Blogwatcher
Track competitor blogs, newsletters, and RSS/Atom feeds from the terminal so your agent can surface new posts without manual checking.
Overview
blogwatcher is an agent skill for the Idea phase that monitors blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/clawdis --skill blogwatcherWhat is this skill?
- Wraps the blogwatcher CLI: add feeds, scan for updates, list articles, mark read, remove sources
- Go install path: go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latest
- Scan summarizes per-blog RSS hits and counts new articles in one pass
- OpenClaw metadata declares required blogwatcher binary and install recipe
Adoption & trust: 2k installs on skills.sh; 378k GitHub stars; 1/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You follow too many blogs and RSS feeds to check manually, and you want your coding agent to scan and list new posts on demand.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who want a Go-installed CLI and agent-driven feed scans during market and competitor discovery.
Skip if: Teams needing hosted newsletter analytics, full-text archiving, or browser-based reading workflows without a local binary.
When should I use this skill?
User wants to monitor blogs, RSS, or Atom feeds, track feed updates, or use the blogwatcher CLI.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After install, your agent can add feeds, scan for new articles, and manage read state from repeatable CLI commands.
- Tracked feed list
- Scan output with new article counts
- Read/unread article state via CLI
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Feed monitoring is where solo builders stay current on markets and inspiration before they commit to a product direction. Discover is the shelf for passive intake of external signals—blogs and feeds are classic discovery inputs, not build or ship tooling.
How it compares
Use for terminal RSS polling instead of wiring custom curl-and-parse scripts in every research session.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is blogwatcher for?
Indie builders and agents that already use Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools and want RSS/Atom monitoring via a small CLI rather than a separate reader product.
When should I use blogwatcher?
During Idea discover and research when tracking industry blogs, competitor sites, or inspiration feeds; also when automating periodic scan-and-summarize loops from your agent.
Is blogwatcher safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page and treat any third-party Go module like other CLI dependencies before granting shell access to your agent.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Blogwatcher
# blogwatcher Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the `blogwatcher` CLI. Install - Go: `go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latest` Quick start - `blogwatcher --help` Common commands - Add a blog: `blogwatcher add "My Blog" https://example.com` - List blogs: `blogwatcher blogs` - Scan for updates: `blogwatcher scan` - List articles: `blogwatcher articles` - Mark an article read: `blogwatcher read 1` - Mark all articles read: `blogwatcher read-all` - Remove a blog: `blogwatcher remove "My Blog"` Example output ``` $ blogwatcher blogs Tracked blogs (1): xkcd URL: https://xkcd.com ``` ``` $ blogwatcher scan Scanning 1 blog(s)... xkcd Source: RSS | Found: 4 | New: 4 Found 4 new article(s) total! ``` Notes - Use `blogwatcher <command> --help` to discover flags and options.