blogwatcher

Automating blog monitoring for RSS feeds is handled by scanning and managing feeds automatically via Python, providing new article updates without manual checks. It tracks read and unread items across publications to keep curators updated.

Yes, importing OPML files supports bulk subscription management for RSS feeds. This allows you to add multiple blog subscriptions at once, skipping the need to input each feed URL individually.

When RSS or Atom feed discovery fails, the system falls back to HTML scraping to extract updates. This ensures continuous blog monitoring even if the target site lacks a standard syndication feed.

Yes, Python is required for the automation processes, and the blogwatcher-cli tool must be installed to scan and manage feeds. These dependencies execute the automatic feed discovery and read tracking logic.

To add a blog for automatic feed discovery, use the command `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com`. The system then automatically finds the RSS or Atom feed from the homepage URL.