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Miniflux News

Fetch and triage the latest unread RSS/news entries from a Miniflux instance via its REST API using an API token. Use when the user asks to get the latest Minif

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# Miniflux News

Use the bundled script to fetch entries, then format a clean list and optionally write summaries.

## Setup (credentials)

This skill reads Miniflux credentials from a local config file by default.

### Config file (recommended)

Path: - `~/.config/clawdbot/miniflux-news.json`

Format: ```json { "url": "https://your-miniflux.example", "token": "<api-token>" } ```

Create/update it using the script:

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py configure \ --url "https://your-miniflux.example" \ --token "<api-token>" ```

### Environment variables (override)

You can override the config file (useful for CI):

```bash export MINIFLUX_URL="https://your-miniflux.example" export MINIFLUX_TOKEN="<api-token>" ```

Token scope: Miniflux API token with read access.

## Fetch latest entries

List latest unread items (default):

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entries --limit 20 ```

Filter by category (by name):

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entries --category "News" --limit 20 ```

If you need machine-readable output:

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entries --limit 50 --json ```

### Response formatting

- Return a tight bullet list: **[id] title — feed** + link. - Ask how many the user wants summarized (e.g., “summarize 3” or “summarize ids 123,124”).

## View full content

Show the full article content stored in Miniflux (useful for reading or for better summaries):

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entry 123 --full --format text ```

If you want the raw HTML as stored by Miniflux:

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entry 123 --full --format html ```

## Categories

List categories:

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py categories ```

## Mark entries as read (explicit only)

This skill **must never** mark anything as read implicitly. Only do it when the user explicitly asks to mark specific ids as read.

Mark specific ids as read:

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py mark-read 123 124 --confirm ```

Mark all unread entries in a category as read (still explicit, requires `--confirm`; includes a safety `--limit`):

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py mark-read-category "News" --confirm --limit 500 ```

## Summarize entries

Fetch full content for a specific entry id (machine-readable):

```bash python3 skills/miniflux-news/scripts/miniflux.py entry 123 --json ```

Summarization rules: - Prefer 3–6 bullets max. - Lead with the “so what” in 1 sentence. - If content is empty or truncated, say so and summarize from title + available snippet. - Don’t invent facts; quote key numbers/names if present.

## Troubleshooting

- If the script says missing credentials: set `MINIFLUX_URL`/`MINIFLUX_TOKEN` or create `~/.config/clawdbot/miniflux-news.json`. - If you get HTTP 401: token is wrong/expired. - If you get HTTP 404: base URL is wrong (should be the Miniflux web root).

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