Blog Watcher
Monitor RSS and Atom feeds for new articles using the blogwatcher CLI tool.
When to Use
- Track industry blogs for new posts
- Monitor competitor websites with RSS feeds
- Follow news sources
- Watch for updates on specific topics from multiple sources
- Set up ongoing surveillance of content sources
Installation
Install blogwatcher CLI:
go install github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher/cmd/blogwatcher@latestOr download from: https://github.com/Hyaxia/blogwatcher
Quick Start
# Add a blog/feed to track
blogwatcher add "Tech News" https://example.com/feed.xml
# List all tracked blogs
blogwatcher blogs
# Scan all feeds for new articles
blogwatcher scan
# List new articles
blogwatcher articles
# Mark article as read
blogwatcher read <article-id>
# Mark all articles as read
blogwatcher read-all
# Remove a blog
blogwatcher remove "Tech News"Common Workflows
Initial Setup
# Add multiple feeds to track
blogwatcher add "Hacker News" https://news.ycombinator.com/rss
blogwatcher add "TechCrunch" https://techcrunch.com/feed/
blogwatcher add "OpenAI Blog" https://openai.com/blog/rss.xmlDaily Check
# Scan for new content
blogwatcher scan
# View new articles
blogwatcher articles
# Summarize or analyze specific articles
# (use browser-tools or summarize skill as needed)Cleanup
# After reviewing, mark all as read
blogwatcher read-allFeed Detection
If you don't know the feed URL, try common patterns:
/feed/rss/atom.xml/feed.xml/blog/rss
Or use online feed discovery tools.
Output Format
Example output when scanning:
$ blogwatcher scan
Scanning 2 blog(s)...
Tech News
Source: RSS | Found: 15 | New: 3
Hacker News
Source: RSS | Found: 30 | New: 5
Found 8 new article(s) total!Example article listing:
$ blogwatcher articles
ID | Blog | Title | Date
-----|-------------|--------------------------------|------------
1 | Tech News | New AI Model Released | 2024-01-15
2 | Tech News | Industry Analysis Q4 | 2024-01-14
3 | Hacker News | Show HN: New coding tool | 2024-01-15Configuration
The blogwatcher stores data in:
- Linux/macOS:
~/.blogwatcher/ - Windows:
%APPDATA%\blogwatcher\
Database file: blogwatcher.db (SQLite)
Limitations
- Only supports RSS and Atom feeds (not HTML scraping)
- Requires the target site to have a working feed
- Some sites may have feed limits or restrictions