A specialized skill enabling AI agents to monitor, fetch, and process real-time updates from blogs and RSS feeds.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install tc-blogwatcher
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install tc-blogwatcher using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Blog Watcher?
Blog Watcher is a robust utility designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem that allows AI agents to maintain a constant pulse on web publications. By integrating standard automation tools with specific RSS handling capabilities, it transforms a static agent into a proactive research assistant. This skill is essential for developers and researchers who need to aggregate information from diverse web sources without manual oversight.
Leveraging the power of Openclaw Skills, Blog Watcher simplifies the complexity of web scraping and feed parsing. It provides a structured way for agents to interact with external blog services, ensuring that the latest content is always accessible for analysis, summarization, or archival purposes.
Blog Watcher Use Cases
- Automatically tracking industry news from multiple RSS feeds to stay updated on market trends.
- Monitoring specific niche blogs for new technical tutorials or product announcements.
- Aggregating content from various sources to feed into a centralized knowledge base or newsletter.
- Triggering AI workflows whenever a new post is detected on a watched domain.
How Blog Watcher Works
- The agent receives a request to monitor a specific blog or RSS URL via the Openclaw Skills interface.
- The web_fetch tool is invoked to retrieve the latest XML or HTML content from the target source.
- The agent parses the retrieved data to identify new entries, titles, and publication dates.
- Using the write_file tool, the agent logs the state or saves the content locally for future reference.
- The agent provides a summarized report or alert to the user based on the newly discovered content.
Blog Watcher Setup
To get started with this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your agent has access to the standard toolset. No external binary dependencies are required, but active internet access is necessary.
# Initialize the skill within your agent configuration
clawd skill add blogwatcher
# Verify the installation
clawd skill list
Note: Ensure your environment allows the web_fetch and web_search tools to operate without proxy restrictions for optimal performance.
Blog Watcher Data Schema & Taxonomy
Blog Watcher organizes information using a combination of local file storage and metadata tracking to ensure no duplicate content is processed.
| Component | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feed Registry | JSON/Text | A list of active RSS URLs and blog endpoints being monitored. |
| Cache Storage | File System | Local copies of fetched blog posts for offline analysis. |
| State Metadata | Key-Value | Tracking 'last-updated' timestamps to prevent re-processing old articles. |
| Output Logs | Markdown | Human-readable summaries of the latest findings. |
Blog Watcher Advanced Features
- Multi-source aggregation: Simultaneously poll dozens of feeds using efficient Openclaw Skills workflows.
- Content Filtering: Use the bash and read_file tools to grep for specific keywords or topics within fetched feeds.
- Automated Summarization: Pass fetched content directly to LLM prompts for instant executive summaries.
- Seamless Integration: Designed to work natively with the ClawdBot standard toolset for extensible automation.
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