baoyu-post-to-wechat
- Use it when:
- An article or image post is ready and you want it in your WeChat Official Account (公众号) without pasting it in by hand.
- It does:
- Renders Markdown or plain text as themed WeChat HTML, uploads its images and cover, and sends it through WeChat's API or a logged-in Chrome.
- You get:
- Through the API, a draft in your account's drafts box, ready to review and publish from WeChat's dashboard.
- Also posts:
- Image posts (贴图) of up to 9 pictures, through Chrome.
- Needs:
- Bun or npx, and a WeChat Official Account with API credentials, or Chrome logged in to it.
- Keeps:
- Your theme, color, author, comment settings and accounts in a preferences file it sets up on first run.
Needs a WeChat Official Account, with API credentials and your IP on its allowlist, or Chrome logged in to the account.
TL;DR
A publishing tool for WeChat Official Accounts that runs its own scripts. It takes an HTML file, a Markdown file or plain text; plain text is first saved as a dated Markdown file. Markdown gets one of four themes (default, grace, simple, modern) and a color, and ordinary external links become citations at the bottom unless you ask for inline links. It asks for a missing title or summary, or generates one from the content. API posts need a cover, which it takes from the command, the frontmatter, imgs/cover.png or the first image, stopping to ask when there is none. There are three ways in: the API, fast but only from an IP on the account's allowlist; a logged-in Chrome, which is slower and needs a QR-code login the first time; or the API through an SSH tunnel to a server whose IP is allowed, with the app secret staying on your machine. Several accounts can be set up and picked per post. On first use, before anything else, it asks setup questions and saves your preferences. Unlike baoyu-markdown-to-html, from the same repo, which only converts, this one also sends the result to your account.
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npx skills add https://github.com/jimliu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-post-to-wechat skills.sh pageSource on GitHubAll skills from jimliu/baoyu-skills
- Total Downloads
- 34,800 on skills.sh, Nov 9, 2026
- Repo stars
- 27,397 jimliu/baoyu-skills
- First seen
- Jan 19, 2026 on skills.sh
Weekly values
| Week to | Installs |
|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 295 |
| Sep 28 | 118 |
| Oct 5 | 127 |
| Oct 12 | 175 |
| Oct 19 | 164 |
| Oct 26 | 168 |
| Nov 2 | 191 |
| Nov 9 | 211 |
| Category |
Articles, docs, internal comms, research write-ups and prose that doesn't read as generated. SEO, copy, conversion, social media and e-commerce. |
|---|---|
| Type |
Operates a CLI, API, app or bundled script to get something done. |
| Effect |
Its own steps change something outside your machine: post, send, deploy, provision, file issues, drive a website, or upload data to a service. |
| Needs |
A specific command-line tool or desktop app must be installed, such as gh, agent-browser, LibreOffice, Obsidian or a vendor CLI. An account, API key or paid plan with an outside service. Drives a real Chromium or Chrome browser. |
| Publisher |
Everyone else. Unverified vendor claims default to community. |
| Topics | |
| Stack |
SKILL.md
From jimliu/baoyu-skills at ca703c2. Checked daily, last changed Nov 6, 2026.
Frontmatter
name: baoyu-post-to-wechat
description: Posts content to WeChat Official Account (微信公众号) via API or Chrome CDP. Supports article posting (文章) with HTML, markdown, or plain text input, and image-text posting (贴图, formerly 图文) with multiple images. Markdown article workflows default to converting ordinary external links into bottom citations for WeChat-friendly output. Use when user mentions "发布公众号", "post to wechat", "微信公众号", or "贴图/图文/文章".
version: 1.118.2
metadata:
openclaw:
homepage: https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills#baoyu-post-to-wechat
requires:
anyBins:
- bun
- npxPost to WeChat Official Account
User Input Tools
When this skill prompts the user, follow this tool-selection rule (priority order):
- Prefer built-in user-input tools exposed by the current agent runtime — e.g.,
AskUserQuestion,request_user_input,clarify,ask_user, or any equivalent. - Fallback: if no such tool exists, emit a numbered plain-text message and ask the user to reply with the chosen number/answer for each question.
- Batching: if the tool supports multiple questions per call, combine all applicable questions into a single call; if only single-question, ask them one at a time in priority order.
Concrete AskUserQuestion references below are examples — substitute the local equivalent in other runtimes.
Language
Reply in the user's language; keep paths, flags, field names in English.
Script Directory
{baseDir} = this SKILL.md's directory. Resolve ${BUN_X}: prefer bun; else npx -y bun; else suggest brew install oven-sh/bun/bun.
