rss-fetch

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Fetch and parse RSS feeds from provided URLs. Use this skill when the user wants to gather news articles for content creation.

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RSS Feed Fetcher

This skill fetches and parses RSS feeds from provided URLs, extracting article titles, descriptions, links, and publication dates.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Starting the content creation workflow
Need to gather recent news articles on a topic
Want to find trending stories for blog inspiration

Default RSS Sources

When no specific sources are provided, use these default feeds:

https://hnrss.org/frontpage
https://techcrunch.com/feed/
https://www.wired.com/feed/rss
https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab
https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml

How to Use

Execute the script with RSS feed URLs as arguments:

rss-fetch.sh "url1" "url2" "url3" ...

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
urls	Yes	One or more RSS feed URLs to fetch

Example with All Default Sources

/home/user/.claude/skills/rss-fetch/scripts/rss-fetch.sh \
  "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" \
  "https://techcrunch.com/feed/" \
  "https://www.wired.com/feed/rss" \
  "https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab" \
  "https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml"

Output

Results are saved to /tmp/rss/feeds.json with this structure:

{
  "fetched_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "sources": ["hnrss.org", "techcrunch.com", ...],
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "Article Title",
      "description": "Article summary...",
      "link": "https://...",
      "pubDate": "2024-01-15T09:00:00Z",
      "source": "techcrunch.com"
    }
  ]
}

After fetching, read /tmp/rss/feeds.json to see all available articles.

Guidelines

Run this skill at the beginning of the content creation workflow
Pass all RSS URLs as arguments to fetch from multiple sources
After fetching, analyze the articles to find relevant topics
Use the article links as sources for your generated content
Filter articles based on the user's specified topic/keywords