diff --git a/skills/research/blogwatcher/SKILL.md b/skills/research/blogwatcher/SKILL.md index c1ea4ac24..bfcc4f1d4 100644 --- a/skills/research/blogwatcher/SKILL.md +++ b/skills/research/blogwatcher/SKILL.md @@ -1,48 +1,106 @@ --- name: blogwatcher -description: Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI. Add blogs, scan for new articles, and track what you've read. -version: 1.0.0 -author: community +description: Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher-cli tool. Add blogs, scan for new articles, track read status, and filter by category. +version: 2.0.0 +author: JulienTant (fork of Hyaxia/blogwatcher) license: MIT metadata: hermes: tags: [RSS, Blogs, Feed-Reader, Monitoring] - homepage: https://github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher + homepage: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli prerequisites: - commands: [blogwatcher] + commands: [blogwatcher-cli] --- # Blogwatcher -Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the `blogwatcher` CLI. +Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the `blogwatcher-cli` tool. Supports automatic feed discovery, HTML scraping fallback, OPML import, and read/unread article management. -## Prerequisites +## Installation -- Go installed (`go version` to check) -- Install: `go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latest` +Pick one method: + +- **Go:** `go install github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/cmd/blogwatcher-cli@latest` +- **Docker:** `docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli` +- **Binary (Linux amd64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` +- **Binary (Linux arm64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` +- **Binary (macOS Apple Silicon):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` +- **Binary (macOS Intel):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` + +All releases: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases + +### Docker with persistent storage + +By default the database lives at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db`. In Docker this is lost on container restart. Use `BLOGWATCHER_DB` or a volume mount to persist it: + +```bash +# Named volume (simplest) +docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan + +# Host bind mount +docker run --rm -v /path/on/host:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan +``` + +### Migrating from the original blogwatcher + +If upgrading from `Hyaxia/blogwatcher`, move your database: + +```bash +mv ~/.blogwatcher/blogwatcher.db ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db +``` + +The binary name changed from `blogwatcher` to `blogwatcher-cli`. ## 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"` +### Managing blogs + +- Add a blog: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com` +- Add with explicit feed: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --feed-url https://example.com/feed.xml` +- Add with HTML scraping: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --scrape-selector "article h2 a"` +- List tracked blogs: `blogwatcher-cli blogs` +- Remove a blog: `blogwatcher-cli remove "My Blog" --yes` +- Import from OPML: `blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml` + +### Scanning and reading + +- Scan all blogs: `blogwatcher-cli scan` +- Scan one blog: `blogwatcher-cli scan "My Blog"` +- List unread articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles` +- List all articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles --all` +- Filter by blog: `blogwatcher-cli articles --blog "My Blog"` +- Filter by category: `blogwatcher-cli articles --category "Engineering"` +- Mark article read: `blogwatcher-cli read 1` +- Mark article unread: `blogwatcher-cli unread 1` +- Mark all read: `blogwatcher-cli read-all` +- Mark all read for a blog: `blogwatcher-cli read-all --blog "My Blog" --yes` + +## Environment Variables + +All flags can be set via environment variables with the `BLOGWATCHER_` prefix: + +| Variable | Description | +|---|---| +| `BLOGWATCHER_DB` | Path to SQLite database file | +| `BLOGWATCHER_WORKERS` | Number of concurrent scan workers (default: 8) | +| `BLOGWATCHER_SILENT` | Only output "scan done" when scanning | +| `BLOGWATCHER_YES` | Skip confirmation prompts | +| `BLOGWATCHER_CATEGORY` | Default filter for articles by category | ## Example Output ``` -$ blogwatcher blogs +$ blogwatcher-cli blogs Tracked blogs (1): xkcd URL: https://xkcd.com + Feed: https://xkcd.com/atom.xml + Last scanned: 2026-04-03 10:30 ``` ``` -$ blogwatcher scan +$ blogwatcher-cli scan Scanning 1 blog(s)... xkcd @@ -51,6 +109,28 @@ Scanning 1 blog(s)... Found 4 new article(s) total! ``` +``` +$ blogwatcher-cli articles +Unread articles (2): + + [1] [new] Barrel - Part 13 + Blog: xkcd + URL: https://xkcd.com/3095/ + Published: 2026-04-02 + Categories: Comics, Science + + [2] [new] Volcano Fact + Blog: xkcd + URL: https://xkcd.com/3094/ + Published: 2026-04-01 + Categories: Comics +``` + ## Notes -- Use `blogwatcher --help` to discover flags and options. +- Auto-discovers RSS/Atom feeds from blog homepages when no `--feed-url` is provided. +- Falls back to HTML scraping if RSS fails and `--scrape-selector` is configured. +- Categories from RSS/Atom feeds are stored and can be used to filter articles. +- Import blogs in bulk from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, etc. +- Database stored at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db` by default (override with `--db` or `BLOGWATCHER_DB`). +- Use `blogwatcher-cli --help` to discover all flags and options.