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Podcast knowledge workflows powered by Podwise CLI: search podcasts and episodes by keyword, monitor followed shows for new releases, find popular episodes, ask questions and extract insights from…
Install Podwise
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwise --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .claude/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .claude/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skillsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwise --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .agents/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .agents/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwise --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .cursor/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .cursor/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git --path skills--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwise --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .gemini/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .gemini/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwiseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .github/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .github/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli podwise --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills .opencode/skills/podwise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "podwise" agent skill from https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli/tree/main/skills into .opencode/skills/podwise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podwise", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
podwise- GitHub stars
- 410
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 630 words
- Files
- 11 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Podcast knowledge workflows powered by Podwise CLI: search podcasts and episodes by keyword, monitor followed shows for new releases, find popular episodes, ask questions and extract insights from…
- The user wants to find
- SKILL.md covers References, Environment Check, CLI Reference and First-Time Setup, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Extract insights from any podcast
What it does
Podwise is an agent skill from hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli. Podcast knowledge workflows powered by Podwise CLI: search podcasts and episodes by keyword, monitor followed shows for new releases, find popular episodes, ask questions and extract insights from transcript content, process Podwise episode URLs, YouTube videos, Xiaoyuzhou links, and local audio or video files to retrieve transcripts, summaries, chapters, Q&A, mind maps, highlights, and keywords — plus catch up on your backlog, refine your listening taste, generate weekly recaps, export episode notes to PKM…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 12 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cli.md`, `references/installation.md` and `workflows/catch-up.md`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Podcasting, Transcription and Language learning. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: CLI client for podwise.ai — turn any podcast episode into AI-powered insights, designed for use in AI agents and skills workflows. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to find
- Extract insights from any podcast
- Manage their listening library
Example prompts
- “/podwise”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 496ee3a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Podwise loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 192 tokens; SKILL.md has 630 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli at commit 496ee3a, republished under its MIT licence (© hardhackerlabs). 630 words, ~1,385 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/podwise/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 10 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- podwise
- description
- Podcast knowledge workflows powered by Podwise CLI: search podcasts and episodes by keyword, monitor followed shows for new releases, find popular episodes, ask questions and extract insights from transcript content, process Podwise episode URLs, YouTube videos, Xiaoyuzhou links, and local audio or video files to retrieve transcripts, summaries, chapters, Q&A, mind maps, highlights, and keywords — plus catch up on your backlog, refine your listening taste, generate weekly recaps, export episode notes to PKM tools, research topics across podcasts, debate episode ideas, and generate language learning cards. Use when the user wants to find, summarize, transcribe, or extract insights from any podcast or audio content, or manage their listening library.
- version
- 0.1.0
- homepage
- https://podwise.ai
Podwise
Podwise skills help you get more out of every podcast you listen to.
References
Load these files when needed — do not load all of them upfront:
- references/cli.md — full CLI command reference. Load before running any
podwisecommand or looking up flags and syntax. - references/installation.md — installation and API key setup. Load if
podwiseis not installed or not configured. - references/taste.md — the user's listener profile. Load at the start of any workflow that benefits from personalisation.
Environment Check
Before running any workflow, verify the CLI is available:
podwise --help
podwise config showIf podwise is not installed or the API key is missing, load references/installation.md and stop until setup is complete.
CLI Reference
Before running any podwise command, load references/cli.md as the source of truth for exact flags, subcommands, and examples. Do not guess command syntax from memory.
First-Time Setup
If references/taste.md does not exist, suggest running the refine-taste workflow before any other workflow. Other workflows will still run without it, but their outputs will not be personalised.
Workflow Routing
workflows/refine-taste.md
- "Set up my Podwise profile"
- "Tell me about my listening habits"
- "I want to personalise my recommendations"
- "Refine my taste profile"
- Running any other workflow for the first time and
references/taste.mddoes not exist
workflows/catch-up.md
- "I haven't listened in a while, catch me up"
- "What did I miss this week?" / "What's new from my podcasts?"
