/wechat-article-publisher

name: wechat-article-publisher
description: Publish Markdown/HTML articles to WeChat Official Account (微信公众号) drafts via API
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WeChat Article Publisher

Publish Markdown or HTML content to WeChat Official Account drafts via API, with automatic format conversion.

Prerequisites

• WECHAT_API_KEY environment variable set (from .env file)
• Python 3.9+
• Authorized WeChat Official Account on wx.limyai.com

Scripts

Located in `~/.claude/skills/wechat-article-publisher/scripts/`:

wechat_api.py

WeChat API client for listing accounts and publishing articles:

# List authorized accounts
python wechat_api.py list-accounts

# Publish from markdown file
python wechat_api.py publish --appid <wechat_appid> --markdown /path/to/article.md

# Publish from HTML file (preserves formatting)
python wechat_api.py publish --appid <wechat_appid> --html /path/to/article.html

# Publish with custom options
python wechat_api.py publish --appid <appid> --markdown /path/to/article.md --type newspic

parse_markdown.py

Parse Markdown and extract structured data (optional, for advanced use):

python parse_markdown.py <markdown_file> [--output json|html]

Workflow

**Strategy: "API-First Publishing"**

Unlike browser-based publishing, this skill uses direct API calls for reliable, fast publishing.

1. Load WECHAT_API_KEY from environment 2. List available WeChat accounts (if user hasn't specified) 3. Detect file format (Markdown or HTML) and parse accordingly 4. Call publish API to create draft in WeChat 5. Report success with draft details

**Supported File Formats:**

• `.md` files → Parsed as Markdown, converted by WeChat API
• `.html` files → Sent as HTML, formatting preserved

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Check API Key

Before any operation, verify the API key is available:

# Check if .env file exists and contains WECHAT_API_KEY
cat .env | grep WECHAT_API_KEY

If not set, remind user to: 1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` 2. Set their `WECHAT_API_KEY` value

Step 2: List Available Accounts

Get the list of authorized WeChat accounts:

python ~/.claude/skills/wechat-article-publisher/scripts/wechat_api.py list-accounts

Output example:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "accounts": [
      {
        "name": "我的公众号",
        "wechatAppid": "wx1234567890",
        "username": "gh_abc123",
        "type": "subscription",
        "verified": true,
        "status": "active"
      }
    ],
    "total": 1
  }
}

**Important**:

• If only one account, use it automatically
• If multiple accounts, ask user to choose
• Note the `wechatAppid` for publishing

Step 3: Publish Article

**For Markdown files:**

python ~/.claude/skills/wechat-article-publisher/scripts/wechat_api.py publish \
  --appid <wechatAppid> \
  --markdown /path/to/article.md

**For HTML files (preserves formatting):**

python ~/.claude/skills/wechat-article-publisher/scripts/wechat_api.py publish \
  --appid <wechatAppid> \
  --html /path/to/article.html

**For 小绿书 (image-text mode):**

python ~/.claude/skills/wechat-article-publisher/scripts/wechat_api.py publish \
  --appid <wechatAppid> \
  --markdown /path/to/article.md \
  --type newspic

Success response:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "publicationId": "uuid-here",
    "materialId": "uuid-here",
    "mediaId": "wechat-media-id",
    "status": "published",
    "message": "文章已成功发布到公众号草稿箱"
  }
}

Step 4: Report Result

After successful publishing:

• Confirm the draft was created
• Remind user to review and publish manually in WeChat admin panel
• Provide any relevant IDs for reference

API Reference

Authentication

All API requests require the `X-API-Key` header:

X-API-Key: WECHAT_API_KEY

Get Accounts List

POST https://wx.limyai.com/api/openapi/wechat-accounts

Publish Article

POST https://wx.limyai.com/api/openapi/wechat-publish

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | wechatAppid | string | Yes | WeChat AppID | | title | string | Yes | Article title (max 64 chars) | | content | string | Yes | Article content (Markdown/HTML) | | summary | string | No | Article summary (max 120 chars) | | coverImage | string | No | Cover image URL | | author | string | No | Author name | | contentFormat | string | No | 'markdown' (default) or 'html' | | articleType | string | No | 'news' (default) or 'newspic' |

Error Codes

| Code | Description | |------|-------------| | API_KEY_MISSING | API key not provided | | API_KEY_INVALID | API key invalid | | ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND | Account not found or unauthorized | | ACCOUNT_TOKEN_EXPIRED | Account authorization expired | | INVALID_PARAMETER | Invalid parameter | | WECHAT_API_ERROR | WeChat API call failed | | INTERNAL_ERROR | Server error |

Critical Rules

1. **NEVER auto-publish** - Only save to drafts, user publishes manually 2. **Check API key first** - Fail fast if not configured 3. **List accounts first** - User may have multiple accounts 4. **Handle errors gracefully** - Show clear error messages 5. **Preserve original content** - Don't modify user's markdown unnecessarily

Supported Formats

Markdown Files (.md)

• H1 header (# ) → Article title
• H2/H3 headers (##, ###) → Section headers
• Bold (**text**)
• Italic (*text*)
• Links [text](url)
• Blockquotes (> )
• Code blocks (``` ... ```)
• Lists (- or 1.)
• Images  → Auto-uploaded to WeChat

HTML Files (.html)

• `<title>` or `<h1>` → Article title
• All HTML formatting preserved (styles, tables, etc.)
• `<img>` tags → Images auto-uploaded to WeChat
• First `<p>` → Auto-extracted as summary
• Supports inline styles and rich formatting

**HTML Title Extraction Priority:** 1. `<title>` tag content 2. First `<h1>` tag content 3. "Untitled" as fallback

**HTML Conten