs, automatic diagnostics for broken taps
• One-command setup — tap setup configures all AI agents
• Android runtime
• iOS runtime

License

Chrome Extension & docs: MIT. Community skills: MIT.

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