blogwatcher

# Blogwatcher Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the `blogwatcher-cli` tool. Supports automatic feed discovery, HTML scraping fallback, OPML import, and read/unread article management. ## Installation Pick one method: - **Go:** `go install github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/cmd/blogwatcher-cli@latest` - **Docker:** `docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli` - **Binary (Linux amd64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` - **Binary (Linux arm64):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` - **Binary (macOS Apple Silicon):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` - **Binary (macOS Intel):** `curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli` All releases: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases ### Docker with persistent storage By default the database lives at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db`. In Docker this is lost on container restart. Use `BLOGWATCHER_DB` or a volume mount to persist it: ```bash # Named volume (simplest) docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan # Host bind mount docker run --rm -v /path/on/host:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan ``` ### Migrating from the original blogwatcher If upgrading from `Hyaxia/blogwatcher`, move your database: ```bash mv ~/.blogwatcher/blogwatcher.db ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db ``` The binary name changed from `blogwatcher` to `blogwatcher-cli`. ## Common Commands ### Managing blogs - Add a blog: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com` - Add with explicit feed: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --feed-url https://example.com/feed.xml` - Add with HTML scraping: `blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --scrape-selector "article h2 a"` - List tracked blogs: `blogwatcher-cli blogs` - Remove a blog: `blogwatcher-cli remove "My Blog" --yes` - Import from OPML: `blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml` ### Scanning and reading - Scan all blogs: `blogwatcher-cli scan` - Scan one blog: `blogwatcher-cli scan "My Blog"` - List unread articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles` - List all articles: `blogwatcher-cli articles --all` - Filter by blog: `blogwatcher-cli articles --blog "My Blog"` - Filter by category: `blogwatcher-cli articles --category "Engineering"` - Mark article read: `blogwatcher-cli read 1` - Mark article unread: `blogwatcher-cli unread 1` - Mark all read: `blogwatcher-cli read-all` - Mark all read for a blog: `blogwatcher-cli read-all --blog "My Blog" --yes` ## Environment Variables All flags can be set via environment variables with the `BLOGWATCHER_` prefix: | Variable | Description | |---|---| | `BLOGWATCHER_DB` | Path to SQLite database file | | `BLOGWATCHER_WORKERS` | Number of concurrent scan workers (default: 8) | | `BLOGWATCHER_SILENT` | Only output "scan done" when scanning | | `BLOGWATCHER_YES` | Skip confirmation prompts | | `BLOGWATCHER_CATEGORY` | Default filter for articles by category | ## Proxy Note If you use a local proxy (e.g. `http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890`), `blogwatcher-cli` has built-in SSRF protection that blocks loopback addresses. Add `--unsafe-client` to allow proxied requests: ```bash blogwatcher-cli scan --unsafe-client ``` ## Example Output ``` $ blogwatcher-cli blogs Tracked blogs (1): xkcd URL: https://xkcd.com Feed: https://xkcd.com/atom.xml Last scanned: 2026-04-03 10:30 ``` ``` $ blogwatcher-cli scan Scanning 1 blog(s)... xkcd Source: RSS | Found: 4 | New: 4 Found 4 new article(s) total! ``` ``` $ blogwatcher-cli articles Unread articles (2): [1] [new] Barrel - Part 13 Blog: xkcd URL: https://xkcd.com/3095/ Published: 2026-04-02 Categories: Comics, Science [2] [new] Volcano Fact Blog: xkcd URL: https://xkcd.com/3094/ Published: 2026-04-01 Categories: Comics ``` ## Recommended AI Blog Feeds ```bash blogwatcher-cli add "OpenAI Blog" https://openai.com/news --feed-url https://openai.com/news/rss.xml blogwatcher-cli add "Hugging Face Blog" https://huggingface.co/blog --feed-url https://huggingface.co/blog/feed.xml blogwatcher-cli add "Google DeepMind Blog" https://deepmind.google/blog --feed-url https://deepmind.google/blog/rss.xml blogwatcher-cli add "The Batch (DeepLearning.AI)" https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch --feed-url https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/rss blogwatcher-cli add "Lex Fridman Podcast" https://lexfridman.com --feed-url https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ ``` ## Notes - Auto-discovers RSS/Atom feeds from blog homepages when no `--feed-url` is provided. - Falls back to HTML scraping if RSS fails and `--scrape-selector` is configured. - Categories from RSS/Atom feeds are stored and can be used to filter articles. - Import blogs in bulk from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, etc. - Database stored at `~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db` by default (override with `--db` or `BLOGWATCHER_DB`). - Use `blogwatcher-cli <command> --help` to discover all flags and options.