LobsterCLI

AI-powered page analysis, YouTube transcript extraction, smart Q&A, and content summaries — powered by LobsterCLI's in-house engine.

LobsterCLI — Analyze any webpage, PDF, or YouTube video through a chat interface. FREE FEATURES (no API key needed): - Summarize any page — headings, word count, content preview, framework detection - Extract as Markdown — full page converted to clean Markdown with copy button - Detect all forms — every input field with labels, types, values, required state - Show key links — all meaningful links extracted from the page - Monitor API calls — live interception of fetch/XHR network requests - DOM snapshot — 12-stage pruned snapshot optimized for developers AI FEATURES (optional, bring your own key): - Ask any question about the current page in natural language - YouTube transcript extraction — automatically pulls video captions and answers questions about the content - PDF analysis — extracts full document text and lets you ask questions about it - Smart suggestions — "What are the key points?", "Explain this simply", "Help me draft a reply" - Vision mode — automatically captures screenshot when your question is visual - Smart Brain — classifies your intent and gathers only the data needed - Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini (free tier), and Ollama (local) HOW IT WORKS: Click the LobsterCLI icon to open a side panel (like Gemini or Claude). Use the quick-action chips for instant analysis, or type any question. On YouTube, the extension extracts the video transcript automatically. On PDFs, it extracts the full text. The Brain decides whether to read the page text, capture a screenshot, or both — so you only pay for what's needed. PRIVACY: - No data collection, no tracking, no analytics - Page content is processed locally in your browser - AI calls go directly from your browser to your chosen provider - Fully open source: github.com/iexcalibur/lobstercli-extension --- Key changes from the old listing: - Title: added "PDF, or YouTube video" - AI features: added YouTube transcripts, PDF analysis, and smart suggestion chips - How it works: added YouTube and PDF mentions - Privacy: updated repo link to `lobstercli-extension`