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
scripts/wechat-browser.ts |
Image-text posts (图文) |
scripts/wechat-article.ts |
Article posting via browser (文章) |
scripts/wechat-api.ts |
Article posting via API (文章) |
scripts/md-to-wechat.ts |
Markdown → WeChat-ready HTML with image placeholders |
scripts/check-permissions.ts |
Verify environment & permissions |
Preferences (EXTEND.md)
First hit wins:
| Path | Scope |
|---|---|
.baoyu-skills/baoyu-post-to-wechat/EXTEND.md |
Project |
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-post-to-wechat/EXTEND.md |
XDG |
$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-post-to-wechat/EXTEND.md |
User home |
Found → apply. Not found → run first-time setup (references/config/first-time-setup.md) before anything else.
Minimum keys (case-insensitive, accept 1/0 or true/false):
| Key | Default | Mapping |
|---|---|---|
default_author |
empty | Fallback for author when CLI/frontmatter not provided |
need_open_comment |
1 |
articles[].need_open_comment in draft/add |
only_fans_can_comment |
0 |
articles[].only_fans_can_comment in draft/add |
Recommended EXTEND.md:
default_theme: default
default_color: blue
default_publish_method: browser
default_author: 宝玉
need_open_comment: 1
only_fans_can_comment: 0
chrome_profile_path: /path/to/chrome/profile
# Remote API publishing (optional) — only set if WeChat's IP allowlist
# excludes your local machine. See "Remote API Method" below.
# remote_publish_host: server.example.com
# remote_publish_user: deploy
# remote_publish_port: 22
# remote_publish_identity_file: ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
# remote_publish_known_hosts_file: ~/.ssh/known_hosts
# remote_publish_strict_host_key_checking: accept-new
# remote_publish_connect_timeout: 10
# remote_publish_proxy_jump: bastion.example.com
Only the typed remote_publish_* keys are honored (no raw ssh/scp options). SSH key auth only (no passwords).
Theme options: default, grace, simple, modern. Color presets: blue, green, vermilion, yellow, purple, sky, rose, olive, black, gray, pink, red, orange (or hex).
Value priority: CLI args → frontmatter → EXTEND.md (account-level → global) → skill defaults.
Multi-Account
An accounts: block with 2+ entries adds Step 0.5 (account selection; auto-selects via default: true or --account <alias>). Per-account keys, credential resolution, Chrome profiles: references/multi-account.md.
Pre-flight Check (Optional)
Before first use, suggest (user can skip):
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/check-permissions.ts
| Check fails | Fix |
|---|---|
| Chrome | Install Chrome or set WECHAT_BROWSER_CHROME_PATH |
| Profile dir | Shared profile at baoyu-skills/chrome-profile |
| Bun runtime | brew install oven-sh/bun/bun or npm install -g bun |
| Accessibility (macOS) | System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → enable terminal app |
| Clipboard copy | Ensure Swift/AppKit (macOS: xcode-select --install) |
| Paste keystroke (Linux) | Install xdotool (X11) or ydotool (Wayland) |
| API credentials | Follow guided setup in Step 2, or set in .baoyu-skills/.env |
Image-Text Posting (图文)
Up to 9 images:
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-browser.ts --markdown article.md --images ./images/
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-browser.ts --title "标题" --content "内容" --image img.png --submit
Details: references/image-text-posting.md.
Article Posting Workflow (文章)
- [ ] Step 0: Load preferences (EXTEND.md)
- [ ] Step 0.5: Resolve account (multi-account only — see references/multi-account.md)
- [ ] Step 1: Determine input type
- [ ] Step 2: Select method and configure credentials
- [ ] Step 3: Resolve theme/color and validate metadata
- [ ] Step 4: Publish to WeChat
- [ ] Step 5: Report completion
Step 0: Load Preferences
Load EXTEND.md (see Preferences); if missing, finish first-time setup before any other question. Cache default_theme, default_color, default_author, need_open_comment, only_fans_can_comment.
Step 1: Determine Input Type
| Input | Detection | Next |
|---|---|---|
| HTML file | Path ends .html, file exists |
Skip to Step 3 |
| Markdown file | Path ends .md, file exists |
Step 2 |
| Plain text | Not a file path, or file doesn't exist | Save to markdown, then Step 2 |
Plain text: save to post-to-wechat/YYYY-MM-DD/<slug>.md (slug = 2-4 meaningful words, kebab-case, Chinese translated to English), then treat as markdown.
Step 2: Select Publishing Method and Configure
Ask method unless specified in EXTEND.md or CLI:
| Method | Speed | Requires |
|---|---|---|
api (Recommended) |
Fast | API credentials (local IP allowlisted) |
browser |
Slow | Chrome + logged-in session |
remote-api |
Fast | API credentials + an SSH-reachable server whose IP is on the WeChat allowlist |
API selected + missing credentials → run guided setup per references/api-setup.md (writes to .baoyu-skills/.env).
remote-api: for when "公众号设置 → IP 白名单" excludes the local IP but includes a server's. Rendering, image processing, draft assembly and HTML rewriting stay local; only the HTTPS calls to api.weixin.qq.com (token, uploadimg, add_material, draft/add) go through an SSH SOCKS5 forward (ssh -N -D), so WeChat sees the server's IP. Nothing is written to the remote host; AppSecret never leaves the local process. Remote needs only sshd + outbound network. Usage: "Remote API method" in Step 4.
