{"repo":"ancs21/playpanda","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/ancs21/playpanda","clone":"git clone https://github.com/ancs21/playpanda.git","description":"Fetch any URL to clean, LLM-ready markdown. 3-tier engine: HTTP → Lightpanda → CloakBrowser.","language":"Zig","stars":11,"topics":["ai","cli","cloakbrowser","headless-browser","lightpanda","llm","markdown","scraper","web-scraping","zig"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"scrapers-browser-automation","readme_excerpt":"playpanda Fetch any webpage as clean, LLM-ready markdown. Single binary, zero config. Why playpanda? playpanda Crawl4AI Firecrawl Jina Reader --- :---: :---: :---: :---: Single binary Zig Python + pip Node + API key curl only Zero config Yes Nearly No Yes Auth built-in Login + cookies Hooks/profiles Dashboard x-set-cookie Anti-bot 3-tier auto-escalation Manual config Partial No API key required No No Yes Freemium Avg speed 1.8s 3s 5s 2s Avg tokens/page 2,868 varies varies varies How It Works playpanda uses a 3-tier fetch engine that automatically escalates until it gets content: Tier Method Speed When ------ -------- ------- ------ 1 HTTP + native Zig HTML-to-markdown 150ms Default for most sites 2 Lightpanda headless browser 1.5s When Tier 1 returns empty/broken content 3 CloakBrowser 6s Bot-protected sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Medium, etc.) If a page is blocked or empty, playpanda automatically tries the next tier. Install One-liner (installs binary + all dependencies): From source Requires Zig 0.15+: Use as Agent Skill Dependencies The installer handles these automatically, or install manually: - Lightpanda — headless browser for Tier 2 - Python 3 + websockets — Tier 3 stealth browser and cookie harvesting - Chrome/Chromium — for Tier 3 stealth and login flow Usage Fetch a page Fetch multiple pages Log in to sites Cookies are saved to /.playpanda/cookies.json and used automatically on subsequent fetches. Upgrade How Cookies Work 1. playpanda profile opens a browser with CD","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/ancs21","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/ancs21/playpanda/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}