@pencil-agent/nano-pencil 2.0.1 → 2.0.3
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- package/README.md +267 -267
- package/dist/build-meta.json +3 -3
- package/dist/core/export-html/AGENT.md +11 -11
- package/dist/core/export-html/template.css +971 -971
- package/dist/core/export-html/template.html +54 -54
- package/dist/core/model/custom-providers.js +1 -1
- package/dist/core/model-registry.js +5 -5
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/AGENT.md +115 -115
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/AGENT.md +17 -17
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/agent_helpers.py +12 -12
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/amazon/product-search.md +198 -198
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/archive-org/scraping.md +341 -341
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/arxiv/scraping.md +311 -311
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/arxiv-bulk/scraping.md +333 -333
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/atlas/overview.md +70 -70
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/booking-com/scraping.md +578 -578
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/capterra/scraping.md +440 -440
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/centilebrain/generate-estimates.md +110 -110
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/coingecko/scraping.md +325 -325
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/coinmarketcap/scraping.md +463 -463
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/coursera/scraping.md +360 -360
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/craigslist/scraping.md +390 -390
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/crossref/scraping.md +568 -568
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/dev-to/scraping.md +323 -323
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/duckduckgo/scraping.md +349 -349
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/ebay/scraping.md +435 -435
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/etsy/scraping.md +506 -506
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/eventbrite/scraping.md +363 -363
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/expedia/automation.md +168 -168
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/facebook/groups.md +236 -236
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/facebook/pages.md +295 -295
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/framer/editor.md +108 -108
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/fred/scraping.md +493 -493
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/g2/scraping.md +580 -580
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/genius/scraping.md +511 -511
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/github/repo-actions.md +65 -65
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/github/scraping.md +184 -184
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/glassdoor/scraping.md +543 -543
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/gmail/compose.md +122 -122
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/goodreads/scraping.md +461 -461
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/gutenberg/scraping.md +383 -383
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/hackernews/scraping.md +243 -243
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/howlongtobeat/scraping.md +473 -473
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/imdb/scraping.md +271 -271
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/itch-io/scraping.md +436 -436
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/job-boards/indeed-glassdoor.md +1021 -1021
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/letterboxd/scraping.md +349 -349
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/linkedin/invitation-manager.md +109 -109
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/loom/folder-enumeration.md +170 -170
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/macrotrends/scraping.md +537 -537
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/medium/article-hydration.md +120 -120
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/medium/scraping.md +414 -414
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/metacritic/scraping.md +477 -477
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/musicbrainz/scraping.md +478 -478
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/nasa/scraping.md +339 -339
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/news-aggregation/multi-source.md +205 -205
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/open-library/scraping.md +472 -472
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/openalex/scraping.md +470 -470
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/openstreetmap/scraping.md +490 -490
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/package-registries/npm-pypi.md +478 -478
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/polymarket/scraping.md +234 -234
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/producthunt/scraping.md +307 -307
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/pubmed/scraping.md +421 -421
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/quora/scraping.md +364 -364
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/rawg/scraping.md +352 -352
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/reddit/scraping.md +124 -124
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/rest-countries/scraping.md +233 -233
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/sec-edgar/scraping.md +361 -361
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/shopify-admin/README.md +36 -36
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/shopify-admin/embedded-apps.md +72 -72
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/shopify-admin/knowledge-base.md +109 -109
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/shopify-admin/polaris-inputs.md +137 -137
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/soundcloud/scraping.md +362 -362
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/spotify/scraping.md +339 -339
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/stackoverflow/scraping.md +435 -435
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/steam/scraping.md +575 -575
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/substack/scraping.md +338 -338
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/thetechgeeks/pricing.md +52 -52
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/tiktok/upload.md +107 -107
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/tradingview/scraping.md +309 -309
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/trello/boards-and-lists.md +88 -88
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/trustpilot/scraping.md +375 -375
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/walmart/scraping.md +444 -444
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/wayback-machine/scraping.md +306 -306
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/weather/scraping.md +398 -398
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/wellfound/scraping.md +596 -596
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/world-bank/scraping.md +356 -356
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/xiaohongshu/scraping.md +84 -84
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/youtube/scraping.md +418 -418
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/agent-workspace/domain-skills/zillow/scraping.md +433 -433
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/browser.md +73 -73
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/install.md +142 -142
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/connection.md +48 -48
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/cookies.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/cross-origin-iframes.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/dialogs.md +64 -64
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/downloads.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/drag-and-drop.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/dropdowns.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/iframes.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/network-requests.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/print-as-pdf.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/profile-sync.md +90 -90
