article-extractor agent skill by michalparkola
Extracts clean article content from URLs such as blog posts and tutorials and saves it as readable text without ads, navigation, or clutter.
At a glance
| Publisher | michalparkola |
|---|---|
| Repository | michalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code (7 listed skills) |
| Category | Productivity and Knowledge Work |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | March 11, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 363 lines, 1,313 words |
| Bundled files | 1 file |
| Quality score | 74/100 · C Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the listing badge and raise the score |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- Commands in SKILL.md: its code blocks run
pip installandnpm install, which fetch or run software from outside the skill folder. - Tool permissions requested:
Bash,Write(theallowed-toolsfield of SKILL.md). - License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install article-extractor
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/michalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code/tree/main/article-extractortmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/michalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"article-extractor .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo michalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code \
--path article-extractormichalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Extract clean article content from URLs (blog posts, articles, tutorials) and save as readable text. Use when user wants to download, extract, or save an article/blog post from a URL without ads, navigation, or clutter.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- When to Use This Skill
- How It Works
- Priority Order:
- Installation Check
- Option 1: reader (Recommended - Mozilla's Readability)
- Option 2: trafilatura (Python-based, very good)
- Option 3: Fallback (curl + simple parsing)
- Extraction Methods
- Method 1: Using reader (Best for most articles)
- Method 2: Using trafilatura (Best for blogs/news)
- Method 3: Fallback (curl + basic parsing)
- Getting Article Title
- Using reader:
- Using trafilatura:
- Using curl (fallback):
- Filename Creation
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.md
Suede Skill Check: 74/100 · C
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
Source revision: 80e1dc56df74. Report version 1af2b9975756. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.
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What to review next
- Recent maintenance: 1 of 9 points. 9 for a repository commit within 30 days of the snapshot; 6 within 90; 3 within 180; 1 within 365.
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
article-extractor passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 0 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 1 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 3 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 2 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
Show the listing and raise the score
article-extractor is listed with 74/100 · C. This badge links to its Suede listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for article-extractor are recent maintenance (8), boundary clause (4) and example request (3). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill.
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michalparkola/tapestry-skills-for-claude-code appears in 2 curated lists: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills.
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