Agent skill · writing content · mvanhorn
pp-marginalrevolution
Marginal Revolution from your terminal via the public RSS feed. Trigger phrases: `check marginal revolution`, `search marginal revolution`, `latest MR posts`, `marginal revolution links`, `use marginalrevolution`, `run marginalrevolution`.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and usage patterns for interacting with the Marginal Revolution RSS feed that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires marginalrevolution-pp-cli installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Marginal Revolution - Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the marginalrevolution-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first: 1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows: 2. Verify: marginalrevolution-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer): If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. When to Use This CLI Use this CLI when you need current Marginal Revolution posts, categories, authors, comment counts, or cited outbound links without browser automation. When Not to Use This CLI Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis. Command Reference feed — Manage feed marginalrevolution-pp-cli feed — Returns the current public RSS feed. The feed is XML/RSS and does not require authentication. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/marginalrevolution