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/screenshots.md +17 -17
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/scrolling.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/shadow-dom.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/tabs.md +69 -69
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/uploads.md +1 -1
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/interaction-skills/viewport.md +3 -3
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/AGENT.md +15 -15
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/__init__.py +8 -8
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/_ipc.py +90 -90
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/admin.py +722 -722
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/daemon.py +328 -328
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/helpers.py +396 -396
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/browser/src/browser_harness/run.py +103 -103
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/debug/index.js +9 -9
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +33 -33
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md +25 -25
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/finishing-development-branch/SKILL.md +25 -25
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/receiving-code-review/SKILL.md +22 -22
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md +31 -31
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md +28 -28
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md +32 -32
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/using-git-worktrees/SKILL.md +25 -25
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md +27 -27
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/discipline/skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md +26 -26
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/goal/README.md +67 -67
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/goal/index.js +6 -6
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/grub/README.md +112 -112
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/link-world/agent-workspace/README.md +16 -16
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/link-world/internet-search/internet-search.md +65 -65
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/link-world/link-world-agent.md +82 -82
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/link-world/linkworld.md +313 -313
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/link-world/network-routing/network-routing.md +67 -67
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/loop/README.md +92 -92
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/mcp/figma-design.md +68 -68
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/mcp/mcp-management.md +85 -85
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/recap/AGENT.md +15 -15
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/sal/README.md +72 -72
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/security-audit/README.md +289 -289
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/team/AGENT.md +112 -112
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/team/TESTING.md +299 -299
- package/dist/extensions/builtin/token-save/README.md +56 -56
- package/dist/extensions/optional/AGENT.md +10 -10
- package/dist/modes/interactive/controllers/input-submit-controller.js +2 -2
- package/dist/modes/interactive/controllers/stream-render-controller.js +2 -2
- package/dist/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.js +19 -19
- package/dist/modes/interactive/theme/dark.json +85 -85
- package/dist/modes/interactive/theme/light.json +84 -84
- package/dist/modes/interactive/theme/theme-schema.json +335 -335
- package/dist/modes/interactive/theme/warm.json +81 -81
- package/dist/node_modules/@pencil-agent/ai/dist/cli.js +0 -0
- package/dist/node_modules/@pencil-agent/ai/dist/models.generated.js +1 -1
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- package/docs/SDK-TESTING.md +364 -0
- package/docs/codex-goal-command-impl.md +1055 -1055
- package/docs/codex-goal-vs-grub.md +500 -500
- package/docs/custom-provider.md +27 -27
- package/docs/extensions.md +27 -27
- package/docs/keybindings.md +27 -27
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- package/docs/pi-design-philosophy.md +457 -457
- package/docs/planmode.md +1987 -1987
- package/docs/prompt-templates.md +27 -27
- package/docs/providers.md +27 -27
- package/docs/sdk.md +27 -27
- package/docs/skills.md +27 -27
- package/docs/startup-performance-optimization.md +301 -0
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- package/docs/tui.md +27 -27
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## Approach 1 (Fastest): Internal JSON API — No Auth, No Browser
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### Song metadata
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def genius_song(song_id):
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"""Fetch full song metadata by Genius song ID."""
|
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|
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|
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song = genius_song(1063)
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|
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# All fields available in one call (no auth):
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# song["title"] → "Bohemian Rhapsody"
|
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|
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# song["full_title"] → "Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen"
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|
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# song["artist_names"] → "Queen"
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|
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# song["primary_artist"]["name"] → "Queen"
|
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|
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# song["primary_artist"]["id"] → 563
|
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|
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# song["primary_artist"]["url"] → "https://genius.com/artists/Queen"
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# song["release_date"] → "1975-10-31"
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|
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# song["release_date_for_display"] → "October 31, 1975"
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# song["release_date_components"] → {"year": 1975, "month": 10, "day": 31}
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|
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# song["stats"]["pageviews"] → 11067562
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|
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# song["stats"]["contributors"] → 516
|
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|
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# song["stats"]["accepted_annotations"] → 20
|
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|
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# song["pyongs_count"] → 703
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|
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# song["annotation_count"] → 33
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# song["comment_count"] → 253
|
|
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|
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# song["album"]["name"] → "Studio Collection" (varies by region)
|
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|
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# song["albums"][0]["name"] → "A Night at the Opera" (first = original)
|
|
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|
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# song["url"] → "https://genius.com/Queen-bohemian-rhapsody-lyrics"
|
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|
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# song["path"] → "/Queen-bohemian-rhapsody-lyrics"
|
|
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|
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# song["song_art_image_url"] → "https://images.genius.com/718de9d..."
