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Rss Reader by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Rss Reader
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

Rss Reader

Monitor RSS and Atom feeds for content research. Track blogs, news sites, newsletters, and any feed source. Use when monitoring competitors, tracking industry news, finding content ideas, or building a personal news aggregator. Supports multiple feeds with categories, filters, and summaries.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

RSS Reader

Monitor any RSS/Atom feed for content ideas, competitor tracking, and industry news.

Quick Start

# Add a feed
node scripts/rss.js add "https://example.com/feed.xml" --category tech

# Check all feeds
node scripts/rss.js check

# Check specific category
node scripts/rss.js check --category tech

# List feeds
node scripts/rss.js list

# Remove a feed
node scripts/rss.js remove "https://example.com/feed.xml"

Configuration

Feeds stored in rss-reader/feeds.json:

{
  "feeds": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/feed.xml",
      "name": "Example Blog",
      "category": "tech",
      "enabled": true,
      "lastChecked": "2026-02-22T00:00:00Z",
      "lastItemDate": "2026-02-21T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "settings": {
    "maxItemsPerFeed": 10,
    "maxAgeDays": 7,
    "summaryEnabled": true
  }
}

Use Cases

Content Research

Monitor competitor blogs, industry publications, and thought leaders:

# Add multiple feeds
node scripts/rss.js add "https://competitor.com/blog/feed" --category competitors
node scripts/rss.js add "https://techcrunch.com/feed" --category news
node scripts/rss.js add "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss" --category tech

# Get recent items as content ideas
node scripts/rss.js check --since 24h --format ideas

Newsletter Aggregation

Track newsletters and digests:

node scripts/rss.js add "https://newsletter.com/feed" --category newsletters

Keyword Monitoring

Filter items by keywords:

node scripts/rss.js check --keywords "AI,agents,automation"

Output Formats

Default (list)

[tech] Example Blog - "New Post Title" (2h ago)
  https://example.com/post-1
[news] TechCrunch - "Breaking News" (4h ago)
  https://techcrunch.com/article-1

Ideas (content research mode)

## Content Ideas from RSS (Last 24h)

### Tech
- **"New Post Title"** - [Example Blog]
  Key points: Point 1, Point 2, Point 3
  Angle: How this relates to your niche

### News  
- **"Breaking News"** - [TechCrunch]
  Key points: Summary of the article
  Angle: Your take or response

JSON (for automation)

node scripts/rss.js check --format json

Popular Feeds by Category

Tech/AI

https://news.ycombinator.com/rss - Hacker News
https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/.rss - r/artificial
https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/.rss - r/LocalLLaMA
https://openai.com/blog/rss.xml - OpenAI Blog

Marketing

https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/.rss - r/Entrepreneur
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/.rss - r/SaaS

News

https://techcrunch.com/feed/ - TechCrunch
https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml - The Verge

Cron Integration

Set up daily feed checking via heartbeat or cron:

// In HEARTBEAT.md
- Check RSS feeds once daily, summarize new items worth reading

Or via cron job:

clawdbot cron add --schedule "0 8 * * *" --task "Check RSS feeds and summarize: node /root/clawd/skills/rss-reader/scripts/rss.js check --since 24h --format ideas"

Scripts

scripts/rss.js - Main CLI for feed management
scripts/parse-feed.js - Feed parser module (uses xml2js)

Dependencies

npm install xml2js node-fetch

The script will prompt for installation if dependencies are missing.

---name: rss-readerdescription: Monitor RSS and Atom feeds for content research. Track blogs, news sites, newsletters, and any feed source. Use when monitoring competitors, tracking industry news, finding content ideas, or building a personal news aggregator. Supports multiple feeds with categories, filters, and summaries.--- # RSS Reader Monitor any RSS/Atom feed for content ideas, competitor tracking, and industry news. ## Quick Start ```bash # Add a feed node scripts/rss.js add "https://example.com/feed.xml" --category tech # Check all feeds node scripts/rss.js check # Check specific category node scripts/rss.js check --category tech # List feeds node scripts/rss.js list # Remove a feed node scripts/rss.js remove "https://example.com/feed.xml" ``` ## Configuration Feeds stored in `rss-reader/feeds.json`: ```json { "feeds": [ { "url": "https://example.com/feed.xml", "name": "Example Blog", "category": "tech", "enabled": true, "lastChecked": "2026-02-22T00:00:00Z", "lastItemDate": "2026-02-21T12:00:00Z" } ], "settings": { "maxItemsPerFeed": 10, "maxAgeDays": 7, "summaryEnabled": true } } ``` ## Use Cases ### Content Research Monitor competitor blogs, industry publications, and thought leaders: ```bash # Add multiple feeds node scripts/rss.js add "https://competitor.com/blog/feed" --category competitors node scripts/rss.js add "https://techcrunch.com/feed" --category news node scripts/rss.js add "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss" --category tech # Get recent items as content ideas node scripts/rss.js check --since 24h --format ideas ``` ### Newsletter Aggregation Track newsletters and digests: ```bash node scripts/rss.js add "https://newsletter.com/feed" --category newsletters ``` ### Keyword Monitoring Filter items by keywords: ```bash node scripts/rss.js check --keywords "AI,agents,automation" ``` ## Output Formats ### Default (list) ``` [tech] Example Blog - "New Post Title" (2h ago) https://example.com/post-1 [news] TechCrunch - "Breaking News" (4h ago) https://techcrunch.com/article-1 ``` ### Ideas (content research mode) ``` ## Content Ideas from RSS (Last 24h) ### Tech - **"New Post Title"** - [Example Blog] Key points: Point 1, Point 2, Point 3 Angle: How this relates to your niche ### News - **"Breaking News"** - [TechCrunch] Key points: Summary of the article Angle: Your take or response ``` ### JSON (for automation) ```bash node scripts/rss.js check --format json ``` ## Popular Feeds by Category ### Tech/AI - `https://news.ycombinator.com/rss` - Hacker News - `https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/.rss` - r/artificial - `https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/.rss` - r/LocalLLaMA - `https://openai.com/blog/rss.xml` - OpenAI Blog ### Marketing - `https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/.rss` - r/Entrepreneur - `https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/.rss` - r/SaaS ### News - `https://techcrunch.com/feed/` - TechCrunch - `https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml` - The Verge ## Cron Integration Set up daily feed checking via heartbeat or cron: ``` // In HEARTBEAT.md - Check RSS feeds once daily, summarize new items worth reading ``` Or via cron job: ```bash clawdbot cron add --schedule "0 8 * * *" --task "Check RSS feeds and summarize: node /root/clawd/skills/rss-reader/scripts/rss.js check --since 24h --format ideas" ``` ## Scripts - `scripts/rss.js` - Main CLI for feed management - `scripts/parse-feed.js` - Feed parser module (uses xml2js) ## Dependencies ```bash npm install xml2js node-fetch ``` The script will prompt for installation if dependencies are missing.

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