devto-publish

Apps & Automation

Publish articles to Dev.to. Use this skill when the article is ready and user wants to publish.

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How to use this skill

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Open your project in Codex.
Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.

Prompt to paste

I want to install this Agent Skill for this project in Codex.

Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/development/devto-publish/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/devto-publish/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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Dev.to Publisher

This skill publishes articles to Dev.to using their official API.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Article content is finalized
Featured image has been generated
Ready to publish the completed article

Prerequisites

The DEVTO_API_KEY environment variable must be set with your Dev.to API key.

To get your API key:

Go to https://dev.to/settings/extensions
Scroll to "DEV Community API Keys"
Enter a description and click "Generate API Key"
Copy the key

How to Use

/home/user/.claude/skills/devto-publish/scripts/devto-publish.sh <article_file> [--title "Title"] [--tags "tag1,tag2,tag3"] [--published true|false] [--image url]

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
article_file	Yes	-	Path to markdown file
--title	No	From file	Article title (overrides H1 in file)
--tags	No	-	Comma-separated tags (max 4)
--published	No	false	Set to `true` to publish immediately
--image	No	-	Cover image URL

Standard Usage for Content Farm Workflow

/home/user/.claude/skills/devto-publish/scripts/devto-publish.sh \
  /home/user/workspace/output/article.md \
  --tags "ai,technology,automation" \
  --published true

With Cover Image

Use the fal.ai image URL from the image-gen skill response:

/home/user/.claude/skills/devto-publish/scripts/devto-publish.sh \
  /home/user/workspace/output/article.md \
  --tags "ai,tech,automation" \
  --image "https://storage.googleapis.com/fal-flux/..." \
  --published true

Output Preparation

Before publishing, ensure these files exist in /home/user/workspace/output/:

article.md

The complete article in Markdown format.

featured.png

The generated featured image (copied from /tmp/images/).

metadata.json

SEO metadata in this format:

{
  "title": "Your SEO-optimized title",
  "description": "Meta description (150-160 characters)",
  "keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", "keyword3"],
  "sources": [
    "https://source1.com/article",
    "https://source2.com/article"
  ],
  "word_count": 1200,
  "generated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Response

Returns the Dev.to article URL on success.

Response saved to /tmp/devto/publish_response.json:

{
  "id": 123456,
  "title": "Article Title",
  "url": "https://dev.to/username/article-slug",
  "published": true
}

Always report the url back to the user after successful publishing.

Guidelines

Always use --published true to publish publicly (content farm workflow default)
Dev.to supports up to 4 tags per post
Tags should be lowercase, no spaces
Cover images must be URLs (use the fal.ai URL from image-gen response)
Markdown is fully supported including code blocks with syntax highlighting
Choose tags that match the article topic (e.g., "ai", "technology", "programming", "automation")