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|
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# song["explicit"] → False
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# song["language"] → "en"
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|
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# song["lyrics_state"] → "complete"
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|
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# song["lyrics_verified"] → False
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|
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# song["spotify_uuid"] → "7tFiyTwD0nx5a1eklYtX2J"
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|
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# song["youtube_url"] → "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ"
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|
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# song["writer_artists"] → [{"name": "Freddie Mercury", ...}]
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|
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# song["producer_artists"] → [{"name": "Roy Thomas Baker"}, {"name": "Queen"}]
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|
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# song["featured_artists"] → []
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|
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|
+
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|
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# Primary album (first in list = original release):
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primary_album = song["albums"][0]["name"] # "A Night at the Opera"
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|
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```
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|
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|
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### Search
|
|
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|
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```python
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def genius_search(query, per_page=5):
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"""Search Genius. Returns sections: top_hit, song, lyric, artist, album, video, article, user."""
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url = f"https://genius.com/api/search/multi?per_page={per_page}&q={urllib.parse.quote(query)}"
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data = json.loads(genius_get(url))
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|
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return data["response"]["sections"]
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import urllib.parse
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sections = genius_search("Bohemian Rhapsody Queen", per_page=5)
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# sections is a list of dicts with keys: "type", "hits"
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# Each hit has: "type", "result"
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# For type="song", result has: id, full_title, url, primary_artist, stats, ...
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for section in sections:
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if section["type"] == "song":
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for hit in section["hits"]:
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r = hit["result"]
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print(r["full_title"], r["url"], r["id"])
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# Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen https://genius.com/Queen-bohemian-rhapsody-lyrics 1063
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break
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+
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# Simpler search (song section only):
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def genius_search_songs(query, per_page=5):
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sections = genius_search(query, per_page)
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if s["type"] == "song":
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return [h["result"] for h in s["hits"]]
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return []
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```
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+
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### Artist songs (paginated)
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```python
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def genius_artist_songs(artist_id, per_page=20, sort="popularity"):
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"""Fetch paginated list of songs for an artist. sort: 'popularity' or 'title'."""
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page = 1
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while True:
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url = (f"https://genius.com/api/artists/{artist_id}/songs"
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f"?per_page={per_page}&page={page}&sort={sort}")
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data = json.loads(genius_get(url))["response"]
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songs = data["songs"]
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if not songs:
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if data["next_page"] is None:
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page = data["next_page"]
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+
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+
# Example: get top 5 Queen songs by popularity
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for song in list(genius_artist_songs(563, per_page=5))[:5]:
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print(f"{song['full_title']} — {song['stats']['pageviews']:,} views")
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# Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen — 11,067,663 views
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|
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# Don't Stop Me Now by Queen — 2,453,240 views
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# Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie — 1,972,606 views
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# Somebody to Love by Queen — 1,241,740 views
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# Killer Queen by Queen — 1,146,813 views
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```
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| Resource | URL pattern | Notes |
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| Song page | `genius.com/{Artist}-{song-slug}-lyrics` | Slug is lowercased, hyphenated |
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| Artist page | `genius.com/artists/{Artist}` | Title-cased artist name |
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| Album page | `genius.com/albums/{Artist}/{album-slug}` | |
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| Song API | `genius.com/api/songs/{id}` | Internal; no auth required |
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|
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| Artist songs| `genius.com/api/artists/{id}/songs?...` | per_page, page, sort params |
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|
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|
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| Search API | `genius.com/api/search/multi?per_page=N&q=...`| Internal; multi-section results |
|
|
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|
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**Extracting song ID from a known lyrics URL:**
|
|
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|
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|
|
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```python
|
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# The slug alone cannot be decoded to an ID. Must fetch HTML or search.
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|
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# From lyrics page HTML (fastest — one line):
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song_id = re.search(r'content="genius://songs/(\d+)"', html).group(1)
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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# Or from __PRELOADED_STATE__ (same page, equally reliable):
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song_id = re.search(r'\\"song\\":\s*(\d+)', html).group(1)
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
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# Or from search API (no HTML required):
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sections = json.loads(genius_get(f"https://genius.com/api/search/multi?per_page=1&q={query}"))
|
|
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|
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# then walk sections for type="song"
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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## What Requires a Browser
|
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|
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|
|
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The following are **not available** via `genius_get` / HTTP:
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|
|
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- **Search results page** (`/search?q=...`): renders client-side only. The
|
|
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returned HTML contains no song results matching the query. Use the internal
|
|
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|
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search API (`/api/search/multi`) instead — it works without a browser.
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|
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|
|
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|
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- **Public API** (`api.genius.com`): returns HTTP 401 without a Bearer token
|
|
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|
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even with a browser-like User-Agent. Must register at genius.com/developers
|
|
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|
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to obtain a client access token. The internal site API (`genius.com/api/*`)
|
|
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|
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is the no-auth alternative and returns equivalent data.
