{"id":"readwiseio-readwise-skills","name":"readwise-skills","homepage":"https://readwise.io/mcp","repo_url":"https://github.com/readwiseio/readwise-skills","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-agents","readwise","mcp","cli","productivity","personalization","summarization","knowledge-management"],"what_it_does":"readwise-skills is a repository of AI agent “skills” for working with a user’s Readwise/Reader data. It includes skills that teach an agent how to use the Readwise CLI and Readwise MCP tools, plus higher-level workflows like triaging saved articles, feed catch-up, quizzes, book reviews, reading recaps, and generating a “now reading” page/persona for personalization.","use_cases":["Automate triage of a reading/inbox queue (decide what to focus on and why)","Summarize and extract highlights/gems from Reader feed batches","Generate quizzes and graded practice from recently read content","Draft long-form book reviews using a user’s highlight history","Produce conversational reading recaps and recommendations based on reading behavior","Create a personalized reading persona and use it to tailor other agent outputs","Visualize reading highlights as an idea-connection graph","Generate and publish a “What I’m Reading” webpage from a library"],"not_for":["Directly hosting or replacing a Readwise backend (it is client/agent tooling, not a full data platform)","Use without the Readwise MCP server or Readwise CLI (the skills depend on those integrations)","Compliance-grade data handling without verifying Readwise’s own security/privacy controls","Mission-critical automation where idempotency/retry semantics are required and documented"],"best_when":"You already use Readwise (and either the Readwise MCP server or the Readwise CLI) and want an agent to perform reading-management workflows end-to-end.","avoid_when":"You cannot authenticate to Readwise or do not have access to the MCP/CLI, or you need guarantees around documented error handling, retry/idempotency, and operational reliability.","alternatives":["Readwise CLI directly (manual or scripted workflows)","A generic “RSS/newsletter summarizer” stack using your own retrieval and storage","Other agent skill/plugin marketplaces that integrate with Readwise-like data sources (if available)","Custom scripts + LLM prompts over exported Readwise data"],"af_score":37.2,"security_score":42.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:44:48.314706+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"https://mcp2.readwise.io/mcp","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Uses Readwise MCP server or Readwise CLI credentials (exact mechanism not specified in README)","Likely API key/token via Readwise MCP/CLI (not documented here)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The README indicates skills rely on the Readwise MCP server or Readwise CLI, but it does not document the specific authentication flow, scopes, or token handling within this repo."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing for readwise-skills itself is not described here; any cost would likely be tied to your Readwise plan and your LLM usage."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":37.2,"security_score":42.0,"reliability_score":22.5,"mcp_server_quality":45.0,"documentation_accuracy":55.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":45.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":40.0,"scope_granularity":25.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":35.0,"security_notes":"The README references a remote MCP server endpoint over HTTPS, which suggests TLS-in-transit is used. However, the repo-level README does not describe authentication details, secret handling practices, scope granularity, or any security controls for the skills themselves. Because the skills operate on personal reading data, secure credential storage and minimal logging are important but not evidenced in the provided documentation.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Skills depend on either the Readwise MCP server (remote) or the Readwise CLI; if neither is configured, the skills cannot function.","README does not document tool I/O contracts, error codes, retry/idempotency behavior, or pagination patterns for the agent workflows—agents may need defensive handling."]}}