feedgrab-setup

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Install and configure feedgrab — the universal content grabber. Use when user needs to set up feedgrab, configure API keys, login to platforms, or diagnose issues.

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feedgrab Setup Guide

Install feedgrab, configure API keys, login to platforms, and verify everything works.

Trigger

/feedgrab-setup
"Install feedgrab"
"配置 feedgrab"
When /feedgrab reports "feedgrab not found"

Step 1: Check Python Environment

python3 --version 2>/dev/null || python --version 2>/dev/null
pip3 --version 2>/dev/null || pip --version 2>/dev/null

Requires Python ≥ 3.10. If not available, tell user to install Python first.

Step 2: Install feedgrab

pip install feedgrab[all]

This installs the full package with all optional dependencies (browser, stealth, Twitter, WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Feishu, Telegram).

For a minimal install:

pip install feedgrab                     # Core only (Jina fallback)
pip install feedgrab[browser]            # + Playwright
pip install feedgrab[twitter]            # + Twitter GraphQL
pip install feedgrab[stealth]            # + Anti-detection (patchright, curl_cffi)

After installation, verify:

feedgrab --help

Step 3: Interactive Setup

feedgrab setup

This runs a 5-step interactive wizard:

Output directory — where to save fetched content (default: ./output/)
Jina API — free, no key needed
YouTube API Key — optional, for YouTube search
GitHub Token — optional, for higher rate limits
Creates .env file with your configuration

Step 4: Platform Login (as needed)

For platforms requiring cookies/session:

# Twitter/X — opens browser for login
feedgrab login twitter

# Xiaohongshu — opens browser for login
feedgrab login xhs

# WeChat MP backend — opens browser for login (session valid ~4 days)
feedgrab login wechat

# Feishu — opens browser for login
feedgrab login feishu

# Reddit — opens browser for login if Cloudflare/private content needs it
feedgrab login reddit

# LinuxDo / Discourse — opens browser for login
feedgrab login linuxdo

# IDCFlare / Discourse — opens browser for login
feedgrab login idcflare

# KDocs (金山文档) — opens browser for login
feedgrab login kdocs

# Zhihu (知乎) — opens browser for login
feedgrab login zhihu

# FlowUs (息流) — opens browser for login
feedgrab login flowus

Tip: If you have Chrome running with remote debugging enabled, set CHROME_CDP_LOGIN=true in .env to extract cookies from your existing browser session without re-login.

Step 5: Verify Installation

# Full diagnostic
feedgrab doctor

# Platform-specific diagnostic
feedgrab doctor x          # Twitter/X
feedgrab doctor xhs        # Xiaohongshu
feedgrab doctor mpweixin   # WeChat
feedgrab doctor feishu     # Feishu
feedgrab doctor reddit     # Reddit

Step 6: Test

# Test with a simple URL (no login needed)
feedgrab https://github.com/iBigQiang/feedgrab

If the output .md file is generated successfully, setup is complete!

Advanced Configuration (.env)

Key environment variables (all optional):

# Output
OUTPUT_DIR=./output

# Proxy (optional)
FEEDGRAB_PROXY_ENABLED=false
FEEDGRAB_PROXY_URL=
FEEDGRAB_NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1,localhost

# Twitter
X_BOOKMARKS_ENABLED=true
X_USER_TWEETS_ENABLED=true
X_LIST_TWEETS_ENABLED=true
X_DOWNLOAD_MEDIA=true
X_SEARCH_LANG=zh
X_SEARCH_SORT=live

# Xiaohongshu
XHS_USER_NOTES_ENABLED=true
XHS_SEARCH_ENABLED=true
XHS_DOWNLOAD_MEDIA=true
XHS_FETCH_COMMENTS=true
XHS_PINIA_ENABLED=true

# WeChat
MPWEIXIN_DOWNLOAD_MEDIA=true
MPWEIXIN_FETCH_COMMENTS=true

# YouTube
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_key_here
YTDLP_COOKIES_BROWSER=chrome

# GitHub
GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here

# Feishu
FEISHU_APP_ID=your_app_id
FEISHU_APP_SECRET=your_secret
FEISHU_DOWNLOAD_IMAGES=true
FEISHU_CDP_ENABLED=false

# FlowUs
FLOWUS_CDP_ENABLED=true
FLOWUS_DOWNLOAD_IMAGES=false      # false=signed online URLs, true=local attachments

# LinuxDo / Discourse
LINUXDO_CDP_ENABLED=true
LINUXDO_PAGE_LOAD_TIMEOUT=15000
LINUXDO_REPLY_MODE=author

# IDCFlare / Discourse
IDCFLARE_CDP_ENABLED=true
IDCFLARE_PAGE_LOAD_TIMEOUT=15000
IDCFLARE_REPLY_MODE=author

# Reddit
REDDIT_CDP_ENABLED=true
REDDIT_REPLY_MODE=top          # top/tree/all
REDDIT_SEARCH_ENABLED=true
REDDIT_SEARCH_SORT=relevance
REDDIT_SEARCH_TIME_RANGE=all

# KDocs (金山文档)
KDOCS_CDP_ENABLED=false
KDOCS_DOWNLOAD_IMAGES=false

# Youdao Note (有道云笔记)
YOUDAO_DOWNLOAD_IMAGES=false

# Zhihu (知乎)
ZHIHU_CDP_ENABLED=false

# Bilibili subtitles / transcription
BILIBILI_SUBTITLE_LANG=zh-CN
BILIBILI_SUBTITLE_WHISPER=false

# Xiaoyuzhou / Ximalaya podcasts (require GROQ_API_KEY for transcription)
XIAOYUZHOU_WHISPER=true
XIMALAYA_WHISPER=true
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key

# Paywall bypass (300+ news sites)
PAYWALL_ENABLED=true
PAYWALL_USE_AMP=true
PAYWALL_USE_ARCHIVE=true
PAYWALL_USE_GOOGLE_CACHE=true

# Stealth / CDP Cookie extraction
CHROME_CDP_LOGIN=true
CHROME_CDP_PORT=9222

See .env.example in the feedgrab repo for the full list.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
`pip install` fails	Try `pip install --user feedgrab[all]` or use a virtualenv
Playwright not working	Run `playwright install chromium`
patchright not working	Run `patchright install chromium`
Cookie expired	Re-run `feedgrab login <platform>`
Windows encoding errors	feedgrab auto-fixes UTF-8, but ensure Python ≥ 3.10