readwise

name	readwise
description	Access Readwise highlights and Reader saved articles
homepage	https://readwise.io
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Readwise & Reader Skill

Access your Readwise highlights and Reader saved articles.

Setup

Get your API token from: https://readwise.io/access_token

Set the environment variable:

export READWISE_TOKEN="your_token_here"

Or add to ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json under "env".

Readwise (Highlights)

List books/sources

node {baseDir}/scripts/readwise.mjs books [--limit 20]

Get highlights from a book

node {baseDir}/scripts/readwise.mjs highlights [--book-id 123] [--limit 20]

Search highlights

node {baseDir}/scripts/readwise.mjs search "query"

Export all highlights (paginated)

node {baseDir}/scripts/readwise.mjs export [--updated-after 2024-01-01]

Reader (Saved Articles)

List documents

node {baseDir}/scripts/reader.mjs list [--location new|later|archive|feed] [--category article|book|podcast|...] [--limit 20]

Get document details

node {baseDir}/scripts/reader.mjs get <document_id>

Save a URL to Reader

node {baseDir}/scripts/reader.mjs save "https://example.com/article" [--location later]

Search Reader

node {baseDir}/scripts/reader.mjs search "query"

Notes

• Rate limits: 20 requests/minute for Readwise, varies for Reader
• All commands output JSON for easy parsing
• Use --help on any command for options