Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @steipete/blogwatcher
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install blogwatcher
What This Skill Does
blogwatcher is a CLI tool for tracking blog and RSS/Atom feed updates. You add feeds by URL, scan for new content, and manage read/unread state from the terminal.
Tracks blog updates entirely from the terminal with no browser or GUI RSS reader required.
When to use it
- Checking for new posts across multiple tech blogs each morning
- Tracking a favorite author's blog without opening a browser
- Monitoring RSS feeds from the terminal during development sessions
- Keeping a personal reading list of blogs organized by command line
- Scanning webcomics or niche sites for new content
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: 'Check if xkcd has posted anything new'
AGENT
- 1Runs `blogwatcher blogs` to confirm xkcd is in the tracked list
- 2Runs `blogwatcher scan` to fetch updates from all tracked feeds
- 3Reads scan output showing new article count per feed
- 4Runs `blogwatcher articles` to list the new articles by title
OUTPUT
xkcd has 4 new articles available to read