How do I install the Ez Lobsters skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add araa47/ez-lobsters in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Ez Lobsters skill do?

Browse and search Lobste.rs. Fetch hottest, newest, and tag-filtered stories. View story details and comments. Search stories. Use for any Lobste.rs-related queries. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Ez Lobsters safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Ez Lobsters?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Ez Lobsters free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Ez Lobsters?

araa47 (@araa47) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Ez Lobsters by araa47 — Agent Skill

Name: Ez Lobsters
Author: araa47

File contents

ez-lobsters - Lobste.rs CLI

Simple typer CLI for browsing Lobste.rs. No authentication required.

Usage

Run uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py <command>. All commands support --json for raw JSON output.

Browse Stories

uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py hottest              # hot/trending (default 10)
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py hottest --limit 20    # more results
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py newest                # newest
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py tag rust              # by tag
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py tag security          # security stories

View Story Details and Comments

uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py item abc123
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py comments abc123
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py comments abc123 --depth 3

Search

uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py search "rust async"
uv run skills/ez-lobsters/scripts/lobsters.py search "nix" --limit 5

Common Workflows

User asks	Command
"What's trending on Lobsters?"	`lobsters.py hottest`
"Latest Lobsters posts"	`lobsters.py newest`
"Lobsters posts about Rust"	`lobsters.py tag rust`
"Search Lobsters for X"	`lobsters.py search "X"`
"Show comments on Lobsters story Y"	`lobsters.py comments Y`

Frequently asked questions

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