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It currently handles login, format adaptation and publishing for seven platforms (Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Kuaishou, Zhihu, Bilibili, WeChat Channels, WeChat Official Accounts) with a web workbench on localhost:7860; the README itself warns that automated Xiaohongshu posting can trigger verification, reach limits or account restrictions.", "take": "Few open-source tools actually log in and publish to Chinese platforms; the publishing step needs those accounts, and an LLM API key is mandatory throughout.", "build": [ "Copy profiles/_template into an account profile for your brand and set up a China-market pipeline that turns one topic into Xiaohongshu cards, a short video and a Zhihu article at once. New skills are a SKILL.md plus scripts under skills/openclaw/." ], "who": [ { "role": "China-platform operators", "situation": "turn one asset into seven platform formats and publish" }, { "role": "Labs and education channels", "situation": "paper-explainer cards and videos" }, { "role": "Agent developers", "situation": "study the structure of 113 OpenClaw skills" } ], "start": [ { "command": false, "text": "git clone https://github.com/ZJU-REAL/Easel.git" }, { "command": false, "text": "cd Easel" }, { "command": false, "text": "bash setup.sh" }, { "command": false, "text": "# Windows (PowerShell): Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process Bypass; .\\setup.ps1" }, { "command": false, "text": "source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\\Scripts\\activate" }, { "command": false, "text": "easel web # http://localhost:7860" } ], "caveat": [ "Apache-2.0. Needs Linux, macOS or Windows 10/11 (Windows per the Chinese README; the English README lists Linux and macOS only) with Python 3.10+, Node.js 22.19+, FFmpeg and Playwright Chromium.", "An LLM API key (Anthropic, OpenAI or a compatible endpoint) is required; video, music and voice generation need extra provider keys.", "All supported platforms are Chinese services, and the README warns that automated Xiaohongshu posting risks account restrictions." ] }, "cta": { "type": "run", "label": "RUN", "url": "https://zju-real.github.io/Easel" }, "ready": "install", "categories": [ "ai", "social" ], "categories_confirmed": true, "tags": [ "social-media", "content-automation", "agent", "xiaohongshu", "openclaw", "publishing" ], "platform": [ "web", "linux", "macos", "windows" ], "license": { "spdx": "Apache-2.0", "scope": "permissive", "scope_text": "Commercial use, redistribution OK. 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The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours." }, "ranks": null, "activity": { "pushed_at": "2026-09-15T07:06:35.000Z", "owner_type": "Organization", "open_issues": 8, "contributors": 9, "releases_count": 2, "latest_release": { "tag": "v0.1.1", "published_at": "2026-09-14T16:40:26.000Z", "prerelease": false }, "checked_at": "2026-09-15T19:34:16.042Z", "core_checked_at": "2026-09-15T19:34:16.042Z" }, "signals": [], "images": { "og": "https://tesign.com/img/easel-80e5d01cea.png", "cover": "https://tesign.com/img/easel-80e5d01cea.png", "cover_width": 1800, "cover_height": 930, "gallery": [ "https://tesign.com/img/easel-80e5d01cea.png" ], "alt": "Easel web workbench publish center: one master post adapted into several platform versions with format checks, preflight and preview", "tier": 2 }, "dates": { "first_seen_at": "2026-09-13T07:43:38.190Z", "source_created_at": "2026-08-28T02:22:27.000Z", "discovery_hours": 389.35310833333335, "launch_signal_at": "2026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z", "kept_at": "2026-09-14T19:27:43.649Z", "first_published_at": "2026-09-14T19:27:43.752Z", "updated_at": "2026-09-15T04:36:56.857Z", "ingestion_mode": "live" }, "notes": [ "This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.", "null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.", "Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.", "A summary, not legal advice." ] }