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Description
Scrape AI-related articles from Substack search using browser automation. Uses agent-browser to render Substack's JS-dependent search page, extract titles, a...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says: open a Substack search page in the agent's browser, snapshot results, and return a list. Before installing, ensure agent-browser is available in your environment and consider which browser profile the agent will use — if that profile contains cookies or logins, visits to Substack will include those credentials. Test with innocuous queries first. Note: the Python script builds the URL safely (URL-quoting the query) and does not inject shell commands, but you may encounter a functional issue because subprocess.run is called with a single string while shell=False (this may require passing a list of args or using shell=True depending on platform). If you want stricter privacy, run the skill with an ephemeral/clean browser profile or isolate it from authenticated sessions.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: substack-search
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is designed to scrape Substack search results using browser automation via the 'agent-browser' CLI. The Python script (scripts/scrape_substack.py) and the instructions (SKILL.md) align with the stated purpose of collecting article titles and summaries. While the Python script contains a likely functional bug (passing a full command string to subprocess.run with shell=False), there is no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or prompt injection. All network activity is directed at the legitimate substack.com domain.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description claim browser-rendered Substack search scraping; the SKILL.md and scripts/scrape_substack.py implement exactly that using the agent-browser CLI and Substack search URLs. No unrelated services, binaries, or credentials are requested.
Instruction Scope
Instructions only drive agent-browser to open the Substack search URL, wait, snapshot, optionally scroll, and close. The script parses snapshot output for '- link' lines to extract article text. This stays within the stated scraping task, but note the snapshot output can include any visible page text (including headers, banners, or user-specific content if the browser is authenticated), so results may surface extra page content.
Install Mechanism
No install spec — instruction-only plus a small helper script. Nothing is downloaded or written to disk by an installer, which is low risk.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials (proportional). However, because it drives the agent-browser, it will use whatever browser profile the agent has access to; that can expose cookies, session tokens, or authenticated pages to Substack during browsing. The skill itself does not request secret env vars or external endpoints beyond substack.com.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent system-wide changes or access to other skills' configs. Autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default) but not combined with elevated privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install substack-search - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/substack-search - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Substack News Skill 1.0.0 — Initial Release
- Adds the ability to scrape and summarize AI-related articles from Substack search using browser automation.
- Includes a Python script for automated extraction of titles, authors, and summaries from JS-rendered content.
- Supports search by keyword with optional time filters (day, week, month).
- Provides detailed output formatting and manual fallback instructions via browser automation.
- Not intended for one-off post retrieval or general web searches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is substack AI news SEARCH?
Scrape AI-related articles from Substack search using browser automation. Uses agent-browser to render Substack's JS-dependent search page, extract titles, a... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 104 downloads so far.
How do I install substack AI news SEARCH?
Run "/install substack-search" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is substack AI news SEARCH free?
Yes, substack AI news SEARCH is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does substack AI news SEARCH support?
substack AI news SEARCH is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created substack AI news SEARCH?
It is built and maintained by Jay (@goog); the current version is v1.0.0.
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