TechSnif CLI#

Query TechSnif's public tech news API. No API key needed. CLI is bundled — no remote downloads.

Run: node <skill-path>/scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs <command> [options] --json

Always use --json for structured output. Check ok field before reading data.

Commands#

bash

# What's trending right now (default 5, max 20)
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs trending --json
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs trending --category AI --last 24h --limit 10 --json

# Latest articles with filters (default 10, max 50)
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs feed --json
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs feed --category Robotics --limit 5 --json
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs feed --limit 10 --offset 10 --json

# Keyword search (max 50)
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs search "nvidia GPU" --last 7d --limit 5 --json

# Full article by slug (formats: markdown, text, html)
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs article <slug> --format markdown --json

# Topic coverage summary (counts + category/tag breakdown)
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs summary --topic "semiconductors" --last 7d --json

# List valid categories
node scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs categories --json

Categories#

Exact values for --category: AI, Startups, Venture, Robotics. Case-sensitive.

See references/categories.md for full descriptions and common tags.

Shared Options#

• --last — Time window: 24h, 48h, 7d, 30d
• --limit N — Result count (server caps: trending=20, feed/search=50)
• --offset N — Pagination offset (feed only)
• --category — Filter by category (trending, feed)
• --json — Always include for structured output

Response Envelope#

json

{ "ok": true, "data": { ... }, "targetEnv": "https://api.techsnif.com" }

Errors: { "ok": false, "error": "message" }. Always check ok first.

Listing commands (trending, feed, search) return articles with content: "". Use article <slug> for full content.

Workflows#

"What's happening in AI?" → trending --category AI --last 24h --json

"Any news about [company]?" → search "[company]" --last 7d --json

"Full story on [headline]" → Get slug from trending/feed/search → article <slug> --format markdown --json

"Summarize [topic] this week" → summary --topic "[topic]" --last 7d --json for overview → feed or search for articles → article for top 2-3 full texts → synthesize

"Research [topic] for a newsletter/briefing" → search "[topic]" --last 7d --limit 10 --json → read top 3 via article → synthesize with source links

Multi-category scan → Run trending --category AI --last 24h --json, then trending --category Startups --last 24h --json, etc. Combine results.

Key Details#

• No API key or auth needed — public read-only
• CLI is bundled in scripts/techsnif-cli.cjs — no remote package downloads
• Slugs come from listing responses — use as-is for article command
• Empty search results return ok: true with empty array (not an error)
• Invalid category returns ok: false with 400 error
• Invalid slug returns ok: false with 404 error
• --format text without --json gives clean terminal output for article