| name | miniflux |
| description | Subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds and manage entries via flowbot reader. Use when the user mentions RSS, Atom, miniflux, feed reader, unread entries, starring articles, feed subscriptions. |
| compatibility | Requires flowbot CLI, network access to a Flowbot server |
| metadata | {"capability":"miniflux","cli_root":"reader"} |
Miniflux
Use flowbot reader for capability miniflux. Prefer the workflows below; load references/cli.md only when you need a flag or subcommand not covered here.
Setup
- Ensure CLI auth:
flowbot login
- Set server via
FLOWBOT_SERVER_URL or --server-url; optional --profile, --debug / -d
- Prefer
-o json when parsing results programmatically
Workflows
Subscribe to a new feed
When a user shares a blog or feed URL they want to follow:
flowbot reader create -u <feed_url>
flowbot reader refresh <feed_id>
flowbot reader feed-entries <feed_id> -n 5
- Report the latest entries to the user.
Catch up on unread entries
When a user wants to see what's new across all feeds:
flowbot reader entries -s unread -n 20
- Present the entries in a readable format.
- If the user wants to mark as read, run: flowbot reader update-entries -i -s read
Troubleshooting
| Error | Fix |
|---|
| not logged in | flowbot login |
| server URL is required | set FLOWBOT_SERVER_URL or pass --server-url |
| empty results | confirm server health and capability access scopes |