# blogwatcher

A skill that has the agent manage a list of blogs and RSS/Atom feeds through the blogwatcher CLI: add sources, scan for updates, mark articles read.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5400 installs · ★ 393093
- Author: openclaw
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/blogwatcher

## What it does

The skill hands the agent a `blogwatcher` CLI that keeps a list of blogs and feeds, scans them and reports new articles. The agent runs the commands itself: `blogwatcher add "My Blog" https://example.com` adds a source, `blogwatcher blogs` lists what is tracked, `blogwatcher scan` looks for updates, `blogwatcher articles` prints what was found.

Read state lives in the same CLI. `blogwatcher read 1` closes one article, `blogwatcher read-all` closes everything, and `blogwatcher remove "My Blog"` drops a source. Extra flags are discoverable with `blogwatcher <command> --help`.

The skill needs the `blogwatcher` binary on `PATH` — without it the commands simply fail. Install it from the Go module with `go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latest`, so a working Go toolchain comes first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openclaw/openclaw --skill blogwatcher -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/blogwatcher/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openclaw/openclaw --skill blogwatcher -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openclaw/openclaw --skill blogwatcher -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openclaw/openclaw blogwatcher
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openclaw/openclaw --skill blogwatcher -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw --path skills/blogwatcher
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openclaw/openclaw --skill blogwatcher -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- keep every blog and feed in one list across sessions
- scan sources and see what was published since last time
- mark articles read so they stop showing up
- drop a blog you no longer follow
- list the articles collected per source

## Example prompts
- Add the xkcd blog at https://xkcd.com and show me what's tracked
- Scan all blogs and tell me how many new articles came in
- Mark article 1 as read

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: blogwatcher
description: "Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI."
homepage: https://github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher
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---

# 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.
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© openclaw · MIT · https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/HEAD/skills/blogwatcher/SKILL.md

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