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BookStack

by @xenofex7

BookStack Wiki & Documentation API integration. Manage your knowledge base programmatically: create, read, update, and delete books, chapters, pages, and shelves. Full-text search across all content. Use when you need to: (1) Create or edit wiki pages and documentation, (2) Organize content in books and chapters, (3) Search your knowledge base, (4) Automate documentation workflows, (5) Sync content between systems. Supports both HTML and Markdown content.

Versionv1.0.3
Downloads3,195
Installs2
Stars⭐ 3
TERMINAL
clawhub install bookstack

πŸ“– About This Skill


name: bookstack description: "BookStack Wiki & Documentation API integration. Manage your knowledge base programmatically: create, read, update, and delete books, chapters, pages, and shelves. Full-text search across all content. Use when you need to: (1) Create or edit wiki pages and documentation, (2) Organize content in books and chapters, (3) Search your knowledge base, (4) Automate documentation workflows, (5) Sync content between systems. Supports both HTML and Markdown content." metadata: openclaw: requires: env: - BOOKSTACK_URL - BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID - BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET

BookStack Skill

BookStack is an open-source wiki and documentation platform. This skill lets you manage your entire knowledge base via API – perfect for automation and integration.

Features

  • πŸ“š Books – create, edit, delete
  • πŸ“‘ Chapters – organize content within books
  • πŸ“„ Pages – create/edit with HTML or Markdown
  • πŸ” Full-text search – search across all content
  • πŸ“ Shelves – organize books into collections
  • Quick Start

    # List all books
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_books

    Search the knowledge base

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py search "Home Assistant"

    Get a page

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_page 123

    Create a new page (Markdown)

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_page --book-id 1 --name "My Page" --markdown "# Title\n\nContent here..."

    All Commands

    Books

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_books                    # List all books
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_book                  # Book details
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_book "Name" ["Desc"]   # New book
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py update_book  [--name] [--description]
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py delete_book 
    

    Chapters

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_chapters                 # List all chapters
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_chapter               # Chapter details
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_chapter --book-id  --name "Name"
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py update_chapter  [--name] [--description]
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py delete_chapter 
    

    Pages

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_pages                    # List all pages
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_page                  # Page preview
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_page  --content       # With HTML content
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_page  --markdown      # As Markdown

    Create page (in book or chapter)

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_page --book-id --name "Name" --markdown "# Content" python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_page --chapter-id --name "Name" --html "

    HTML

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    Edit page

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py update_page [--name] [--content] [--markdown] python3 scripts/bookstack.py delete_page

    Search

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py search "query"                # Search everything
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py search "query" --type page    # Pages only
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py search "query" --type book    # Books only
    

    Shelves

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_shelves                  # List all shelves
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_shelf                 # Shelf details
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_shelf "Name" ["Desc"]  # New shelf
    

    Configuration

    Set the following environment variables:

    export BOOKSTACK_URL="https://your-bookstack.example.com"
    export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID="your-token-id"
    export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET="your-token-secret"
    

    Or configure via your gateway config file under skills.entries.bookstack.env.

    Create an API Token

    1. Log in to your BookStack instance 2. Go to Edit Profile β†’ API Tokens 3. Click Create Token 4. Copy the Token ID and Secret

    ⚠️ The user needs a role with "Access System API" permission!

    API Reference

  • Base URL: {BOOKSTACK_URL}/api
  • Auth Header: Authorization: Token {ID}:{SECRET}
  • Official Docs: https://demo.bookstackapp.com/api/docs

  • Author: xenofex7 | Version: 1.0.2

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    # List all books
    python3 scripts/bookstack.py list_books

    Search the knowledge base

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py search "Home Assistant"

    Get a page

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py get_page 123

    Create a new page (Markdown)

    python3 scripts/bookstack.py create_page --book-id 1 --name "My Page" --markdown "# Title\n\nContent here..."

    βš™οΈ Configuration

    Set the following environment variables:

    export BOOKSTACK_URL="https://your-bookstack.example.com"
    export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_ID="your-token-id"
    export BOOKSTACK_TOKEN_SECRET="your-token-secret"
    

    Or configure via your gateway config file under skills.entries.bookstack.env.

    Create an API Token

    1. Log in to your BookStack instance 2. Go to Edit Profile β†’ API Tokens 3. Click Create Token 4. Copy the Token ID and Secret

    ⚠️ The user needs a role with "Access System API" permission!