medium-extractor

name	medium-extractor
description	Extract readable markdown from Medium article URLs using Freedium/Scribe fallbacks.

Medium Extractor

Extract full readable content from Medium article URLs without browser automation.

Setup

From the skill directory, run:

npm install

Usage

./extract.js <medium-or-mirror-url>
./extract.js <medium-or-mirror-url> --source
./extract.js <medium-or-mirror-url> --debug

Fallback order

For Medium URLs, this skill tries these sources in order:

1. freedium.cfd
2. freedium-mirror.cfd
3. scribe.rip
4. original URL (last resort)

For Freedium/Scribe URLs, it extracts directly from the provided URL.

Output

Markdown text suitable for summarization, note-taking, or archival.

Use --source to print which source URL succeeded.