name: blogwatcher

description: Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher-cli tool. Add blogs, scan for new articles, track read status, and filter by category.

version: 2.0.0

author: JulienTant (fork of Hyaxia/blogwatcher)

license: MIT

metadata:

hermes:

tags: [RSS, Blogs, Feed-Reader, Monitoring]

homepage: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli

prerequisites:

commands: [blogwatcher-cli]

Blogwatcher

Track blog and RSS/Atom feed updates with the blogwatcher-cli tool. Supports automatic feed discovery, HTML scraping fallback, OPML import, and read/unread article management.

Installation

Pick one method:

• - Go: go install github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/cmd/blogwatcher-cli@latest
• - Docker: docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli
• - Binary (Linux amd64): curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli
• - Binary (Linux arm64): curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli
• - Binary (macOS Apple Silicon): curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli
• - Binary (macOS Intel): curl -sL https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases/latest/download/blogwatcher-cli_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin blogwatcher-cli

All releases: https://github.com/JulienTant/blogwatcher-cli/releases

Docker with persistent storage

By default the database lives at ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db. In Docker this is lost on container restart. Use BLOGWATCHER_DB or a volume mount to persist it:

`bash

Named volume (simplest)

docker run --rm -v blogwatcher-cli:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan

Host bind mount

docker run --rm -v /path/on/host:/data -e BLOGWATCHER_DB=/data/blogwatcher-cli.db ghcr.io/julientant/blogwatcher-cli scan

`

Migrating from the original blogwatcher

If upgrading from Hyaxia/blogwatcher, move your database:

`bash

mv ~/.blogwatcher/blogwatcher.db ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db

`

The binary name changed from blogwatcher to blogwatcher-cli.

Common Commands

Managing blogs

• - Add a blog: blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com
• - Add with explicit feed: blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --feed-url https://example.com/feed.xml
• - Add with HTML scraping: blogwatcher-cli add "My Blog" https://example.com --scrape-selector "article h2 a"
• - List tracked blogs: blogwatcher-cli blogs
• - Remove a blog: blogwatcher-cli remove "My Blog" --yes
• - Import from OPML: blogwatcher-cli import subscriptions.opml

Scanning and reading

• - Scan all blogs: blogwatcher-cli scan
• - Scan one blog: blogwatcher-cli scan "My Blog"
• - List unread articles: blogwatcher-cli articles
• - List all articles: blogwatcher-cli articles --all
• - Filter by blog: blogwatcher-cli articles --blog "My Blog"
• - Filter by category: blogwatcher-cli articles --category "Engineering"
• - Mark article read: blogwatcher-cli read 1
• - Mark article unread: blogwatcher-cli unread 1
• - Mark all read: blogwatcher-cli read-all
• - Mark all read for a blog: blogwatcher-cli read-all --blog "My Blog" --yes

Environment Variables

All flags can be set via environment variables with the BLOGWATCHER_ prefix:

Variable	Description
---	---
BLOGWATCHER_DB	Path to SQLite database file
BLOGWATCHER_WORKERS	Number of concurrent scan workers (default: 8)
BLOGWATCHER_SILENT	Only output "scan done" when scanning
BLOGWATCHER_YES	Skip confirmation prompts
BLOGWATCHER_CATEGORY	Default filter for articles by category

Example Output

`

$ blogwatcher-cli blogs

Tracked blogs (1):

xkcd

URL: https://xkcd.com

Feed: https://xkcd.com/atom.xml

Last scanned: 2026-04-03 10:30

`

`

$ blogwatcher-cli scan

Scanning 1 blog(s)...

xkcd

Source: RSS | Found: 4 | New: 4

Found 4 new article(s) total!

`

`

$ blogwatcher-cli articles

Unread articles (2):

[1] [new] Barrel - Part 13

Blog: xkcd

URL: https://xkcd.com/3095/

Published: 2026-04-02

Categories: Comics, Science

[2] [new] Volcano Fact

Blog: xkcd

URL: https://xkcd.com/3094/

Published: 2026-04-01

Categories: Comics

`

Notes

• - Auto-discovers RSS/Atom feeds from blog homepages when no --feed-url is provided.
• - Falls back to HTML scraping if RSS fails and --scrape-selector is configured.
• - Categories from RSS/Atom feeds are stored and can be used to filter articles.
• - Import blogs in bulk from OPML files exported by Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, etc.
• - Database stored at ~/.blogwatcher-cli/blogwatcher-cli.db by default (override with --db or BLOGWATCHER_DB).
• - Use blogwatcher-cli --help to discover all flags and options.