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blogwatcher

Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for new articles using the blogwatcher-cli tool.

Updated Jun 5, 2026
Search Tags:#cli#web scraping#rss#opml#atom#feed monitoring#blog tracking
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/xu1713/openhorse --skill blogwatcher-xu1713
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: blogwatcher
Source: https://github.com/xu1713/openhorse/tree/main/openhorse/openhorse/skills/research/blogwatcher
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/xu1713/openhorse --skill blogwatcher-xu1713

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires blogwatcher-cli.

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 monitoring, scanning, and read/unread tracking in one SQLite-backed 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 subscription lists from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, or NewsBlur. - Use Case: Track 20 engineering blogs by importing an OPML file, run blogwatcher-cli scan on a schedule, and review 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 unread 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 `blogwatcher-cli add "Name" URL`, then run `blogwatcher-cli scan` to fetch new articles. Unread items are listed with `blogwatcher-cli articles` and stored in a local SQLite database.

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

Run `blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml` to bulk-import blogs from an OPML file. This works with exports from Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, and similar feed readers.

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

blogwatcher-cli falls back to HTML scraping when no feed is available. Add the blog with `--scrape-selector "article h2 a"` to specify a CSS selector for extracting article links from the page.

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 volume, for example `-v blogwatcher-cli:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db`, so the SQLite database survives container restarts.

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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