Discover content truly worth your time.
BestBlogs is an AI-powered personal reading assistant.
It judges what's worth reading, helps you read faster and deeper, and learns your preferences over time. Natively supports RSS, Newsletter, Twitter, YouTube, and Podcast — bridging a bilingual (Chinese/English) quality pool. Over 20,000 registered users and growing.
v2.4.0 highlights: Your first personalized Pro brief arrives within 15 minutes after activation. Paste a link to auto-detect and add YouTube, Xiaoyuzhou, or WeChat sources. My Reading and My Follows are now unified into a streamlined workspace.
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If you've ever subscribed to 200 RSS feeds but dread opening your reader every day, these three kinds of fatigue will sound familiar:
| Pain point with self-managed RSS | BestBlogs response |
|---|---|
| Information overload: 200+ articles a day, impossible to keep up | AI filters at the source with six-dimensional scoring — only high-scoring content surfaces each day |
| Can't find the good stuff: clickbait, reposts, machine-translated spam all mixed in | AI pre-screening + editorial curation forms a shared quality pool — everyone benefits from the same signal |
| No signal on depth: no way to tell what's worth a slow read | Every piece gets scored across Topic / Content / Depth / Practicality / Innovation / Expression |
| Language barrier: English originals are hard; waiting for Chinese summaries means delay and distortion | Bidirectional immersive translation + AI reading copilot — read originals directly |
| Repetitive coverage: the same story washed across five feeds | Topic pages aggregate fragments into a panoramic view across four lenses: Event / Domain / Person / Product Comparison |
BestBlogs doesn't promise more content. It promises content more suited to you.
BestBlogs.dev is an AI-powered personal reading assistant. The product has two sides:
- Public Curation Layer — high-quality content curated for all visitors, no login required
- My Space — a personalized reading flow for logged-in and Pro users
Both are powered by the same shared quality pool (AI pre-screening + editorial curation).
Public Curation Layer (available to everyone, no login)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Daily Brief | Bilingual (Chinese/English) digest + 10–15 min podcast (Apple / Spotify / Xiaoyuzhou) + distributed via poster, Telegram, X, and RSS |
| Featured Weekly | A weekly hand-curated collection of the most valuable content, refined further from the public quality pool |
| Topic Pages | Editorial deep-dives around key events, domains, people, and product comparisons — fragments assembled into a full-picture view |
| Explore | The main browsing hub for all public BestBlogs content — "Featured / Latest" dual views, no personalization |
My Space (login required; Pro unlocks the full workflow)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| My Brief | Personalized daily digest (text + email) based on your follows, interest tags, and reading behavior — Pro only; first brief arrives within 15 min of Pro activation |
| My Follows | Three-column workspace for five source types (RSS / Newsletter / Twitter / YouTube / Podcast); paste a URL to auto-detect and add YouTube, Xiaoyuzhou, or WeChat sources |
| My Reading | AI reading copilot (summary / translation / Q&A / chapter navigation) + library (bookmarks / highlights / history) — all in one unified page |
| My Review | An evening recap page that organizes your day's reading footprint into a daily reading summary — Pro only |
Cross-feature Capabilities
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| AI Content Analysis | Six-dimensional scoring (Topic / Content / Depth / Practicality / Innovation / Expression) + summary + key insights + quotes |
| Immersive Translation | Bidirectional Chinese ↔ English, across articles / tweets / podcasts / videos |
| Explainable Profile | Interests driven by explicit behavior (follows, reading, domain-level custom counts) — no manual weight tuning |
Public Curation Layer
My Space (Pro)
Free is a complete, standalone high-quality reading product. Pro is the full personal reading assistant workflow.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Full Public Curation Layer | ✅ | ✅ |
| Daily Brief / Featured Weekly / Topic Pages / Explore | ✅ | ✅ |
| My Brief (personalized) | ❌ | ✅ Text + email, daily delivery |
| My Review | ❌ | ✅ Evening reading summary |
| Custom Views | ❌ | ✅ Filter by topic / tag / source |
| Source follow limit | Capped | 10× higher |
| AI Reading Copilot | 3/day | 30/day (10×) |
| Immersive Translation | 3/day | 30/day (10×) |
| Basic Reading Library (bookmarks / highlights / history) | ✅ | ✅ |
| OpenAPI v2 | ✅ | ✅ |
Pro Trial: 7 days free for new users, 14 days for returning users — full access to the personal reading assistant workflow → Start Free Trial
Quotas are adjusted dynamically by the backend. BestBlogs has no aggressive upgrade popups or forced upsells — the motivation to upgrade comes from actually hitting the ceiling on capabilities you use.
Browse directly: Visit bestblogs.dev — all public content is free to read.