Step 3: Resolve Theme/Color and Validate Metadata
- Theme: CLI
--theme→ EXTEND.mddefault_theme→default(don't ask if resolved). - Color: CLI
--color→ EXTEND.mddefault_color→ omit (theme default applies). - Validate metadata (frontmatter for markdown, meta tags for HTML):
| Field | Missing → |
|---|---|
| Title | Ask, or press Enter to auto-generate from content |
| Summary | Frontmatter description → summary → ask or auto-generate |
| Author | CLI --author → frontmatter author → EXTEND.md default_author |
| Source URL | CLI --source-url → frontmatter sourceUrl/contentSourceUrl/content_source_url |
Auto-generation: title = first H1/H2 or first sentence; summary = first paragraph, truncated to 120 chars.
- Cover image (required for API
article_type=news): CLI--cover→ frontmatter (coverImage/featureImage/cover_image/cover/image) →imgs/cover.png→ first inline image → stop and request one if still missing. Local paths andhttp(s)://URLs are both accepted.
Step 4: Publish
Never pre-convert markdown to HTML. The scripts convert internally and differ: API renders <img> for upload, browser uses placeholders for paste-and-replace.
No SVG body images: convert to PNG/JPG first.
Citations: markdown input converts ordinary external links to bottom citations by default; pass --no-cite only if the user explicitly wants inline links. HTML input is left as-is.
API method (accepts .md or .html):
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-api.ts <file> --theme <theme> [--color <color>] [--title <title>] [--summary <summary>] [--author <author>] [--cover <cover_path>] [--source-url <url>] [--no-cite]
Always pass --theme (even default). Pass --color only when set by the user or EXTEND.md.
Remote API method (same script, adds --remote):
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-api.ts <file> --theme <theme> --remote [--remote-host <host>] [--remote-user <user>] [--remote-port <port>] [--remote-identity-file <path>] [--remote-known-hosts-file <path>] [--remote-strict-host-key-checking yes|no|accept-new] [--remote-connect-timeout <s>] [--remote-proxy-jump <spec>]
Any --remote-* flag implies --remote. CLI values override account-level then global remote_publish_* keys from EXTEND.md. Setting default_publish_method: remote-api also enables remote mode without --remote.
draft/add payload rules:
- Endpoint:
POST https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/draft/add?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN article_type:news(default) ornewspic- For
news, includethumb_media_id(cover required) - Always include
need_open_comment(default1) andonly_fans_can_comment(default0), even though the CLI doesn't expose them - For
news, optionalcontent_source_url("阅读原文" link, max 1KB) from--source-urlor frontmatter (see Step 3)
Browser method (accepts --markdown or --html):
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-article.ts --markdown <markdown_file> --theme <theme> [--color <color>] [--no-cite]
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/wechat-article.ts --html <html_file>
Parameters and placeholder flow: references/article-posting.md.
Step 5: Completion Report
Report: input type + path; method; theme/color; title, summary, inline image count; comments open/closed + fans-only/all (API only); "✓ Draft saved to WeChat Official Account" + media_id (API only); next step for API: https://mp.weixin.qq.com → 内容管理 → 草稿箱; files created (post-to-wechat/YYYY-MM-DD/slug.md for plain text, slug.html if converted).
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Image-Text | Article (API) | Article (Remote API) | Article (Browser) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain text input | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HTML input | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown input | Title/content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple images | ✓ (up to 9) | ✓ (inline) | ✓ (inline) | ✓ (inline) |
| Themes | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-generate metadata | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Default cover fallback (imgs/cover.png) |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Comment control | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Requires Chrome | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| Missing API credentials | Follow guided setup in Step 2 |
| Access token error | Verify credentials valid and not expired |
| Not logged in (browser) | First run opens browser — scan QR to log in. Set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN + TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID to receive the QR image via Telegram |
| Chrome not found | Set WECHAT_BROWSER_CHROME_PATH |
| No cover image | Add frontmatter cover or place imgs/cover.png in article directory |
| Wrong comment defaults | Check need_open_comment / only_fans_can_comment in EXTEND.md |
| Paste fails | Check system clipboard permissions |
Remote publish host is required |
Set --remote-host or remote_publish_host in EXTEND.md |
SOCKS proxy on 127.0.0.1:… not ready |
SSH could not start the tunnel — check key, host, StrictHostKeyChecking, or use --remote-connect-timeout |
ssh exited early during remote publish |
Verify the user can ssh non-interactively to the server; raise --remote-connect-timeout if the link is slow |
Remote API call returns errcode 40164 (invalid IP) |
The remote server's egress IP is not on WeChat's allowlist; add it in 公众号设置 → IP 白名单 |
Extension Support
Custom configuration via EXTEND.md — see Preferences.