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blogwatcher

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

Updated Aug 21, 2026
Search Tags:#cli#RSS#web scraping#Atom#opml#feed reader#blog monitoring
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/TylerSimons1127/vibe --skill blogwatcher-tylersimons1127
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: blogwatcher
Source: https://github.com/TylerSimons1127/vibe/tree/main/skills/research/blogwatcher
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/TylerSimons1127/vibe --skill blogwatcher-tylersimons1127

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Keeping up with new posts across many blogs and RSS/Atom feeds requires manually checking each site, which is tedious and easy to forget. This Skill centralizes feed tracking, scanning, and read/unread article management through a single CLI. ## 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 blogs for new posts, list unread articles, filter by blog or category, and mark items read or unread. - Bulk Import: Import subscriptions from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, or NewsBlur. - Use Case: Track a dozen engineering blogs, run a daily scan, and review only the unread articles filtered by the "Engineering" category each morning. ## Quick Start Install blogwatcher-cli, then ask the agent 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 RSS feeds from the command line?▼

Use blogwatcher-cli to add blogs with the add command, then run scan to fetch new articles. It auto-discovers RSS/Atom feeds from blog homepages and stores articles in a local SQLite database.

How to import OPML subscriptions into a feed reader CLI?▼

Run blogwatcher-cli import with the path to your OPML file. It supports OPML exports from Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, and similar services, adding all subscriptions in bulk.

Can I track blogs that have no RSS feed?▼

Yes, blogwatcher-cli supports HTML scraping as a fallback. Pass a CSS selector with --scrape-selector when adding the blog, and it will extract article links from the page when RSS fails.

Does blogwatcher-cli work on Windows and macOS?▼

Yes, prebuilt binaries are published for Linux amd64/arm64 and macOS Intel/Apple Silicon, and it can also be installed via go install or Docker on any platform including Windows.

Why does my Docker blogwatcher scan lose its database?▼

The SQLite database defaults to ~/.blogwatcher-cli inside the container, which is lost on restart. Mount a volume and set BLOGWATCHER_DB to a path inside that volume to persist scan history.

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