{"repo":"lostfictions/wikihow","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/lostfictions/wikihow","clone":"git clone https://github.com/lostfictions/wikihow.git","description":"how to do anything (a bot)","language":"TypeScript","stars":19,"topics":["botally","bot","mastodon","twitter-bot","nodejs","typescript"],"license":"AGPL-3.0","category":"workflow-automation","readme_excerpt":"wikihow bot your source for top hints on how to accomplish anything. a bot that posts to mastodon and bsky. https://mastodon.social/@wikihow https://bsky.app/profile/wikihowtips.bsky.social https://twitter.com/wikihow tips no longer operational due to twitter's api changes in 2023 [!TIP] see also the alternate versions that post the \"proper\" captions: https://mastodon.social/@wikihow real https://bsky.app/profile/wikireal.bsky.social this is a bot that generates images and posts them to mastodon and twitter and bsky. it's written in typescript and runs on node.js. you can run it on your computer and even remix it into something new! you'll need node and git installed. if you install node manually, you should match the node version listed in the .node-version file — but instead of installing node directly i recommend using fnm, which can automatically handle installing and switching node versions by detecting .node-version files. once you're set, run: running pnpm dev will generate an image and save it to a file on your computer. when posting to the internet, this bot runs using github actions' scheduled events. check out the workflow file for more details. if you clone the repository you can run your own remixed version that posts to mastodon using github actions too! no need to edit the workflow file — you'll just need to set some environment variables in the github repository settings: - MASTODON TOKEN : a Mastodon user API token - MASTODON TOKEN ORIG : a Mastodon user API ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/lostfictions","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/lostfictions/wikihow/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}