blog-to-kindle_skill

This skill converts blog posts into a Kindle-ready EPUB with AI-generated cover, enabling easy offline reading.

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Installation

Preview and clipboard use veilstrat where the catalogue uses aiagentskills.

npx veilstrat add skill openclaw/skills --skill blog-to-kindle

_meta.json284 B
SKILL.md3.0 KB

Overview

This skill scrapes blogs and essay sites, compiles the content into a Kindle-friendly EPUB, generates an AI cover, and can deliver the resulting ebook to a Kindle address. It supports several well-known archives (Paul Graham, Kevin Kelly, Derek Sivers, Wait But Why, Astral Codex Ten) and also accepts custom site URLs. The workflow is designed for repeatable archive downloads and incremental updates.

How this skill works

It fetches all posts from a chosen blog archive, converts each article into markdown or HTML, and assembles them into a single EPUB. The skill calls an AI cover generator (Nano Banana Pro) to create a professional cover image and embeds it into the EPUB. Finally, it can email the EPUB to a Kindle address using a configured mail client; state files track last fetches and sent items to avoid duplicates.

When to use it

Download an author’s essays for offline reading on Kindle
Compile a multi-post archive or curated essay collection into one ebook
Send periodic blog archives to your Kindle for review or research
Back up a blog or personal essays into an EPUB for archival storage
Create readable collections from sites not available in other ebook stores

Best practices

Always generate and embed the cover before sending the EPUB to Kindle — do not skip the cover step
Use the built-in state files to perform incremental fetches and avoid re-downloading already-sent posts
Keep EPUB file size under 50MB to ensure reliable delivery to Kindle addresses
Verify sender email is on the recipient’s Kindle approved list when using email delivery
Test the workflow once with a small subset before running a full archive fetch

Example use cases

Fetch and compile Paul Graham essays into a single Kindle book for continuous reading
Archive a personal blog or custom site into an EPUB for long-term backup
Compile a themed collection (e.g., productivity essays) from multiple supported sites and send to Kindle
Send weekly or monthly new-post bundles from a favorite blog to your Kindle for offline consumption
Create a giftable ebook of curated posts with a custom AI-generated cover

FAQ

Yes. Use the custom site option with --site custom and supply the archive URL; the fetch routine will attempt to parse and download articles.

What if the EPUB is too large to email to Kindle?

Reduce embedded images or split the archive into smaller EPUBs; EPUB compression usually helps. Keep each file under 50MB for reliable delivery.