A specialized extraction tool designed to retrieve clean article text and metadata from WeChat official account links.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install weixin-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 weixin-article-reader 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 Weixin Article Reader?
The Weixin Article Reader is a core utility within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, specifically engineered to handle the unique structure of WeChat (mp.weixin.qq.com) articles. While standard web scrapers often struggle with the dynamic and proprietary formatting of WeChat content, this skill provides a robust, script-based solution for fetching high-quality text data. By integrating this component into your Openclaw Skills toolkit, you enable your AI agents to reliably access, read, and process information from one of the world's largest content platforms.
Weixin Article Reader Use Cases
- Extracting full article text for detailed analysis using Openclaw Skills.
- Automating the gathering of author and publication metadata from WeChat Official Accounts.
- Preparing WeChat content for summarization or translation workflows.
- Building research databases with structured data derived from Openclaw Skills extractions.
How Weixin Article Reader Works
- The system identifies a WeChat article URL within the user prompt.
- The agent invokes the specialized script included in this Openclaw Skills package.
- The script parses the HTML to identify the article title, author, and timestamp.
- It captures the main article body while stripping away unnecessary UI elements.
- The structured data is returned to the agent for display or further processing within the Openclaw Skills framework.
Weixin Article Reader Setup
To deploy this skill as part of your Openclaw Skills installation, locate the script within the skill directory. No external dependencies like BeautifulSoup or Requests are needed for basic operation. Execute the extraction script using the following command structure:
python3 scripts/extract_wechat_article.py "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xxxx"
Ensure your agent has the correct path to the script relative to your Openclaw Skills root directory.
Weixin Article Reader Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes extracted article data into a clean JSON structure to ensure compatibility across different Openclaw Skills.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| title | The primary headline of the WeChat article |
| author | The name of the official account or individual author |
| publish_date | The date the article was made public |
| content | The complete body text extracted from the page |
| source_url | The original link provided for the extraction |
Weixin Article Reader Advanced Features
- Direct integration with LLM summarization pipelines available in Openclaw Skills.
- Intelligent handling of missing metadata to prevent hallucinated publication dates.
- Optimized for performance without the overhead of heavy third-party libraries.
- Seamless workflow transitions from raw content extraction to structured data presentation within Openclaw Skills.
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