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archivebox

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Use this when working on the ArchiveBox app, CLI, server, Docker image, Admin UI, REST API, data dirs, crawls, snapshots, and release/deploy scripts.

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How to use this skill

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  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/HEAD/skills/archivebox/SKILL.md

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ArchiveBox

Purpose

ArchiveBox is the full self-hosted web archiving app. Use this skill for collection operations, app code, Docker, Admin UI, API, and release work.

Shared Rules

  • Keep this repo on branch dev.
  • Use uv and uv run for Python commands.
  • Do not use system python, direct .venv/bin/python, or pip commands.
  • Use existing ArchiveBox CLI/API/UI/runner paths for setup and side effects.
  • Do not mock, monkeypatch, fake, simulate, skip, xfail, or weaken tests.
  • Verify behavior with real commands, real data dirs, real DB rows, real hooks, real browsers, and real filesystem outputs.
  • Read README.md for the full setup, CLI, Docker, API, and release surface.

Development Setup

uv sync --dev --all-extras
mkdir -p data
cd data
uv run --project .. archivebox init --install

User-Facing Setup

Recommended CLI install:

uv tool install archivebox
mkdir -p ~/archivebox/data
cd ~/archivebox/data
archivebox init --install
archivebox add 'https://example.com'
archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000

Alternative install methods:

  • Docker Compose / Docker
  • Homebrew
  • Debian package
  • pip

Basic Usage

Run from inside an initialized data dir:

archivebox version
archivebox status
archivebox install
archivebox add 'https://example.com'
archivebox add --extract=title,screenshot,pdf 'https://example.com'
archivebox list --json --with-headers
archivebox search 'example'
archivebox update --filter-type=domain example.com
archivebox remove --filter-type=exact 'https://example.com'
archivebox run

Verification

uv run pytest archivebox/tests/test_cli_add.py -q
uv run prek run --all-files

Use the full release/deploy loop only when requested:

./bin/release_dev_stack.sh