skill-zhihu-publisher · Zhihu Publishing
Publish articles to Zhihu columns (also works for answer drafts).
Built on a general Playwright-based publishing framework with persistent login state, targeting the Zhihu column editor. First use needs QR login; always plan before publishing, and visually verify the editor and publish dialog with --headed on first run. