DeepReader
by @astonysh
The default web content reader for OpenClaw. Reads X (Twitter), Reddit, YouTube, and any webpage into clean Markdown — zero API keys required. Use when you n...
clawhub install deepreader-skill📖 About This Skill
name: DeepReader description: The default web content reader for OpenClaw. Reads X (Twitter), Reddit, YouTube, and any webpage into clean Markdown — zero API keys required. Use when you need to ingest social media posts, articles, or video transcripts into agent memory.
DeepReader
The default web content reader for OpenClaw agents. Automatically detects URLs in messages, fetches content using specialized parsers, and saves clean Markdown with YAML frontmatter to agent memory.
Use when
1. A user shares a tweet, thread, or X article and you need to read its content 2. A user shares a Reddit post and you need the discussion + top comments 3. A user shares a YouTube video and you need the transcript 4. A user shares any blog, article, or documentation URL and you need the text 5. You need to batch-read multiple URLs from a single message
Supported sources
| Source | Method | API Key? | |--------|--------|----------| | Twitter / X | FxTwitter API + Nitter fallback | None | | Reddit | .json suffix API | None | | YouTube | youtube-transcript-api | None | | Any URL | Trafilatura + BeautifulSoup | None |
Usage
from deepreader_skill import runAutomatic — triggered when message contains URLs
result = run("Check this out: https://x.com/user/status/123456")Reddit post with comments
result = run("https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/my_post/")YouTube transcript
result = run("https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")Any webpage
result = run("https://example.com/blog/interesting-article")Multiple URLs at once
result = run("""
https://x.com/user/status/123456
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/xyz789/
https://example.com/article
""")
Output
Content is saved as .md files with structured YAML frontmatter:
---
title: "Tweet by @user"
source_url: "https://x.com/user/status/123456"
domain: "x.com"
parser: "twitter"
ingested_at: "2026-02-16T12:00:00Z"
content_hash: "sha256:..."
word_count: 350
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| DEEPREEDER_MEMORY_PATH | ../../memory/inbox/ | Where to save ingested content |
| DEEPREEDER_LOG_LEVEL | INFO | Logging verbosity |
How it works
URL detected → is Twitter/X? → FxTwitter API → Nitter fallback
→ is Reddit? → .json suffix API
→ is YouTube? → youtube-transcript-api
→ otherwise → Trafilatura (generic)
Triggers automatically when any message contains https:// or http://.
💡 Examples
from deepreader_skill import runAutomatic — triggered when message contains URLs
result = run("Check this out: https://x.com/user/status/123456")Reddit post with comments
result = run("https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/my_post/")YouTube transcript
result = run("https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")Any webpage
result = run("https://example.com/blog/interesting-article")Multiple URLs at once
result = run("""
https://x.com/user/status/123456
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/xyz789/
https://example.com/article
""")
⚙️ Configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| DEEPREEDER_MEMORY_PATH | ../../memory/inbox/ | Where to save ingested content |
| DEEPREEDER_LOG_LEVEL | INFO | Logging verbosity |