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Are.na Claw by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Are.na Claw
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

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are.na-claw

Simple, transparent CLI for are.na API. No AI. No automation. No hidden features.

What This Does

Makes API calls to are.na
Lists channels and blocks
Adds images/links to channels
Watches channels for changes
Switches between multiple accounts

What This Does NOT Do

✗ AI-powered curation
✗ Automatic content discovery
✗ Cross-platform sync
✗ External integrations
✗ Image analysis or color extraction
✗ Scheduled automation

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/arena-claw ~/arena-claw

# Or copy just the arena script
cp arena-claw/arena ~/bin/arena
chmod +x ~/bin/arena

# Add to PATH (add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc)
export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"

Source Code

The CLI is a single Python script: arena

It uses only:

curl for API calls
python3 for parsing
Local files for token storage

No dependencies, no external imports.

Authentication

Your API token stays on your machine.

Tokens are stored locally:

Single account: ~/.arena_token
Multi-account: ~/.openclaw/.arena_tokens

The skill never sends your tokens anywhere except to are.na API.

# Add your account
arena auth YOUR_API_TOKEN

# Or add named account
arena auth YOUR_API_TOKEN myaccount

# Switch accounts
arena switch myaccount

# List accounts
arena accounts

Usage

# Check your account
arena me

# List your channels
arena channels

# Get channel contents
arena channel channel-name

# Add image to channel
arena add image https://example.com/image.jpg --channel my-channel

# Add link to channel  
arena add link https://example.com --channel my-channel --title "Example"

# Watch for new items
arena watch channel-name --interval 60

# Search channels
arena search glitch

# Create channel
arena create "my-channel"

Multi-Account

# Add multiple accounts
arena auth TOKEN1 account1
arena auth TOKEN2 account2

# Use specific account
arena -a account1 me
arena -a account2 channel shared-channel

# Switch default account
arena switch account1

Commands

Command	Description
`arena auth <token> [name]`	Add API token
`arena accounts`	List configured accounts
`arena switch <name>`	Switch default account
`arena me`	Show current user
`arena channels [user]`	List channels
`arena channel <slug>`	Get channel contents
`arena add <type> <url> --channel <name>`	Add block to channel
`arena watch <slug>`	Watch for changes
`arena search <query>`	Search channels
`arena create <title>`	Create new channel
`arena trending`	Search trending
`arena explore <keywords>`	Search by keywords
`arena analyze <slug>`	Count block types
`arena doctor`	Debug connection

Security

No credential harvesting - Tokens stored only in your home directory
No external calls - Only talks to api.are.na
No data exfiltration - All data stays local
No automatic execution - Every command is explicit
No dependencies - Only curl and shell built-ins

Uninstall

rm -rf ~/arena-claw
rm ~/.arena_token ~/.openclaw/.arena_tokens

No Warranty

This is a simple wrapper. Use at your own risk. Always verify what commands do before running them.

---name: are-na-clawdescription: Simple CLI wrapper for the are.na API. Lists channels, adds blocks, watches feeds. No AI, no automation, no external integrations. Just API calls.--- # are.na-claw Simple, transparent CLI for are.na API. No AI. No automation. No hidden features. ## What This Does - Makes API calls to are.na - Lists channels and blocks - Adds images/links to channels - Watches channels for changes - Switches between multiple accounts ## What This Does NOT Do - ✗ AI-powered curation - ✗ Automatic content discovery - ✗ Cross-platform sync - ✗ External integrations - ✗ Image analysis or color extraction - ✗ Scheduled automation ## Installation ```bash # Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/yourusername/arena-claw ~/arena-claw # Or copy just the arena script cp arena-claw/arena ~/bin/arena chmod +x ~/bin/arena # Add to PATH (add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc) export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" ``` ## Source Code The CLI is a single Python script: `arena` It uses only: - `curl` for API calls - `python3` for parsing - Local files for token storage No dependencies, no external imports. ## Authentication **Your API token stays on your machine.** Tokens are stored locally: - Single account: `~/.arena_token` - Multi-account: `~/.openclaw/.arena_tokens` The skill never sends your tokens anywhere except to are.na API. ```bash # Add your account arena auth YOUR_API_TOKEN # Or add named account arena auth YOUR_API_TOKEN myaccount # Switch accounts arena switch myaccount # List accounts arena accounts ``` ## Usage ```bash # Check your account arena me # List your channels arena channels # Get channel contents arena channel channel-name # Add image to channel arena add image https://example.com/image.jpg --channel my-channel # Add link to channel arena add link https://example.com --channel my-channel --title "Example" # Watch for new items arena watch channel-name --interval 60 # Search channels arena search glitch # Create channel arena create "my-channel" ``` ## Multi-Account ```bash # Add multiple accounts arena auth TOKEN1 account1 arena auth TOKEN2 account2 # Use specific account arena -a account1 me arena -a account2 channel shared-channel # Switch default account arena switch account1 ``` ## Commands | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `arena auth <token> [name]` | Add API token | | `arena accounts` | List configured accounts | | `arena switch <name>` | Switch default account | | `arena me` | Show current user | | `arena channels [user]` | List channels | | `arena channel <slug>` | Get channel contents | | `arena add <type> <url> --channel <name>` | Add block to channel | | `arena watch <slug>` | Watch for changes | | `arena search <query>` | Search channels | | `arena create <title>` | Create new channel | | `arena trending` | Search trending | | `arena explore <keywords>` | Search by keywords | | `arena analyze <slug>` | Count block types | | `arena doctor` | Debug connection | ## Security - **No credential harvesting** - Tokens stored only in your home directory - **No external calls** - Only talks to api.are.na - **No data exfiltration** - All data stays local - **No automatic execution** - Every command is explicit - **No dependencies** - Only curl and shell built-ins ## Uninstall ```bash rm -rf ~/arena-claw rm ~/.arena_token ~/.openclaw/.arena_tokens ``` ## No Warranty This is a simple wrapper. Use at your own risk. Always verify what commands do before running them.

Frequently asked questions

Are.na Claw