article-analysis

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Analyze blog posts and web articles by fetching content from URLs. Use when the user mentions blog post, article, Substack, Medium, web page, newsletter, or provides a URL to analyze.

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[Summarization]

When & Why to Use This Skill

The Article Analysis skill automates the extraction and synthesis of information from web-based content such as blog posts, newsletters, and articles. By fetching data directly from URLs, it generates structured reports featuring key insights and summaries, while maintaining an organized activity log for efficient knowledge management and research tracking.

Use Cases

  • Quickly digest long-form content from platforms like Substack, Medium, or personal blogs by generating concise summaries and key takeaways.
  • Build a professional research library by automatically converting web articles into structured markdown reports with standardized formatting.
  • Streamline information gathering by extracting core insights from industry newsletters without the need for manual copy-pasting.
  • Maintain a chronological activity log of online reading and research to easily reference previously analyzed web content.
  • Convert complex web-based technical articles into simplified reports for faster team sharing and knowledge distribution.
namearticle-analysis
descriptionAnalyze blog posts and web articles by fetching content from URLs. Use when the user mentions blog post, article, Substack, Medium, web page, newsletter, or provides a URL to analyze.

Web Article Analysis

Analyze blog posts, newsletters, and web articles to generate structured reports with summaries, key points, and insights.

When to Use

Activate this skill when the user:

  • Mentions "blog", "article", "post", "Substack", "Medium", "newsletter"
  • Provides a URL they want analyzed
  • Asks to summarize or analyze a web page
  • Wants to extract insights from online content

Instructions

  1. Get the URL - Ask the user for the URL if not provided
  2. Fetch the webpage content using WebFetch
  3. If fetch fails:
    • Inform user: "Could not fetch content from [url]"
    • Suggest: "Try copying the content manually to inbox/ and use /analyze"
    • Stop here
  4. Read the analysis prompt from prompts/article.md
  5. Extract the article title from the page content
  6. Generate analysis following the prompt structure exactly
  7. Save the report to reports/articles/YYYY-MM-DD_sanitized-title.md where:
    • YYYY-MM-DD is today's date
    • sanitized-title is the title in lowercase, spaces replaced with hyphens, special chars removed
  8. Update the activity log at logs/YYYY-MM-DD.md:
    • Create file if it doesn't exist
    • Add entry under "## Articles Read" section
    • Format: - [Title](../reports/articles/filename.md) - HH:MM
  9. Confirm to user what was saved and where

Report Format

Include this header in the report:

# [Article Title]

**Source**: [URL]
**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Type**: Article

---

[Analysis content following prompts/article.md structure]

---

## My Notes

[Empty space for user notes]

Error Handling

  • If URL is invalid: Ask user for correct URL
  • If WebFetch fails: Suggest manual copy to inbox/
  • If prompts/article.md missing: Use prompts/default.md or basic structure

Related

  • Slash command equivalent: /read <url>
  • Prompt file: prompts/article.md
  • Output location: reports/articles/