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neteroster/youchat_proxy

Analysis updated 2026-07-28 · repo last pushed 2025-01-01

Audience · developerComplexity · 3/5StaleLicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A proxy that turns You.com's chat into an API your apps can call. It automates a local browser to relay questions and answers, so you can add AI chat to your projects without paying for a commercial API.

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    What it does
      Turns You.com into API
      Automates web browser
      Returns clean standard format
    Requirements
      Google Chrome or Edge
      Local browser running
    Use cases
      Add AI chat to apps
      Hobby projects
      Avoid paid API costs
    Audience
      Hobbyists
      Builders
    Limitations
      Personal use only
      No commercial use
      No technical support

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add AI chat to a personal script or tool without paying for a commercial API.

USE CASE 2

Automate sending questions to You.com and getting text answers back in your app.

USE CASE 3

Experiment with AI chat capabilities in hobby projects using a standard API format.

What is it built with?

PythonGoogle ChromeEdge

How does it compare?

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Stars0
LanguageJavaScriptRust
Last pushed2025-01-012021-05-19
MaintenanceStaleDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audiencedevelopergeneralops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Google Chrome or Edge installed locally and some comfort with deployment and configuration.

Personal, non-commercial use only. It is forbidden to use this project for profit, and the author takes no responsibility for account bans from misuse.

In plain English

This project, also called Miaomiaomiao, turns You.com's chat feature into an API that other programs can call. Instead of having to manually type messages into the You.com website, you can set up this proxy once and then have your own apps send questions to it automatically and get answers back, as if you were using a standard AI service with an API key. Under the hood, it works by essentially automating a web browser. You need to have Google Chrome or Edge installed on your computer, and the proxy uses that browser behind the scenes to interact with You.com's chat. When your app sends a question to the proxy, it relays that question to You.com through the browser, captures the response, and hands it back to your app in a clean, standard format that other software can easily work with. This would be useful for hobbyists or builders who want to experiment with adding AI chat capabilities to their own projects without paying for a commercial API. For example, if you're building a simple tool or script that needs to ask an AI questions and get text back, this proxy lets you do that by tapping into You.com's chat. The project requires some comfort with deployment, though the README links to a separate assistant bot that can walk you through setup questions. A couple of important notes: the project is explicitly for personal, non-commercial use only. The README states clearly that it's forbidden to use it for profit, and the author warns that they won't provide technical support or take responsibility if misuse leads to your account getting banned. It's also meant only for accessing subscriptions you've legitimately obtained, not for reselling access to others.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install and configure the youchat_proxy so my Python app can send a question to You.com and get the answer back as text.
Prompt 2
I have youchat_proxy running locally. Write a simple Python script that sends a chat message to the proxy endpoint and prints the response.
Prompt 3
Walk me through setting up Google Chrome to work with youchat_proxy on my machine so the browser automation runs correctly.
Prompt 4
I want to use youchat_proxy in a small project. Help me understand the API format it expects so I can call it from my app.

Frequently asked questions

What is youchat_proxy?

A proxy that turns You.com's chat into an API your apps can call. It automates a local browser to relay questions and answers, so you can add AI chat to your projects without paying for a commercial API.

Is youchat_proxy actively maintained?

Stale — no commits in 1-2 years (last push 2025-01-01).

What license does youchat_proxy use?

Personal, non-commercial use only. It is forbidden to use this project for profit, and the author takes no responsibility for account bans from misuse.

How hard is youchat_proxy to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is youchat_proxy for?

Mainly developer.

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