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

Error	Cause	Solution
Login Failed	Invalid credentials	Check username and password
Magazine Error	Magazine not found	Verify magazine ID or name
Rate Limited	Too many requests	Implement request throttling
Content Blocked	Region restriction	Check content availability

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