What specific event details are extracted?

The skill extracts the event title, venue name and address, date, start time, description, price, and ticket URLs from the page content.

What happens if a URL is not found in the database?

If the URL doesn't exist in the 'scraped_pages' table, the skill treats it as a new source and scrapes it from scratch to create new event records.

How does the skill handle different URL formats?

It normalizes all URLs by stripping tracking parameters and trailing slashes before performing a database lookup to ensure consistency.

Does this skill delete events that are no longer on the page?

No. When updating a page with multiple events, new events are added and existing ones are updated, but events no longer on the page are preserved as they may represent historical data.

Can I update multiple URLs at once?

Yes, you can provide multiple URLs in a single request, and the skill will process, scrape, and update each one sequentially.

Newsletter Event Updater

Name: Newsletter Event Updater
Author: aniketpanjwani

byaniketpanjwani

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Refreshes specific event pages to synchronize and update event details within a local media database.

About

This skill provides a specialized workflow for maintaining accurate event information by re-scraping specific URLs. It automatically handles URL normalization to prevent duplicates, utilizes Firecrawl for robust web scraping, and leverages Claude's analytical capabilities to extract structured event data from markdown content. It is particularly useful for local media curators and newsletter publishers who need to verify changed event details, refresh weekly schedules, or fix incorrectly scraped data while ensuring all updates are persisted to a local SQLite database.

Key Features

Persistent SQLite database synchronization
Automatic URL normalization and deduplication
Multi-event page processing for schedules
Structured event extraction via Claude analysis
39 GitHub stars
Firecrawl-powered web scraping for high-quality data

Use Cases

Refreshing a recurring weekly venue calendar
Updating a concert or festival detail after a schedule change
Correcting data for events that were previously scraped incorrectly

About

Key Features

Persistent SQLite database synchronization
Automatic URL normalization and deduplication
Multi-event page processing for schedules
Structured event extraction via Claude analysis
39 GitHub stars
Firecrawl-powered web scraping for high-quality data

Use Cases

Refreshing a recurring weekly venue calendar
Updating a concert or festival detail after a schedule change
Correcting data for events that were previously scraped incorrectly