wechat-reader

# WeChat Article Reader Read 微信公众号 articles that are normally blocked by WeChat's slider CAPTCHA verification. ## When to Use **Always use this skill when you see a `mp.weixin.qq.com` URL.** Regular web fetch tools (WebFetch, Jina read_url, fetch_resource) CANNOT read WeChat articles — they get blocked by the "环境异常" slider CAPTCHA. This skill is the ONLY way to read WeChat article content. Trigger keywords: `mp.weixin.qq.com`, `微信`, `公众号`, `WeChat article`, `微信文章`, `公众号文章` ## How It Works WeChat blocks non-WeChat browsers with a slider CAPTCHA ("环境异常"). The bypass: set User-Agent to include `MicroMessenger` — WeChat's server treats the request as coming from the WeChat app and serves the article directly. ## Usage When a user shares a `mp.weixin.qq.com/s/...` URL, run the reader script: ```bash python3 ~/CloseCrab/skills/wechat-reader/scripts/read_wechat.py "<URL>" ``` The script outputs JSON with `title`, `author`, `date`, and `content` fields. ### Requirements - Playwright with Chromium installed (`playwright install chromium`) - Python package: `playwright` If Playwright is not available, fall back to curl with WeChat User-Agent: ```bash curl -s -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 14) AppleWebKit/537.36 MicroMessenger/8.0.50.2701 WeChat/arm64" "<URL>" ``` ## Notes - The UA string **must** contain `MicroMessenger` — this is the only required token - Simple HTTP requests (curl, WebFetch, Jina Reader) without the WeChat UA cannot bypass the CAPTCHA - WeChat may change their detection logic; if this stops working, update the UA string to match a recent WeChat Android version