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Tracks and manages blog and RSS feed updates through a command-line interface.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/blogwatcher && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/615" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/blogwatcher && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI.
71 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Add RSS and Atom feeds by URL
  • List currently tracked blogs
  • Scan tracked feeds for new content
  • List discovered articles
  • Mark individual articles as read
  • Remove tracked blogs from the list

How it works

The CLI tool maintains a local list of feed URLs and fetches content from them during a scan operation to identify new articles. It tracks the read status of these articles locally through command-line interactions.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
RSS or Atom feed URL
You get back
List of new articles or feed status updates

When to use blogwatcher

  • Tracking tech blogs
  • Monitoring RSS feeds
  • Updating article reading lists

About this skill

blogwatcher

Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the blogwatcher CLI.

Install

  • Go: go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latest

Quick start

  • blogwatcher --help

Common commands

  • Add a blog: blogwatcher add "My Blog" https://example.com
  • List blogs: blogwatcher blogs
  • Scan for updates: blogwatcher scan
  • List articles: blogwatcher articles
  • Mark an article read: blogwatcher read 1
  • Mark all articles read: blogwatcher read-all
  • Remove a blog: blogwatcher remove "My Blog"

Example output

$ blogwatcher blogs
Tracked blogs (1):

  xkcd
    URL: https://xkcd.com
$ blogwatcher scan
Scanning 1 blog(s)...

  xkcd
    Source: RSS | Found: 4 | New: 4

Found 4 new article(s) total!

Notes

  • Use blogwatcher <command> --help to discover flags and options.

When not to use it

  • When the source does not provide an RSS or Atom feed
  • When requiring a graphical user interface for feed management

Prerequisites

blogwatcher binary

Limitations

  • Requires manual execution of scan commands to check for updates
  • Limited to RSS and Atom feed formats

How it compares

Unlike manual browser-based feed readers, this tool centralizes feed management and article tracking within a terminal environment.

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