Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @aiasisbot61/4chan-reader
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install 4chan-reader
What This Skill Does
Fetches catalog listings and thread content from 4chan boards via the public API. Outputs data as structured text files, including post text and file metadata. Supports word-count limits on post text for downstream processing.
Wraps the 4chan JSON API into a single script that handles both catalog browsing and thread extraction with optional file output, avoiding manual API parsing.
When to use it
- Archiving a thread before it expires
- Scanning a board catalog for active discussions on a topic
- Extracting thread replies for offline reading
- Saving structured post data for text analysis
- Monitoring reply counts across threads on a specific board
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Save the full content of thread 12345678 from /vg/ to a local directory
AGENT
- 1Run catalog command on /vg/ to confirm thread is active
- 2Run thread extraction with board 'vg', thread ID '12345678', and an output root directory
- 3Script creates a timestamped subfolder and writes 12345678.txt with all post content
OUTPUT
Text file containing all thread posts with file metadata, saved to <output_dir>/vg_<timestamp>/12345678.txt