sameweb-cli

sameweb CLI

A powerful CLI tool to clone websites and modify them with AI using Puppeteer + OpenAI.
With sameweb CLI, you can scrape websites, save them locally, and then use natural language queries to modify the cloned content — perfect for prototyping, experimentation, and rapid website iteration.

✨ Features

• 🌐 Clone entire websites into local folders with accurate DOM structure
• 🤖 AI-powered modifications using OpenAI GPT models
• 💬 Interactive query mode - ask the AI to modify your cloned website using natural language
• 🖥️ Puppeteer-based scraping for accurate rendering and resource fetching
• 📂 Persistent state management - remembers your cloned websites between sessions
• ⚡ Simple command-line interface with guided setup

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

npm install -g sameweb-cli
# or using pnpm
pnpm add -g sameweb-cli

First Run

Simply run the command to start the interactive setup:

sameweb

On first run, you'll be guided through:

• Website URL - Enter the website you want to clone
• OpenAI API Key - Provide your API key (or set OPENAI_API_KEY in .env)

Example Workflow

$ sameweb
🚀 Welcome to sameweb-cli!
📌 First time setup: You need to clone a website.
🌐 Enter website URL to clone: https://example.com
🔑 Enter your OpenAI API key: sk-...
⚡ Cloning website, please wait...

✅ Website cloned successfully into 'https://example.com'. Now you can ask queries to modify it.

💬 Enter a query (or type 'exit' / 'reset' ): 
> Change the header color to blue and add a contact form

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root to avoid entering your API key each time:

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-openai-api-key-here

State Management

sameweb CLI automatically saves your session state in ~/.sameweb-state.json, including:

• Previously cloned website URL
• OpenAI API key
• Clone status

📋 Commands

Interactive Mode

Once you've cloned a website, you can enter natural language queries to modify it:

• "Change the background color to dark blue"
• "Add a navigation menu with Home, About, Contact links"
• "Remove all images and replace with placeholder text"
• "Make the layout responsive for mobile devices"

Special Commands

• exit - Quit the CLI
• reset - Clear saved state and start fresh (will require re-cloning)

🛠️ Development Setup

Local Development

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/your-username/sameweb-cli.git
  cd sameweb-cli
  

• Install dependencies

  npm install
  # or
  pnpm install
  

• Create environment file

  cp .env.example .env
  # Edit .env with your OpenAI API key
  

• Run in development mode

  node cli.js
  # or if you have a dev script
  npm run dev
  

Project Structure

sameweb-cli/
├── cli.js          # Main CLI interface
├── cloner.js       # Core cloning and AI logic
├── package.json    # Dependencies and scripts
├── .env.example    # Environment template
└── README.md       # This file

🔑 API Key Setup

You'll need an OpenAI API key to use the AI modification features:

• Get API Key: Visit OpenAI Platform
• Set Environment Variable:

  export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here
  

  Or create a .env file as shown above

🤔 How It Works

• Clone Phase: Uses Puppeteer to scrape the target website, capturing HTML, CSS, images, and other resources
• AI Integration: Connects to OpenAI's API for processing modification requests
• Query Processing: Takes your natural language input and applies changes to the cloned website
• State Persistence: Remembers your setup between sessions for seamless continuation

⚠️ Requirements

• Node.js 16+
• OpenAI API Key (with sufficient credits)
• Internet connection for initial cloning and AI requests

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

💡 Tips

• Complex queries: Be specific about what you want to change for better AI results
• Backup originals: The tool modifies files in place, so keep backups if needed
• Large websites: Cloning large sites may take time and consume API credits
• State reset: Use reset command if you want to start fresh with a new website