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
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- **Annotations content**: annotation HTML is embedded in `__PRELOADED_STATE__`
|
|
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|
+
but the JSON is multi-escaped (six levels of backslash nesting) and cannot
|
|
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|
+
be reliably parsed with plain string operations. Annotation IDs are
|
|
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|
+
available but their body text is not easily extractable.
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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- **Login-gated features**: user library, personalization, editor tools.
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
+
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|
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|
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|
|
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## Public API (api.genius.com) — Requires Bearer Token
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
+
If you have a token (free registration at genius.com/developers):
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
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```python
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|
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|
+
def genius_api(path, token):
|
|
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|
+
"""Call the official public API. path example: '/songs/1063'"""
|
|
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|
+
import json
|
|
453
|
+
from helpers import http_get
|
|
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|
+
url = f"https://api.genius.com{path}"
|
|
455
|
+
return json.loads(http_get(url, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}))
|
|
456
|
+
|
|
457
|
+
# Returns same structure as the internal /api/* endpoints.
|
|
458
|
+
# Endpoints: /songs/{id}, /artists/{id}, /artists/{id}/songs, /search?q=...
|
|
459
|
+
# Without a token: HTTP 401 with body:
|
|
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|
+
# {"meta": {"status": 401, "message": "This call requires an access_token..."}}
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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## Gotchas
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|
+
|
|
467
|
+
- **`http_get` returns 403**: The default `User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0` (bare) is
|
|
468
|
+
blocked. Add any OS string — `(Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7)` is
|
|
469
|
+
sufficient. Use the `genius_get` wrapper from this document.
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|
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|
+
- **`data-lyrics-container` split across 3–5 divs**: Don't look for a single
|
|
472
|
+
lyrics block. Use `_extract_div_content` on all occurrences, then join.
|
|
473
|
+
Empty containers (`<div ...></div>`, 87 bytes) appear between sections —
|
|
474
|
+
the `if text:` guard skips them cleanly.
|
|
475
|
+
|
|
476
|
+
- **`data-exclude-from-selection` header in first container**: The first
|
|
477
|
+
lyrics container includes a contributor credit header div. It must be
|
|
478
|
+
stripped before text extraction or the output will begin with
|
|
479
|
+
`"516 ContributorsTranslations..."` instead of `"[Intro]"`.
|
|
480
|
+
|
|
481
|
+
- **`album` field vs `albums[0]`**: `song["album"]` is the "primary" album
|
|
482
|
+
used by Genius's album link (often a compilation or reissue). `song["albums"][0]`
|
|
483
|
+
is the first album in the full list and is typically the original release.
|
|
484
|
+
Verified: for Bohemian Rhapsody, `album.name` = "Studio Collection" but
|
|
485
|
+
`albums[0].name` = "A Night at the Opera".
|
|
486
|
+
|
|
487
|
+
- **`__PRELOADED_STATE__` is not parseable**: The state is embedded as
|
|
488
|
+
`JSON.parse('...')` where the inner JSON is escaped six levels deep
|
|
489
|
+
(`\\\\\"` for a literal quote inside HTML content). Standard string
|
|
490
|
+
replacement fails due to `\\'` and `\$` sequences. Don't try to parse it —
|
|
491
|
+
use the `/api/songs/{id}` endpoint instead.
|
|
492
|
+
|
|
493
|
+
- **No `__NEXT_DATA__`**: Genius does not use Next.js. There is no
|
|
494
|
+
`<script id="__NEXT_DATA__">` on any page.
|
|
495
|
+
|
|
496
|
+
- **No JSON-LD**: Genius does not emit `<script type="application/ld+json">`.
|
|
497
|
+
Open Graph tags are present but minimal (only `og:title`, `og:image`,
|
|
498
|
+
`og:description`, `og:url`, `og:type`). Use the API for structured data.
|
|
499
|
+
|
|
500
|
+
- **Search page is client-side only**: `GET /search?q=...` returns an HTML
|
|
501
|
+
shell with ~5 unrelated song links (trending, not query-matched). The actual
|
|
502
|
+
search results are fetched client-side by JavaScript. Use `/api/search/multi`
|
|
503
|
+
instead — it works without a browser and returns properly filtered results.
|
|
504
|
+
|
|
505
|
+
- **Rate limiting**: No rate limiting observed across 10 rapid sequential
|
|
506
|
+
requests to `/api/songs/{id}` (avg 0.13s/request). Song lyrics pages
|
|
507
|
+
average 0.18s. No Retry-After headers observed.
|
|
508
|
+
|
|
509
|
+
- **Cloudflare**: Present (confirmed by `<meta itemprop="cf-country">` and
|
|
510
|
+
`cf-cache-status` tags), but in pass-through mode — no JS challenge, no
|
|
511
|
+
CAPTCHA. A browser-like User-Agent is all that's needed.
|