transcrab

name: transcrab description: "Turn URL + 'crab' into a translated article using the local transcrab-private repo scripts." metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🦀", "notes": [ "This is a starter skill template shipped with the TransCrab repo.", "You MUST ask the user for consent before adopting/activating this behavior." ] }

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TransCrab Skill (Starter Template)

This skill is meant for OpenClaw assistants to reliably remember how to run TransCrab.

Consent (required)

Before you run anything on the user’s machine or persist new long-term behavior:

• Explain what will happen (network fetch + writing files + committing/pushing)
• Ask the user to confirm the repo path and whether it’s okay

Behavior contract

Trigger rules:

• Do not run on URL alone.
• Run only when the user sends a URL and then sends the keyword: crab.

Working directory (default):

• ~/Projects/transcrab-private

Command:

cd ~/Projects/transcrab-private
./scripts/run-crab.sh "<url>"

Pre-flight checks (do these before running)

1. Does the repo exist?
2. Is ./scripts/run-crab.sh present and executable?
3. Is OpenClaw gateway running?

If any check fails, ask the user what to do.

Pipeline (must complete end-to-end)

./scripts/run-crab.sh only fetches + writes source + writes a translation prompt. You must finish the job: translate → apply → commit/push → verify deploy.

1. Generate files + capture JSON output (need slug + promptPath + translationProfile):

cd ~/Projects/transcrab-private
./scripts/run-crab.sh "<url>" --lang zh --mode auto

2. Read promptPath, translate it yourself (do not ask the user), and save to a temp file.

   • promptPath is canonical translate.prompt.txt.
   • translate.<lang>.prompt.txt may exist as deprecated compatibility copy.
   • Format: first line is # <translated title>, blank line, then body.
   • Do not wrap in code fences.

3. Execute apply in two stages (refined publish flow):

# draft stage: writes 03-draft.md (+ 04-critique.md)
node scripts/apply-translation.mjs <slug> --lang zh --in /path/to/translated.zh.md --stage draft

# final stage: writes zh.md (+ 05-revision.md)
node scripts/apply-translation.mjs <slug> --lang zh --in /path/to/translated.zh.final.md --stage final

4. Commit + push to the private repo:

git add content/articles/<slug>/
git commit -m "Add article: <slug>"
git push origin HEAD

5. Verify deployment before replying:

curl -I -L https://transcrab.onev.cat/a/<yyyy>/<mm>/<slug>/

Only reply with the final page URL after it returns 200.

Auto profile behavior (current default)

When running with --mode auto:

• Publish pipeline is fixed to refined (quality-first, no quick publish path)
• Topic is auto-detected and style is selected accordingly:
  • technology → technical
  • business → business
  • life → conversational

Output

• Private repo has the new article including zh.md (and is pushed)
• Refined artifacts are preserved (01-analysis.md, 03-draft.md, 04-critique.md, 05-revision.md)
• Deployed page URL is reachable (HTTP 200)
• Reply with the deployed page URL
  • Canonical path: /a/<yyyy>/<mm>/<slug>/ (yyyy/mm derived from date in zh.md, UTC)

Customization points

• Default target language
• Slug rules
• Whether to store raw source