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Gblog by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Gblog
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Gblog

Blogger API CLI for managing blog posts. Post, edit, delete, list, and monitor Blogger blogs. Use when the user wants to: (1) publish blog posts to Blogger, (2) edit existing blog posts, (3) list or search blog posts, (4) delete blog posts, (5) schedule posts, (6) monitor blog activity. Requires Google OAuth credentials in ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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gblog - Blogger CLI

Manage Blogger blogs via command line. Supports posting, editing, listing, and monitoring.

Quick Start

# Authenticate with Google
gblog auth

# List your blogs
gblog list-blogs

# List posts from a blog
gblog list-posts --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID

# Create a new post
gblog post --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --title "My Post" --content ./post.html

# Edit a post
gblog edit --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID --content ./updated.html

# Delete a post
gblog delete --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

Setup

1. Google Cloud Console Setup

Go to Google Cloud Console
Create a project or select existing
Enable Blogger API v3
Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop application type)
Add redirect URIs:
- http://localhost:8085/oauth2callback
- http://localhost:8080/oauth2callback
Download credentials JSON

2. Local Setup

# Create config directory
mkdir -p ~/.config/gblog

# Save credentials
cp ~/Downloads/client_secret_*.json ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json

# Run authentication
gblog auth

3. Authentication

The first time you run gblog auth, it will:

Open a browser for Google OAuth
Request permissions for Blogger
Save refresh token to ~/.config/gblog/token.json

Commands

Authentication

gblog auth                    # Authenticate with Google
gblog auth --status          # Check auth status
gblog auth --logout          # Clear saved tokens

Blog Management

gblog list-blogs             # List all your blogs
gblog get-blog --id BLOG_ID  # Get blog details

Post Management

# List posts
gblog list-posts --blog-id BLOG_ID

# Create post
gblog post \
  --blog-id BLOG_ID \
  --title "Post Title" \
  --content ./content.html \
  --labels "AI, Tutorial" \
  --draft

# Edit post
gblog edit \
  --blog-id BLOG_ID \
  --post-id POST_ID \
  --title "Updated Title" \
  --content ./updated.html

# Delete post
gblog delete --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

# Get post
gblog get-post --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID

Monitoring

# Monitor new posts (poll every 5 minutes)
gblog monitor --blog-id BLOG_ID --interval 300

# Get post statistics
gblog stats --blog-id BLOG_ID

HTML Content Format

Posts support full HTML. Example structure:

<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;">
  <h1 style="color: #27ae60;">Post Title</h1>
  
  <p>Your content here...</p>
  
  <div style="background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px;">
    <h3>Call to Action</h3>
    <a href="...">Subscribe</a>
  </div>
</div>

Configuration Files

File	Purpose
`~/.config/gblog/credentials.json`	OAuth client credentials
`~/.config/gblog/token.json`	Saved access/refresh tokens
`~/.config/gblog/config.json`	User preferences

Environment Variables

export GBLOG_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/path/to/credentials.json
export GBLOG_TOKEN_PATH=/path/to/token.json
export GBLOG_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID=your-blog-id

Error Handling

Common errors and solutions:

Error	Solution
`invalid_grant`	Run `gblog auth` again
`insufficient_permissions`	Check Blogger API is enabled
`blog not found`	Verify blog ID is correct
`rate limit exceeded`	Wait 60 seconds and retry

API Reference

Uses Blogger API v3:

Base URL: https://www.googleapis.com/blogger/v3
Documentation: https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/reference

Scripts

scripts/gblog.py - Main CLI script
scripts/auth.py - OAuth authentication
scripts/blogger_api.py - API wrapper

Powered by Google Blogger API v3

---name: gblogdescription: Blogger API CLI for managing blog posts. Post, edit, delete, list, and monitor Blogger blogs. Use when the user wants to: (1) publish blog posts to Blogger, (2) edit existing blog posts, (3) list or search blog posts, (4) delete blog posts, (5) schedule posts, (6) monitor blog activity. Requires Google OAuth credentials in ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json---# gblog - Blogger CLIManage Blogger blogs via command line. Supports posting, editing, listing, and monitoring.## Quick Start```bash# Authenticate with Googlegblog auth# List your blogsgblog list-blogs# List posts from a bloggblog list-posts --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID# Create a new postgblog post --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --title "My Post" --content ./post.html# Edit a postgblog edit --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID --content ./updated.html# Delete a postgblog delete --blog-id YOUR_BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID```## Setup### 1. Google Cloud Console Setup1. Go to [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/)2. Create a project or select existing3. Enable **Blogger API v3**4. Go to **APIs & Services → Credentials**5. Create **OAuth 2.0 Client ID** (Desktop application type)6. Add redirect URIs: - `http://localhost:8085/oauth2callback` - `http://localhost:8080/oauth2callback`7. Download credentials JSON### 2. Local Setup```bash# Create config directorymkdir -p ~/.config/gblog# Save credentialscp ~/Downloads/client_secret_*.json ~/.config/gblog/credentials.json# Run authenticationgblog auth```### 3. AuthenticationThe first time you run `gblog auth`, it will:1. Open a browser for Google OAuth2. Request permissions for Blogger3. Save refresh token to `~/.config/gblog/token.json`## Commands### Authentication```bashgblog auth # Authenticate with Googlegblog auth --status # Check auth statusgblog auth --logout # Clear saved tokens```### Blog Management```bashgblog list-blogs # List all your blogsgblog get-blog --id BLOG_ID # Get blog details```### Post Management```bash# List postsgblog list-posts --blog-id BLOG_ID# Create postgblog post \ --blog-id BLOG_ID \ --title "Post Title" \ --content ./content.html \ --labels "AI, Tutorial" \ --draft# Edit postgblog edit \ --blog-id BLOG_ID \ --post-id POST_ID \ --title "Updated Title" \ --content ./updated.html# Delete postgblog delete --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID# Get postgblog get-post --blog-id BLOG_ID --post-id POST_ID```### Monitoring```bash# Monitor new posts (poll every 5 minutes)gblog monitor --blog-id BLOG_ID --interval 300# Get post statisticsgblog stats --blog-id BLOG_ID```## HTML Content FormatPosts support full HTML. Example structure:```html<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;"> <h1 style="color: #27ae60;">Post Title</h1> <p>Your content here...</p> <div style="background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px;"> <h3>Call to Action</h3> <a href="...">Subscribe</a> </div></div>```## Configuration Files| File | Purpose ||------|---------|| `~/.config/gblog/credentials.json` | OAuth client credentials || `~/.config/gblog/token.json` | Saved access/refresh tokens || `~/.config/gblog/config.json` | User preferences |## Environment Variables```bashexport GBLOG_CREDENTIALS_PATH=/path/to/credentials.jsonexport GBLOG_TOKEN_PATH=/path/to/token.jsonexport GBLOG_DEFAULT_BLOG_ID=your-blog-id```## Error HandlingCommon errors and solutions:| Error | Solution ||-------|----------|| `invalid_grant` | Run `gblog auth` again || `insufficient_permissions` | Check Blogger API is enabled || `blog not found` | Verify blog ID is correct || `rate limit exceeded` | Wait 60 seconds and retry |## API ReferenceUses Blogger API v3:- Base URL: `https://www.googleapis.com/blogger/v3`- Documentation: https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/reference## Scripts- `scripts/gblog.py` - Main CLI script- `scripts/auth.py` - OAuth authentication- `scripts/blogger_api.py` - API wrapper---*Powered by Google Blogger API v3*

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