Dev & Engineering

RSS Engineering Blog Reference

A fixed RSS example for checking feed metadata, articles, tags, and navigation output.

36/ 100
Not recommended

Current benefit does not outweigh risk or uncertainty.

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Works as-is in
Codex · Claude Code
Stars
★ 15k
Last updated
25d ago
License
MIT
rss-atomfeed-scrapingfeed-metadataarticle-indexing
+1test-fixture

What does this skill do, and when should you use it?

This is an example Agent Skill used when testing the RSS golden build. It documents an RSS 2.0 feed called Example Engineering Blog with 4 articles, 2 authors, and 55 tags. The content includes feed metadata, article details, aggregate statistics, and categorized reference-file navigation. It is useful for validating generated feed artifacts, but it is not a general-purpose RSS scraper.

Records the example feed title, type, website, language, description, generator, and rights; lists article titles, publication dates, authors, summaries, and links; summarizes categories, authors, tags, and date range; and points to category-specific reference files plus references/index.md.

Good fit
  • Maintainers testing Skill Seeker's RSS golden-build output can compare generated feed metadata against this fixed fixture.
  • Engineers can verify truncation behavior for an article summary exceeding the 200-character threshold.
  • Test authors can exercise long feed descriptions, special-character tags, and an article without a category.
  • Reviewers can check consistency between article listings, author counts, category counts, and reference navigation.

How do you install this skill?

Before you use it
  • This file appears to be a golden-test fixture, not a complete end-user skill; do not represent it as a verified RSS converter.
  • All sources use example.com sample data, so real scraping quality, provenance, and content completeness are unconfirmed.
  • The skill does not define network access, privacy, credential, failure-recovery, or user-confirmation policies; those boundaries should be documented before real-data use.

The skill is located at tests/golden/phase2/rss/SKILL.md in the Skill_Seekers repository. The README documents collection installation with pip install skill-seekers, but it does not document a separate installation or registration procedure for this test skill.

Generic route: install into Claude Code manually (macOS / Linux)
tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers.git "$tmp"
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/tests/golden/phase2/rss" ~/.claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"

Generated from the source repository and skill path; it copies only this skill's folder. If the author's install steps above differ, follow those first. To scope it to one project, replace ~/.claude/skills with that project's .claude/skills.

How do you use this skill?

Try saying

Once installed, send your agent any of these to trigger it:

  • check the Example Engineering Blog article, author, and tag data
  • validate RSS golden-build truncation and navigation output.

Invoke it when testing the RSS golden build. Example requests include “check the Example Engineering Blog article, author, and tag data” or “validate RSS golden-build truncation and navigation output.” The source does not provide a standalone CLI command or execution script for this skill.

What are this skill's strengths and limitations?

Pros
  • Covers common feed-output fields including metadata, articles, authors, tags, statistics, and navigation.
  • Includes deliberate edge cases such as long descriptions, long summaries, special-character tags, and an uncategorized article.
  • Provides a stable, narrowly scoped fixture for generated-output comparisons.
Limitations
  • It is a test fixture with example content, not a real engineering blog.
  • Its 4-article sample and example.com source do not establish compatibility with arbitrary RSS or Atom feeds.
  • No standalone installation, configuration, or execution instructions are provided.
  • The README's 3,700+ test count describes the repository collection and is not evidence of tests specific to this skill.

How does this skill compare with similar options?

Side by side with related skills; every score comes from the same FSRS standard.

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TDD Guard 61 · Recommended ★ 2.4k 13d ago MIT
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How did FollowSkills review this skill?

FollowSkills review · FSRS-2.0
Not recommended
36/ 100 5-point scale 1.8 / 5
The upstream repository has new commits since this review. The score still applies to the reviewed revision shown and may not cover the latest changes.
1Trust11 / 25 · 2.2/5

The skill only presents example RSS content, article links, and local reference files; it shows no evident execution, write, credential-access, or exfiltration behavior. However, it does not disclose data flow, privacy handling, user confirmation, rollback, or source authenticity, and it relies on example.com placeholders, so points are deducted.

2Reliability8 / 20 · 2.0/5

The SKILL.md and category reference files are largely consistent on articles, authors, dates, and links, and they expose cases such as summary truncation, missing categories, and special-character tags. This is still a static generated fixture with no runtime requirements, failure feedback, or reproducible execution evidence, so the score is conservatively limited.

3Adaptability4 / 15 · 1.3/5

The scenario is explicit—testing the RSS golden build—but the scope is narrow. The artifact is an English example and lacks real-user trigger conditions, an output contract, declared non-fit ranges, or Chinese-environment guidance, so points are deducted.

4Convention5 / 15 · 1.7/5

The information architecture is readable, with overview, articles, authors, tags, statistics, navigation, and organized references. The front matter is minimal, and there are no installation notes, versioning, changelog, maintenance owner, limitation disclosure, or troubleshooting guidance; the license is only supplied by repository context, so points are deducted.

5Effectiveness5 / 15 · 1.7/5

As an RSS golden fixture, it supplies a directly comparable structure and covers truncation, missing dates, missing authors, uncategorized content, and special characters. It is not an operational RSS-conversion skill, however, and the files alone do not establish directly usable conversion results, so the static score remains limited.

6Verifiability3 / 10 · 1.5/5

Article metadata, category indexes, and reference files provide some auditable internal correspondence. The example.com material is not meaningful real-source corroboration, and the skill contains no test commands, assertions, CI coverage, or third-party execution evidence, so only limited credit is warranted.

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Open a dimension to read why it scored that way

Reviewed Jul 20, 2026 Reviewed revision d3f9b2c93779 Review evidence[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Evidence confidence:Low — Mostly static review, author material or a limited demo; useful for discovery, not high-risk decisions.

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FAQ

Is this an RSS scraper?
No. It is a generated example-feed reference skill for testing the RSS golden build; the source does not show it actively fetching a website.
Can I use it as a production feed source?
No. It uses example.com and deliberately fictional sample articles, so it is intended for testing rather than production content.
What is the documented installation command for the repository?
The README lists `pip install skill-seekers` for the collection. A separate installation method for this test skill is not documented.

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