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blogwatcher

Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds using the blogwatcher-cli command-line tool.

Updated Jun 30, 2026
Search Tags:#cli#web scraping#rss#opml#atom#feed monitoring#blog tracking
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/zhoulingxiao1216/testworkspace --skill blogwatcher-zhoulingxiao1216
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: blogwatcher
Source: https://github.com/zhoulingxiao1216/testworkspace/tree/main/all_Skills/research/blogwatcher
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/zhoulingxiao1216/testworkspace --skill blogwatcher-zhoulingxiao1216

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Keeping up with updates across many blogs and news sites requires manually checking each site, which is time-consuming and easy to forget. This Skill automates feed monitoring so new articles are detected, listed, and tracked as read or unread from one place. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Feed Monitoring: Add blogs with automatic RSS/Atom feed discovery, explicit feed URLs, or HTML scraping fallback via CSS selectors. - Article Management: Scan for new posts, list unread articles, filter by blog or category, and mark items read or unread. - Bulk Import: Import subscription lists from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, or NewsBlur. - Use Case: A researcher tracking 30 engineering blogs imports an OPML file, runs a daily scan, and reviews only unread articles filtered by the "Engineering" category. ## Quick Start Install blogwatcher-cli, then ask the assistant to add a blog by URL and scan it for new articles.

Frequently Asked Questions about blogwatcher

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I monitor a blog for new posts from the command line?▼

Add the blog with blogwatcher-cli add followed by a name and URL, then run blogwatcher-cli scan to check for new articles. Unread posts appear with blogwatcher-cli articles.

How to import RSS subscriptions from Feedly or Inoreader?▼

Export your subscriptions as an OPML file from your feed reader, then run blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml. All feeds in the file are added to the tracked blog list in bulk.

What if a blog has no RSS or Atom feed?▼

Use the --scrape-selector flag with a CSS selector when adding the blog, for example --scrape-selector "article h2 a". blogwatcher-cli falls back to HTML scraping to detect new posts from the page structure.

Does blogwatcher-cli work in Docker with persistent data?▼

Yes, run the container with a volume mount and set BLOGWATCHER_DB to a path inside the mounted directory. Without a volume, the SQLite database at ~/.blogwatcher-cli is lost when the container stops.

How do I migrate from the original Hyaxia blogwatcher?▼

Move the old database with mv ~/.blogwatcher/blogwatcher.db ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db. Note the binary was renamed from blogwatcher to blogwatcher-cli.

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