web-publish_skill

Overview

This skill publishes local Markdown or HTML files to a shareable online link in one command. It produces a mobile-friendly URL and supports optional automatic expiry between 1 and 7 days. The tool is lightweight, depends on curl, and uses dpaste.com API for anonymous hosting.

How this skill works

You run the publish command with a Markdown or HTML file as input. The skill uploads the file content to a paste hosting API and returns a short URL pointing to the rendered content; HTML files keep their CSS styling when provided. An expiry flag can set the link lifetime from 1 to 7 days, after which the content is removed.

When to use it

• Share a talk or speech draft quickly with remote attendees
• Publish meeting notes or temporary docs without creating accounts
• Distribute lecture slides or course handouts for mobile viewing
• Send a styled HTML page for visual preview without deploying
• Create short-lived links for sensitive or temporary content

Best practices

• Strip sensitive data before publishing; links may be public until expiry
• Prefer Markdown for plain text sharing and HTML for styled previews
• Use the expiry option for one-off or time-limited documents
• Validate local CSS paths are embedded or inline so styling appears
• Test the returned URL on mobile to confirm layout and assets load

Example use cases

• publish slides.md to share a speaker script with attendees
• publish report.html --expiry 3 to send a styled preview that auto-expires
• Publish meeting-minutes.md to give collaborators quick read-only access
• Share a code snippet or config file via the generated short link
• Distribute a classroom handout for students to open on phones