rss-agent-viewer
AI agent-friendly CLI RSS/Atom feed viewer with discovery, search, and OPML import/export. Use when an agent needs to manage RSS feeds, read articles, or run feed discovery from the terminal. Triggered by: "read RSS feeds", "view RSS", "RSS reader CLI", "rss-viewer", "discover RSS feeds", "import OPML", "search feeds", or "discover-search feeds".
What this skill does
# RSS Agent Viewer
CLI RSS/Atom feed viewer with built-in discovery, caching, and search.
## Quick start
```bash
npx -y rss-agent-viewer init
npx -y rss-agent-viewer discover https://vercel.com
npx -y rss-agent-viewer add https://vercel.com/atom
npx -y rss-agent-viewer read
```
## Core workflow
```bash
# Initialize config + database
rss-viewer init
# Discover feeds for a site
rss-viewer discover https://example.com
# Subscribe to a feed (optional: --timeout for slow feeds)
rss-viewer add https://example.com/feed.xml
rss-viewer add https://slow-site.com/feed.xml --timeout 30000
# List feeds and read articles
rss-viewer feeds
rss-viewer read
```
## Common commands
```bash
rss-viewer init
rss-viewer add <url>
rss-viewer discover <url>
rss-viewer feeds
rss-viewer remove <url>
rss-viewer read [url]
rss-viewer search <query>
rss-viewer discover-search <query>
rss-viewer import <file>
rss-viewer export
rss-viewer cache <action>
rss-viewer cleanup
```
## Usage patterns
### Discover and subscribe
```bash
rss-viewer discover https://example.com
rss-viewer add https://example.com/rss.xml
```
### Read a single feed
```bash
rss-viewer read https://example.com/rss.xml
```
### Read all feeds (fetches fresh by default)
```bash
# Fetches fresh articles from all feeds in parallel
rss-viewer read
# Use cached data only (skip network requests)
rss-viewer read --cached
# Limit results
rss-viewer read --limit 10
# One latest article per feed (feed-diverse results)
rss-viewer read --latest-per-feed --limit 10
# Timeouts (for slow feeds or many feeds)
rss-viewer read --timeout 15000 --overall-timeout 180000
```
### Clean up invalid feeds
```bash
# Remove broken and duplicate feeds
rss-viewer cleanup
# Preview what would be removed
rss-viewer cleanup --dry-run
# Only remove broken feeds
rss-viewer cleanup --broken
# Only remove duplicates
rss-viewer cleanup --duplicates
```
### Search across all feeds
```bash
# Local database search (enhanced with full-text search)
rss-viewer search "open source"
# Web search + discovery + add + search in one command
rss-viewer discover-search "Rust programming" --auto-add --read
# Using Exa API (BYOK)
rss-viewer discover-search "AI safety" \
--provider exa \
--max-results 5 \
--auto-add \
--read
```
### Import OPML
```bash
rss-viewer import feeds.opml
```
### Export feeds
```bash
rss-viewer export
```
## Search Options
### Local Database Search
```bash
rss-viewer search "React 19" --limit 10
rss-viewer search "TypeScript" --author "Dan" --since "2024-01-01"
```
### Web Search with Discovery
```bash
# Use agent's built-in search (default)
rss-viewer discover-search "micro-frontends" --auto-add --read
# Use Exa API (requires EXA_API_KEY)
export EXA_API_KEY="your-api-key"
rss-viewer discover-search "WebGPU" \
--provider exa \
--max-results 5 \
--category Development \
--auto-add \
--read \
--limit 20
```
### Configuration
**Environment Variables:**
```bash
EXA_API_KEY="your-api-key" # Exa API key (optional)
RSS_FEED_TIMEOUT=10000 # Per-feed fetch timeout (ms)
RSS_VIEWER_SEARCH_PROVIDER="agent|exa" # Search provider (default: agent)
RSS_VIEWER_MAX_WEB_RESULTS=10 # Max web search results
RSS_VIEWER_SEARCH_LIMIT=20 # Max article results
RSS_VIEWER_BOOST_RECENT=false # Boost recent articles in search
EXA_API_URL="https://api.exa.ai/search" # Custom Exa endpoint (optional)
```
**Config File (~/.config/rss-viewer/config.json):**
```json
{
"webSearchProvider": "exa",
"exaApiKey": "your-api-key",
"feedTimeout": 10000,
"overallTimeout": 120000,
"maxWebResults": 10,
"searchResultsLimit": 20,
"boostRecentSearch": false
}
```
## When to use this tool
- Manage and read RSS/Atom feeds from the terminal
- Discover feed URLs from a website
- Search across multiple subscriptions with full-text search
- Discover new feeds from web search queries
- Automate feed discovery and subscription workflow
- Import or export subscriptions via OPML
- Clean up broken or duplicate feeds from database
## More information
- GitHub: https://github.com/brooksy4503/rss-agent-viewer
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