name: flipboard
description: Curate and discover news content with Flipboard's personalized magazine-style reader.
category: news

Flipboard Skill

Curate and discover news content with Flipboard's personalized magazine-style reader.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set FLIPBOARD_USERNAME "your_username"
canifi-env set FLIPBOARD_PASSWORD "your_password"

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 and stories based on interests and topics
2. Magazine Creation: Create and curate personal magazines with saved content
3. Following System: Follow topics, publishers, and other curators
4. Smart Magazines: Generate AI-curated magazines based on keywords
5. Social Sharing: Share articles and magazines to social networks

Usage Examples

Discover Content

User: "Show me trending tech news on Flipboard"
Assistant: Returns top technology articles from curated sources

Create Magazine

User: "Create a Flipboard magazine about sustainable living"
Assistant: Creates new magazine with specified topic and settings

Add to Magazine

User: "Add this article to my 'AI Research' magazine"
Assistant: Flips article to specified magazine collection

Follow Topic

User: "Follow the 'Artificial Intelligence' topic on Flipboard"
Assistant: Adds topic to your followed interests

Authentication Flow

1. Flipboard uses account-based authentication
2. No official public API for third-party apps
3. Use browser automation for full functionality
4. Session management required for persistent access

Error Handling

Notes

• No official public API available
• Magazine-style reading experience
• Video content support included
• Available on web, iOS, and Android
• Publisher partnerships for premium content
• Storyboard feature for immersive stories