An automated browser-based tool for extracting, cleaning, and summarizing long-form articles from major Chinese content platforms.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install toutiao-article-reader
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 toutiao-article-reader 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 Toutiao Article Reader?
The Toutiao Article Reader is a sophisticated addition to the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, specifically engineered to streamline information retrieval from popular platforms such as Toutiao, WeChat Official Accounts, Zhihu, and Xueqiu. By utilizing headless browser automation, it overcomes the limitations of standard scrapers to access and process long-form content with high precision.
This skill focuses on delivering a distraction-free reading experience by automatically identifying the source platform and applying optimized extraction rules. It effectively strips away advertisements and watermarks, providing a clean dataset that includes titles, authors, and publication dates alongside the core text. By integrating AI-driven analysis, it transforms lengthy articles into concise, actionable summaries within the workflow of Openclaw Skills.
Toutiao Article Reader Use Cases
- Automated extraction of long-form articles from WeChat and Toutiao for research.
- Generating rapid AI summaries to quickly digest complex industry news.
- Archiving cleaned web content by removing intrusive advertisements and irrelevant metadata.
- Analyzing engagement metrics across multiple Chinese social media platforms simultaneously.
How Toutiao Article Reader Works
- Identifies the source platform automatically based on the provided URL.
- Initializes a Playwright-driven browser instance to handle dynamic content loading.
- Accesses the article page and waits for the DOM to fully render.
- Extracts metadata including the headline, author information, and publication timestamp.
- Performs content cleaning to isolate the main body text from noise.
- Triggers an AI summary module to produce a structured highlight of the article.
- Delivers a comprehensive report including statistics like word count and estimated reading time.
Toutiao Article Reader Setup
To integrate this capability into your project using Openclaw Skills, you must install the required automation and parsing libraries. Follow these steps to prepare your environment:
pip install playwright beautifulsoup4
playwright install chromium
Note: The initial execution will download the Chromium browser (approximately 100MB). Accessing pages typically takes between 5 to 10 seconds to ensure full content rendering.
Toutiao Article Reader Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill structures extracted data to ensure compatibility with various data pipelines. Below is the metadata taxonomy used:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | String | The main headline of the article |
| Author | String | The name of the content creator or publisher |
| Timestamp | String | The original date and time of publication |
| Content | Markdown | The cleaned, high-quality main text body |
| Summary | String | AI-generated summary of key points |
| Stats | Object | Includes word_count and estimated_read_time |
Toutiao Article Reader Advanced Features
- Universal rule support for processing articles from unknown or generic platforms.
- Intelligent content cleaning that removes watermarks and non-article elements.
- Robust error handling with automated retry mechanisms for slow-loading pages.
- Detailed performance statistics for content analysis and metadata management.
- Seamless integration with multi-agent workflows within Openclaw Skills.
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