Command line (for developers and AI agents):
npm install -g @bestblogs/cli
bestblogs auth login # Enter your API Key (generate in Settings)
bestblogs discover today # Today's most worth-reading content
bestblogs read deep <id> # Deep-read one articleAgent Skills (Claude Code / Codex / Cursor, etc.):
npx @bestblogs/skills # Install all Skills in one step
# After install, just say: "What's worth reading on BestBlogs today?"Every Friday, the Featured Weekly Newsletter delivers a hand-curated collection of the week's best content — AI pre-screened and editorially refined, available as text, email, annotated read, and podcast → Browse past issues
BestBlogs.dev offers flexible RSS subscriptions:
| Scope | URL |
|---|---|
| All content | https://www.bestblogs.dev/zh/feeds/rss |
| Featured only | https://www.bestblogs.dev/zh/feeds/rss?featured=y |
| Programming articles | https://www.bestblogs.dev/zh/feeds/rss?category=programming&type=article |
| High-score AI content (English) | https://www.bestblogs.dev/en/feeds/rss?category=ai&minScore=90 |
| Featured Weekly (Newsletter) | https://www.bestblogs.dev/zh/feeds/rss/newsletter |
| Daily Brief | https://www.bestblogs.dev/zh/feeds/rss/daily-brief |
Full parameter reference: BestBlogs_RSS_Doc.md
OPML files of the sources currently tracked by BestBlogs — import into any RSS reader:
- All (400): BestBlogs_RSS_ALL.opml
- Articles (170): BestBlogs_RSS_Articles.opml
- Podcasts (30): BestBlogs_RSS_Podcasts.opml
- Videos (40): BestBlogs_RSS_Videos.opml
- Twitter (160): BestBlogs_RSS_Twitters.opml
💡 After importing, try following these sources on BestBlogs.dev — let the AI filter them for you. The question isn't "what did I subscribe to?" but "what's actually worth reading?"
The BestBlogs team is systematically curating high-quality RSS sources by type. 551 sources are published so far (375 WeChat + 57 podcasts + 119 YouTube channels), with more types coming — stay tuned.
Published so far:
| File | Type | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| opml/bestblogs_wechat2rss_opml_all.opml | WeChat Public Accounts | 375 | RSS via wechat2rss; companion post |
| opml/bestblogs_podcast_opml_all.opml | Podcasts (Xiaoyuzhou) | 57 | Xiaoyuzhou podcast RSS; companion post |
| opml/bestblogs_youtube_opml_all.opml | YouTube | 119 | YouTube channel RSS; companion post |
Have a quality RSS source to recommend? Open an Issue.
BestBlogs v2 API is open to developers, providing content discovery, reading, and personal data management.
Base URL: https://api.bestblogs.dev/openapi/v2
Auth: Header X-API-KEY: <your_key> (generate in Settings)
| Module | Description |
|---|---|
| openapi/01-auth.md | Authentication and identity, common conventions |
| openapi/02-intake.md | Interest profile setup, cold-start onboarding |
| openapi/03-discover.md | Content discovery: briefs / recommendations / search |
| openapi/04-read.md | Content reading: full text / Markdown / metadata |
| openapi/05-capture.md | Bookmarks / highlight notes / reading history |
| Topics | GET /openapi/v2/topics (list) + GET /openapi/v2/topics/{slug} (detail, with four typed fields, references, and further reading) — same auth; standalone docs in progress |
Typical flow: Auth → Intake (build profile) → Discover (find content) → Read (deep read) → Capture (save notes)
v1 API is deprecated. Historical docs: archive/v1-openapi.md
The official command-line tool, built on OpenAPI v2. All commands support --json for direct AI agent consumption.
npm install -g @bestblogs/cli
bestblogs auth login
bestblogs intake setup # Cold start: pick interest tags
bestblogs discover today --limit 20
bestblogs read deep <resourceId>
bestblogs capture bookmark add <resourceId> --note "Worth re-reading"- Docs: cli/README.md
- Changelog: cli/CHANGELOG.md
- Source: cli/src/ (TypeScript, MIT license)
A set of SKILL.md files that let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, and other agents actively invoke BestBlogs capabilities (25 stable primitives).
