# Send Readwise & Reader API to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
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      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/readwise-api"
    },
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        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
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    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/readwise-api",
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```
## Documentation

### Readwise & Reader

Interact with Readwise (highlights, books, daily review) and Reader (save-for-later documents) via the bundled CLI script.

### Setup

Requires READWISE_TOKEN env var. Get a token at https://readwise.io/access_token — works for both Readwise and Reader APIs.

### CLI Usage

scripts/readwise.sh [--pretty] <command> [args...]

### Reader Commands (Documents)

# Save a URL to Reader
readwise.sh save "https://example.com/article" --location later --tags "ai,research"

# List reading list (inbox)
readwise.sh list --location later --limit 10

# Search documents by title/author
readwise.sh search "transformer"

# Update a document
readwise.sh update DOC_ID --location archive --tags "done,good"

# Delete a document
readwise.sh delete DOC_ID

# List all tags
readwise.sh tags

### Readwise Commands (Highlights & Books)

# Get today's daily review
readwise.sh review

# Export highlights (optionally for a specific book)
readwise.sh highlights --book-id 12345 --limit 20

# Get a single highlight
readwise.sh highlight 456789

# Create a highlight
readwise.sh highlight-create --text "Important quote" --title "Book Name" --note "My thought"

# Update highlight color/note
readwise.sh highlight-update 456789 --color blue --note "Updated note"

# Delete a highlight
readwise.sh highlight-delete 456789

# List books/sources
readwise.sh books --category articles --limit 10

# Get book details
readwise.sh book 12345

### Output

All commands output JSON. Add --pretty for formatted output.

### Common Workflows

Save article and tag it:

readwise.sh save "https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12345" --title "Cool Paper" --tags "ml,papers" --location later

Check reading list:

readwise.sh list --location later --limit 5

Today's review highlights:

readwise.sh review

Find highlights about a topic: Export all highlights then filter, or search Reader docs:

readwise.sh search "attention mechanism"
readwise.sh highlights --updated-after "2024-01-01"

Archive finished articles:

readwise.sh update DOC_ID --location archive

### API Reference

For detailed endpoint documentation, parameters, and response shapes, read references/api.md.

Key details:

Rate limits: Readwise v2: 240 req/min (20/min for list endpoints). Reader v3: 20 req/min (50/min for create/update).
Categories: Books: books, articles, tweets, podcasts. Reader: article, email, rss, highlight, note, pdf, epub, tweet, video.
Locations (Reader): new, later, shortlist, archive, feed
Highlight colors: yellow, blue, pink, orange, green, purple
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: gchapim
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-07T23:13:53.189Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-14T23:13:53.189Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/readwise-api)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/readwise-api/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/readwise-api/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/readwise-api/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/readwise-api)