daily.dev Feed Skill#

Curated developer content aggregation powered by daily.dev. This skill wraps the daily.dev API to provide intelligent feed curation, trend detection, and personalized content discovery for developers.

Depends on: daily-dev skill v0.3.1+

Features#

• Personalized Feeds - Get content tailored to your tech stack and interests
• Trending Detection - Discover what the developer community is talking about right now
• Multi-Source Research - Aggregate perspectives across publishers on specific topics
• Custom Feeds - Create dedicated feeds for learning projects or specific technologies
• Bookmark Management - Organize and track articles you want to revisit
• Tag Following - Follow technologies and stay current with their latest developments

Setup#

Prerequisites#

1. daily-dev Skill - This skill depends on the daily-dev skill being installed: bash

   clawhub install daily-dev
   
   

2. Daily.dev Plus Subscription - Required for API access

   • Get one at https://app.daily.dev/plus

3. API Token - Create at https://app.daily.dev/settings/api

   • Tokens are prefixed with dda_
   • Store securely using environment variables or your OS credential manager

Secure Token Storage#

macOS - Keychain

bash

security add-generic-password -a "$USER" -s "daily-dev-api" -w "dda_your_token"
export DAILY_DEV_TOKEN=$(security find-generic-password -a "$USER" -s "daily-dev-api" -w 2>/dev/null)

Windows - Credential Manager

powershell

$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("daily-dev-api", (ConvertTo-SecureString "dda_your_token" -AsPlainText -Force))
$credential | Export-Clixml "$env:USERPROFILE\.daily-dev-credential.xml"
$cred = Import-Clixml "$env:USERPROFILE\.daily-dev-credential.xml"
$env:DAILY_DEV_TOKEN = $cred.GetNetworkCredential().Password

Linux - Secret Service

bash

echo "dda_your_token" | secret-tool store --label="daily.dev API Token" service daily-dev-api username "$USER"
export DAILY_DEV_TOKEN=$(secret-tool lookup service daily-dev-api username "$USER" 2>/dev/null)

API Reference#

This skill exposes the full daily.dev public API via the dependency. Key endpoints:

• GET /feeds/foryou - Your personalized feed
• GET /feeds/popular - Trending content across the community
• GET /feeds/discussed - Topics sparking debate
• POST /feeds/custom - Create custom feeds by technology
• GET /feeds/filters/tags - Browse available technology tags
• POST /feeds/filters/tags/follow - Follow specific technologies
• POST /bookmarks - Save articles you find valuable
• GET /search/posts - Search content across all sources
• GET /search/tags - Discover tags and topics
• GET /profile - Manage your profile and stack

Full OpenAPI spec: https://api.daily.dev/public/v1/docs/json

Common Use Cases#

📰 Weekly Tech Digest#

Compile a personalized weekly summary of the most important developer news:

• Fetch trending posts from /feeds/foryou and /feeds/popular
• Filter by your followed technologies
• Create a structured briefing with summaries and links
• Deliver as email digest or Slack message

🚀 New Project Onboarding#

When starting a new project, help developers stay current on its tech stack:

• Analyze project dependencies (package.json, go.mod, Cargo.toml, etc.)
• Auto-follow matching tags on daily.dev
• Create a dedicated custom feed filtered to the project's technologies
• Build a "Getting Started" bookmark list with foundational articles
• Surface trending articles about the project's dependencies

🧠 Agent Self-Improvement#

Keep your AI agents updated beyond their knowledge cutoff:

• Create a custom feed for technologies the agent frequently assists with
• Periodically fetch new articles to stay current
• Include citations like "As of this week, the recommended approach is..."
• Continuously adapt feed filters based on user questions

🔍 Research Deep Dive#

Support learning about new technologies:

• Create a custom feed filtered to a specific topic
• Set up a matching bookmark list to collect best resources
• Track learning progress: compare bookmarked posts vs. new items
• Adjust feed filters as understanding deepens (beginner → advanced)

📊 Competitive Intelligence#

Monitor what's happening in your technology space:

• Track trending topics in your domain
• Aggregate coverage from multiple sources
• Identify emerging patterns and adoption trends
• Surface discussions about competing approaches

🔀 Multi-Source Synthesis#

Get balanced perspectives on controversial topics:

• Search for coverage from multiple publishers
• Compare viewpoints across sources
• Surface where sources agree vs. disagree
• Create synthesis documents with citations

Rate Limits#

• 60 requests per minute per user

Monitor these response headers:

• X-RateLimit-Limit - Maximum requests per window
• X-RateLimit-Remaining - Requests remaining
• X-RateLimit-Reset - Unix timestamp of window reset
• Retry-After - Seconds to wait when rate limited

Error Handling#

CodeMeaning401Invalid or missing token403Plus subscription required404Resource not found429Rate limit exceeded

Error Response Format:

json

{
  "error": "error_code",
  "message": "Human readable message"
}

Security Notes#

CRITICAL: Your API token grants access to personalized content. Protect it:

• NEVER send your token to any domain other than api.daily.dev
• Never commit tokens to code or share them publicly
• Rotate tokens periodically
• Use environment variables or secure credential managers only

Integration with Gas Town Agents#

Use this skill in your agentic framework to enable agents to:

• Stay current on the latest developer trends
• Provide timely recommendations based on real-time content
• Build personalized learning experiences for users
• Discover and share relevant articles based on user context
• Generate informed briefs on technology topics

Example agent trigger: "What should the team be paying attention to this week?"

Troubleshooting#

"Plus subscription required" error

• Ensure your daily.dev account has an active Plus subscription
• Verify your API token is from a Plus account at https://app.daily.dev/settings/api

"Invalid or missing token" error

• Verify the token starts with dda_
• Ensure the token is stored in the correct environment variable: DAILY_DEV_TOKEN
• Re-create the token if it's been compromised

"Rate limit exceeded" error

• Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header before making requests
• Implement exponential backoff for retries
• Consider batching requests where possible
• Wait for Retry-After seconds before retrying