npx @bestblogs/skills # Install to Claude Code and Codex by default
npx @bestblogs/skills --client codex
npx @bestblogs/skills upgrade # Upgrade to the latest versionAfter install, just say:
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"What's worth reading today?" →
bestblogs-discover -
"Deep-read this article" →
bestblogs-read -
"Bookmark this with a note" →
bestblogs-capture -
"Why was this recommended to me?" →
bestblogs-explain -
"Show me BestBlogs topic pages / show topic X" →
bestblogs-topic -
Docs: skills/README.md
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Install guide: skills/INSTALL.md
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Source: skills/
BestBlogs is built entirely in public. Here are some behind-the-scenes posts on product decisions and technical implementation:
| Post | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| BestBlogs 2.0 Beta: Building a Reading Product That Actually Fits Me | Apr 2026 | What the v2.0 beta launch taught me about what the product should really solve |
| Why BestBlogs Is Going Agent Native | Apr 2026 | Opening OpenAPI / CLI / Skills: organizing reading capabilities into composable workflow primitives |
| Inside the BestBlogs Daily Brief AI System | Mar 2026 | How the AI agent workflow behind the daily brief actually works — Skills, Agents, and automation |
| AI Content Analysis with Dify Workflow at BestBlogs.dev | Jul 2024 | Full walkthrough: from article pre-screening to deep analysis to multilingual translation |
| BestBlogs Source Curation Vol. 1: WeChat Public Accounts | Jun 2026 | 375 actively updated WeChat public account RSS feeds, organized by category |
| BestBlogs Source Curation Vol. 2: Podcasts & Videos | Jun 2026 | 57 Xiaoyuzhou podcasts + 119 YouTube channels, organized by category |
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| docs/1-VISION.md | Vision and long-term direction |
| docs/2-PRODUCT.md | Product strategy, capability matrix, execution roadmap |
| docs/3-BRAND.md | Brand guidelines and expression standards |
| docs/4-ARCHITECTURE.md | System boundaries, technical pipeline, and feature flags |
| docs/5-DESIGN.md | Visual and interaction guidelines |
| docs/6-UI-SPEC.md | UI component and interaction specs |
| docs/7-CONVENTIONS.md | Development conventions and code style |
| docs/8-CURRENT_STATE.md | Current state, milestones, and roadmap |
| docs/9-TESTING.md | Test layering and coverage requirements |
| docs/10-TERMINOLOGY.md | Chinese/English terminology reference |
| docs/11-OPERATIONS.md | Operations, monitoring, and rollback SOP |
| docs/12-WORKFLOW.md | Development workflow overview |
Full bilingual changelogs in changelog/ (from v2.0.0). Each minor release (v2.x.0) is also published as a GitHub Release.
- 🗺️ Roadmap: See the "Three-Phase Roadmap" section in docs/8-CURRENT_STATE.md
- 💬 GitHub Discussions: Roadmap discussions, feature requests, monthly updates → Join the discussion
archive/ contains v1 API docs, early Dify implementation documents, and other historical materials for reference only.
RSS crawl → pre-filter → AI deep analysis → multilingual translation → index → personalized recommendation
1. Content Crawl: RSS + headless browser full-text extraction; sources support custom CSS selectors.
2. Pre-filter: Language detection, quality signal scoring, filtering of low-value content.
3. AI Deep Analysis: LLM generates six-dimensional scores + summary + key insights + quotes + tags.
4. Multilingual Translation: Terminology detection → initial translation → review → idiomatic refinement; bilingual Chinese/English.
5. Personalized Recommendation: Six-dimensional interest tag matching + daily brief intelligent curation.
Detailed implementation docs and Dify DSLs:
- BestBlogs.dev AI Content Analysis (Chinese)
- Intelligent Article Analysis at BestBlogs.dev (English)
- Workflow DSLs: flows/Dify/dsl/
Alongside the podcast and YouTube source curation, we've also organized BestBlogs' public channels for community and updates.
If you're interested in RSS, AI-powered reading, agent workflows, high-quality sources, or personal knowledge management, follow BestBlogs here:
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| WeChat Group | Day-to-day chat, feedback, and source recommendations; if the QR code expires, add ginobot on WeChat to join |
| WeChat Official Account | Product updates, source curation, and reading tips → Follow |
| Feishu Group | Deeper product, engineering, and ops discussions → Join |
| Xiaoyuzhou (Chinese) | Chinese daily brief, curated picks, and product news → Listen |
| Xiaoyuzhou (English) | English curated content and BestBlogs updates → Listen |
| Apple Podcasts | For listeners who prefer Apple Podcasts → Subscribe |
| Public Repo | OPML, source lists, OpenAPI, CLI, and Agent skills → BestBlogs on GitHub |
| Author's Blog | Product iteration, architecture, growth, and indie dev notes → GinoNotes |
| Gino on X | BestBlogs, AI reading, RSS, agents, and indie dev → @hongming731 |
| Xiaoguang on X | Product, content, community, startups, and reading experience → @puliandc |
If BestBlogs.dev has been useful to you:
- ⭐ Star this repo — help others discover it
- 🚀 Sign up at BestBlogs.dev — experience the full AI reading assistant
- 📧 Email feedback: hi@gino.bot
- 🐛 File an issue: GitHub Issues
- 💬 Join the discussion: GitHub Discussions
| Support the project | WeChat group (contact ginobot if QR expired) | |
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Thanks to the following open-source projects:
- RSSHub — RSS for everything
- wechat2rss — WeChat public accounts → RSS
- Dify — LLM application development platform
- XGo.ing — Twitter/X RSS feeds
- Bark — iOS push notifications
- Uptime Kuma — self-hosted monitoring