RSSaurus CLI
Use the installed rssaurus binary on this machine to interact with RSSaurus.
Quick checks (when something fails)
- •Confirm binary exists:
bash
which rssaurus rssaurus --version || true
- •Confirm auth works:
bash
rssaurus auth whoami
Privacy note
- •Do not print (e.g.
cat) the RSSaurus CLI config file contents; it can contain API tokens. - •If auth fails, prefer re-authenticating (
rssaurus auth login) or asking the user to paste only non-sensitive details (error output, host, etc.).
Common tasks
List feeds
bash
rssaurus feeds rssaurus feeds --json
List items
Unread by default:
bash
rssaurus items --limit 20
Filter by feed:
bash
rssaurus items --feed-id 3 --limit 20
Machine-friendly URL output (one per line):
bash
rssaurus items --limit 20 --urls
Cursor paging:
bash
rssaurus items --limit 50 --cursor <cursor>
Open a URL
bash
rssaurus open https://example.com
Mark read/unread
These require item IDs (get them via --json).
bash
rssaurus items --limit 5 --json rssaurus read <item-id> rssaurus unread <item-id>
Bulk mark read:
bash
rssaurus mark-read --all # or rssaurus mark-read --ids 1,2,3 # optional rssaurus mark-read --all --feed-id 3
Save / unsave
bash
rssaurus save https://example.com --title "Optional title" # unsave requires an id (obtain via --json output from the API response or future saved-items listing) rssaurus unsave <saved-item-id>
Output conventions (privacy)
- •Default human output avoids printing internal DB IDs.
- •Use
--jsonoutput when IDs are required for scripting or write actions.
References
- •CLI repo: https://github.com/RSSaurus/rssaurus-cli
- •Homebrew tap: https://github.com/RSSaurus/tap
- •Token creation: https://rssaurus.com/api_tokens/new