Extract, summarize, and synthesize WeChat public account articles into structured knowledge cards.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install wechat-digest
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 wechat-digest using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is WeChat Digest?
The WeChat Digest skill is designed for deep extraction and synthesis of WeChat public account (微信公众号) articles. It solves the issue of content clutter by removing intrusive ads, follow-us banners, and footer widgets, delivering only the core arguments and insights to the reader.
By leveraging this capability within Openclaw Skills, users can transform raw, noise-filled public account content into high-value knowledge. It supports generating multi-format summaries (ranging from single-sentence takeaways to comprehensive executive summaries) and exports them directly into structured formats ready for personal knowledge bases.
WeChat Digest Use Cases
- Researching Chinese Tech & Business Trends: Instantly extract key insights and case studies from leading WeChat public publishers without reading long-form filler content.
- Building a Personal Knowledge Base: Automatically parse WeChat URLs and save cleaned, structured knowledge cards or Markdown summaries into your Obsidian or Notion vaults.
- Synthesized Topic Briefings: Analyze multiple WeChat articles simultaneously to map out areas of consensus and identify divergent perspectives on specific subjects.
- Offline Reading Preparation: Batch convert a reading list of WeChat URLs into structured Markdown files for local, offline reading.
How WeChat Digest Works
- Extraction: The skill fetches the raw HTML from the specified WeChat article URL, shared text, or archived file directly.
- Denoising: It parses the content to strip away promotional banners, related links, and navigation menus, leaving only the pure article text.
- Structured Analysis: It analyzes the clean text to isolate core arguments, essential statistics, quotations, and case studies.
- Multi-Variant Summarization: The skill formats the parsed facts into your choice of output formats, including quick-scan one-liners, three-paragraph executive summaries, or comprehensive structured knowledge cards.
- Thematic Synthesis (Optional): If processing multiple links on the same topic, it cross-analyzes the inputs to highlight areas of consensus and disagreement.
WeChat Digest Setup
Install the WeChat Digest skill via your package manager or directly within your agent interface. The skill runs natively as a CLI tool.
# Standard CLI execution to digest a single WeChat URL
wechat-digest digest --url https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/example
# Synthesize multiple articles on the same topic
wechat-digest digest --urls https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/a https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/b --synthesize
# Export specific format, such as knowledge cards
wechat-digest digest --url https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/example --format knowledge-card
# Batch process a text file containing a list of URLs
wechat-digest batch --file urls.txt --outdir ./notes
WeChat Digest Data Schema & Taxonomy
WeChat Digest generates structured outputs depending on the output format argument (--format). Below is the typical schema representation for the generated knowledge outputs:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
String | Extracted clean title of the WeChat article |
author |
String | Original author or public account publisher name |
one_liner |
String | A high-level, single-sentence summary for scanning |
executive_summary |
String | A balanced 3-paragraph digest of the core arguments |
key_metrics |
Array | Quantifiable data points, statistics, and figures mentioned |
case_studies |
Array | Real-world examples or case studies cited in the text |
knowledge_card |
Markdown | A beautifully formatted structured Markdown document |
WeChat Digest Advanced Features
- Cross-Article Synthesis: Automatically merges and de-duplicates arguments when provided with multiple source URLs, highlighting points of consensus and disagreement.
- Flexible Export Formats: Supports outputting directly to console (stdout), saving as clean Markdown notes, or exporting mind maps (OPML/indented outline format).
- Local Direct Fetching: Bypasses unstable third-party scraper services by querying public WeChat URLs directly while fully respecting copyright laws.
- Contextual Recommendation Engine: Proposes a highly relevant reading list of related articles using automatically generated semantic topic tags.
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