/blogwatcher

description: Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher-cli
  tool. Add blogs, scan for new articles, track read status, and filter by category.
version: 2.0.0
author: JulienTant (fork of Hyaxia/blogwatcher)
license: MIT
metadata:
  catalog:
    tags:
    - RSS
    - Blogs
    - Feed-Reader
    - Monitoring
    homepage: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli
prerequisites:
  commands:
  - blogwatcher-cli

Kheish Compatibility

This skill is repo-local and stays inactive until explicitly activated.

When the original instructions refer to legacy tool names, use these Kheish mappings:

• `terminal` => `bash`
• `web_extract` => `web_fetch`, plus `web_search` when discovery is needed
• `search_files` => `grep_search` and `glob_search`
• `browser_*` tools require a browser-capable surfaced tool or MCP; if none is available, use the closest available surface and say so explicitly

When the instructions mention local helper files, resolve them from `${KHEISH_SKILL_DIR}`.

Blogwatcher

Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the `blogwatcher-cli` tool. Supports automatic feed discovery, HTML scraping fallback, OPML import, and read/unread article management.

Installation

Pick one method:

• **Go:** `go install github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/cmd/blogwatcher-cli@latest`
• **Docker:** `docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli`
• **Binary (Linux amd64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli`
• **Binary (Linux arm64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli`
• **Binary (macOS Apple Silicon):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli`
• **Binary (macOS Intel):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli`

All releases: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases

Docker with persistent storage

By default the database lives at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db`. In Docker this is lost on container restart. Use `BLOGWATCHER_DB` or a volume mount to persist it:

# Named volume (simplest)
docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan

# Host bind mount
docker run --rm -v /path/on/host:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan

Migrating from the original blogwatcher

If upgrading from `Hyaxia/blogwatcher`, move your database:

mv ~/.blogwatcher/blogwatcher.db ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db

The binary name changed from `blogwatcher` to `blogwatcher-cli`.

Common Commands

Managing blogs

• Add a blog: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com`
• Add with explicit feed: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --feed-url https://example.com/feed.xml`
• Add with HTML scraping: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --scrape-selector "article h2 a"`
• List tracked blogs: `blogwatcher-cli blogs`
• Remove a blog: `blogwatcher-cli remove "My Blog" --yes`
• Import from OPML: `blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml`

Scanning and reading

• Scan all blogs: `blogwatcher-cli scan`
• Scan one blog: `blogwatcher-cli scan "My Blog"`
• List unread articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles`
• List all articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles --all`
• Filter by blog: `blogwatcher-cli articles --blog "My Blog"`
• Filter by category: `blogwatcher-cli articles --category "Engineering"`
• Mark article read: `blogwatcher-cli read 1`
• Mark article unread: `blogwatcher-cli unread 1`
• Mark all read: `blogwatcher-cli read-all`
• Mark all read for a blog: `blogwatcher-cli read-all --blog "My Blog" --yes`

Environment Variables

All flags can be set via environment variables with the `BLOGWATCHER_` prefix:

| Variable | Description | |---|---| | `BLOGWATCHER_DB` | Path to SQLite database file | | `BLOGWATCHER_WORKERS` | Number of concurrent scan workers (default: 8) | | `BLOGWATCHER_SILENT` | Only output "scan done" when scanning | | `BLOGWATCHER_YES` | Skip confirmation prompts | | `BLOGWATCHER_CATEGORY` | Default filter for articles by category |

Example Output

$ blogwatcher-cli blogs
Tracked blogs (1):

  xkcd
    URL: https://xkcd.com
    Feed: https://xkcd.com/atom.xml
    Last scanned: 2026-04-03 10:30

$ blogwatcher-cli scan
Scanning 1 blog(s)...

  xkcd
    Source: RSS | Found: 4 | New: 4

Found 4 new article(s) total!

$ blogwatcher-cli articles
Unread articles (2):

  [1] [new] Barrel - Part 13
       Blog: xkcd
       URL: https://xkcd.com/3095/
       Published: 2026-04-02
       Categories: Comics, Science

  [2] [new] Volcano Fact
       Blog: xkcd
       URL: https://xkcd.com/3094/
       Published: 2026-04-01
       Categories: Comics

Notes

• Auto-discovers RSS/Atom feeds from blog homepages when no `--feed-url` is provided.
• Falls back to HTML scraping if RSS fails and `--scrape-selector` is configured.
• Categories from RSS/Atom feeds are stored and can be used to filter articles.
• Import blogs in bulk from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, etc.
• Database stored at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db` by default (override with `--db` or `BLOGWATCHER_DB`).
• Use `blogwatcher-cli <command> --help` to discover all flags and options.