- "Help me clear my backlog" / "Too many unheard episodes"
- "Show me what's new from the shows I follow"
- "Triage my podcast queue"
workflows/weekly-recap.md
- "Give me a recap of this week's listening"
- "What did I listen to this week?" / "Summarise my week in podcasts"
- "Send me a weekly digest" / "What were the highlights from this week?"
- "I want a summary of what I've been listening to lately"
workflows/episode-notes.md
- "Save notes for this episode" / "Export this episode to Notion / Obsidian / Logseq"
- "Turn this episode into a note" / "I want to keep notes on this episode"
- "Export the summary and highlights from this episode to my PKM"
- "Create a note from this podcast" — followed by a URL or episode title
workflows/topic-research.md
- "What do podcasts say about [topic]?"
- "Research [topic] across my podcasts" / "Synthesise what I've heard about [topic]"
- "Find everything related to [topic] across episodes"
- "I want a deep dive into [topic] from podcast content"
- "Compile insights on [topic] from multiple episodes"
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workflows/episode-debate.md
- "Challenge the ideas in this episode" / "Debate this episode with me"
- "I want to stress-test what [speaker] said"
- "Push back on the claims in this episode"
- "Play devil's advocate on this podcast"
- "Help me think critically about this episode"
workflows/language-learning.md
- "Make flashcards from this episode" / "Generate Anki cards from this transcript"
- "I want to learn vocabulary from this podcast"
- "Extract phrases for language learning from this episode"
- "Help me study English / Japanese / [language] using this podcast"
- "Turn this transcript into study cards"
workflows/discover.md
- "Recommend new podcasts for me" / "Find me something new to listen to"
- "What shows should I subscribe to?" / "Discover podcasts based on my taste"
- "I want to find podcasts similar to [show]"
- "What else would I like based on what I already follow?"
- "Suggest new episodes outside my subscriptions"
Once you identify the right workflow, load that file and follow its instructions exactly.
If the user's intent matches more than one workflow, ask one clarifying question before routing. If it matches none, ask what they are trying to accomplish. Do not guess.
Some requests can be handled directly with the CLI without loading a workflow. Load references/cli.md and execute directly when the user's intent is a single, self-contained CLI operation:
- Follow or unfollow a podcast —
podwise follow / unfollow - Search for an episode or podcast by name —
podwise search - Check what's trending —
podwise popular - Browse listening or reading history —
podwise history - Fetch a specific artifact from an episode —
podwise get - Ask a one-off question from transcripts —
podwise ask
© hardhackerlabs, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 10 other files (references) in skills of hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.
- SKILL.md
- references/cli.md
- references/installation.md
- workflows/catch-up.md
- workflows/discover.md
- workflows/episode-debate.md
- workflows/episode-notes.md
- workflows/language-learning.md
- workflows/refine-taste.md
- workflows/topic-research.md
- workflows/weekly-recap.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 496ee3a
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Questions about Podwise
What does Podwise do?
Podcast knowledge workflows powered by Podwise CLI: search podcasts and episodes by keyword, monitor followed shows for new releases, find popular episodes, ask questions and extract insights from…. Podwise is an agent skill from hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli.
When should I use Podwise?
Podwise fits situations like: the user wants to find; extract insights from any podcast; manage their listening library.
How do I install Podwise in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills in hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli) into .claude/skills/podwise in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Podwise in Codex?
Run `npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills in hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli) into .agents/skills/podwise in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Podwise in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli --skill podwise -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/podwise, .gemini/skills/podwise, .github/skills/podwise and .opencode/skills/podwise in your project.
What does Podwise need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Podwise is instructions for the agent only.
Does Podwise access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Podwise safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Podwise use?
Podwise is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Podwise use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Podwise?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Podwise: YouTube Captions Fetcher (ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills, 1k stars), Video Transcribe (wendy7756/AI-Video-Transcriber, 3.3k stars), Summarize (trpc-group/trpc-agent-go, 1.8k stars) and Video (iBigQiang/feedgrab, 613 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Podwise?
hardhackerlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli, which has 410 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on May 31, 2026.
Source: hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.