miniflux

name	miniflux
description	Manage Miniflux - Modern minimalist feed reader via REST API. Use for listing feeds and entries, creating/removing subscriptions, searching articles, managing categories, and marking entries as read/unread.
metadata	{"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["python3"],"env":["MINIFLUX_URL","MINIFLUX_TOKEN"]},"primaryEnv":"MINIFLUX_TOKEN"}}

Miniflux Skill

Manage Miniflux - Modern minimalist feed reader via REST API.

Use for listing feeds and entries, creating/removing subscriptions, searching articles, managing categories, and marking entries as read/unread.

Setup

This skill requires Python and the Miniflux Python client.

# Install the miniflux Python package
uv pip install miniflux

Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

export MINIFLUX_URL="https://your-miniflux-instance.com"
export MINIFLUX_TOKEN="your-api-token-here"

To get an API token:

1. Log in to your Miniflux instance
2. Go to Settings > API Keys
3. Click "Create a new API key"
4. Copy the token and set it in MINIFLUX_TOKEN

Usage

CLI Wrapper

# List all feeds
bash miniflux.sh feeds

# List categories
bash miniflux.sh categories

# Get unread entries
bash miniflux.sh entries --status unread

# Search entries
bash miniflux.sh entries --search "kubernetes"

# Create a new feed
bash miniflux.sh create-feed --url "https://example.com/feed.xml" --category 1

# Refresh all feeds
bash miniflux.sh refresh-all

# Mark entries as read
bash miniflux.sh mark-read --entry-ids 123,456

# Mark feed as read
bash miniflux.sh mark-feed-read --feed-id 42

# Toggle bookmark/star
bash miniflux.sh toggle-bookmark --entry-id 123

# Discover subscriptions from a website
bash miniflux.sh discover --url "https://example.org"

# Delete a feed
bash miniflux.sh delete-feed --feed-id 42

# Get feed details
bash miniflux.sh feed --feed-id 42

# Get counters (unread/read)
bash miniflux.sh counters

# Get current user info
bash miniflux.sh me

# Get specific entry
bash miniflux.sh entry --entry-id 123

# Create category
bash miniflux.sh create-category --title "Tech News"

# Delete category
bash miniflux.sh delete-category --category-id 5

# Update feed
bash miniflux.sh update-feed --feed-id 42 --title "New Title" --category-id 3

Commands Reference

Command	Description
feeds	List all feeds
categories	List all categories
entries	List entries with filters (status, search, limit, etc.)
entry	Get a specific entry by ID
create-feed	Create a new feed subscription
update-feed	Update an existing feed
delete-feed	Delete a feed
refresh-all	Refresh all feeds
refresh-feed	Refresh a specific feed
mark-read	Mark specific entries as read
mark-unread	Mark specific entries as unread
mark-feed-read	Mark all entries of a feed as read
toggle-bookmark	Toggle bookmark/star status of an entry
discover	Discover subscriptions from a URL
counters	Get unread/read counters per feed
me	Get current user info
create-category	Create a new category
delete-category	Delete a category

Filters for Entries

When using the entries command, you can filter by:

• --status: Entry status (unread, read, or removed)
• --limit: Number of entries to return (default: 100)
• --offset: Number of entries to skip
• --direction: Sort direction (asc or desc)
• --search: Search query string
• --category-id: Filter by category ID
• --feed-id: Filter by feed ID
• --starred: Filter starred entries (true/false)
• --before: Unix timestamp for entries before this time
• --after: Unix timestamp for entries after this time

Examples

# Get last 10 unread entries
bash miniflux.sh entries --status unread --limit 10

# Search for Kubernetes articles
bash miniflux.sh entries --search "kubernetes" --limit 20

# Get entries from a specific feed
bash miniflux.sh entries --feed-id 42 --limit 15

# Get starred entries
bash miniflux.sh entries --starred true

# Create a feed with crawler enabled
bash miniflux.sh create-feed --url "https://techcrunch.com/feed/" --category 1 --crawler true

# Discover feeds from a blog
bash miniflux.sh discover --url "https://example.com"

API Endpoints Supported

• /v1/feeds - List feeds
• /v1/feeds/{id} - Get feed details
• /v1/feeds/{id}/entries - Get feed entries
• /v1/feeds/{id}/refresh - Refresh feed
• /v1/feeds/{id}/mark-all-as-read - Mark feed entries as read
• /v1/categories - List categories
• /v1/categories/{id}/entries - Get category entries
• /v1/entries - List entries
• /v1/entries/{id} - Get entry
• /v1/entries/{id}/bookmark - Toggle bookmark
• /v1/feeds/refresh - Refresh all feeds
• /v1/discover - Discover subscriptions
• /v1/feeds/counters - Get counters
• /v1/me - Current user info

Error Handling

The script will exit with error code 1 on API errors and display the error message from Miniflux.

Dependencies

• Python 3.8+
• Miniflux Python client (uv pip install miniflux)

Documentation

Full API documentation: https://miniflux.app/docs/api.html