name: medium
description: Read and publish articles on Medium's blogging platform with personalized recommendations.
category: productivity

Medium Skill

Read and publish articles on Medium's blogging platform with personalized recommendations.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/medium/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/medium ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set MEDIUM_ACCESS_TOKEN "your_access_token"
canifi-env set MEDIUM_USER_ID "your_user_id"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Content Discovery: Discover articles based on interests, tags, and following list
2. Reading Experience: Read articles with estimated reading time, highlights, and claps
3. Publish Stories: Create and publish articles with rich formatting and media
4. Publication Management: Manage publications and submit stories for review
5. Stats & Analytics: Track article performance with views, reads, and claps metrics

Usage Examples

Get Personalized Feed

User: "Show me top Medium articles about productivity"
Assistant: Returns curated articles on productivity with titles, authors, and read times

Publish Article

User: "Publish my article about AI ethics to Medium"
Assistant: Publishes article with specified title, content, and tags

Check Stats

User: "How are my Medium articles performing this month?"
Assistant: Returns views, reads, fans, and claps for recent articles

Follow Topic

User: "Follow the 'Machine Learning' tag on Medium"
Assistant: Adds Machine Learning to your followed topics

Authentication Flow

1. Create application at medium.com/me/applications
2. Generate integration token for personal use
3. For OAuth apps, implement standard OAuth 2.0 flow
4. Store access token securely

Error Handling

Notes

• Free tier allows 3 article reads per month for non-members
• Medium Partner Program allows monetization of articles
• API limited to publishing, reading requires browser automation
• Stories can be published to personal profile or publications
• Custom domains available for publications