x-reader
Universal content reader — fetch and digest content from 7+ platforms.
Installation
# Python venv: ~/.openclaw/venv-xreader
# CLI path: ~/.openclaw/venv-xreader/bin/x-reader
Environment Setup
Obsidian vault path is configured via environment variable:
OBSIDIAN_VAULT=~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/MyVault
Usage
# Basic fetch
x-reader <url>
# Multiple URLs
x-reader <url1> <url2>
# Login to platform (saves session for browser fallback)
x-reader login xhs
# Show inbox
x-reader list
# Clear inbox
x-reader clear
Supported Platforms
| Platform | Text Fetch | Video Transcript |
|---|---|---|
| WeChat (微信公众号) | Jina → Playwright fallback | — |
| Bilibili (B站) | API | via skill |
| X / Twitter | Jina → Playwright | — |
| YouTube | Jina + yt-dlp subtitles | Groq Whisper |
| Xiaohongshu (小红书) | Jina → Playwright + session | — |
| Telegram | Telethon | — |
| RSS | feedparser | — |
| Any web page | Jina | — |
For WeChat Articles
WeChat public accounts require Playwright browser fallback. Run once:
x-reader login xhs # creates browser session
Then fetch WeChat articles normally:
x-reader https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/abc123
As Python Library
import asyncio
from x_reader.reader import UniversalReader
async def main():
reader = UniversalReader()
content = await reader.read("https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/abc123")
print(content.title)
print(content.content[:200])
asyncio.run(main())
CLI Path
~/.openclaw/venv-xreader/bin/python — Python with x-reader installed
~/.openclaw/venv-xreader/bin/x-reader — x-reader CLI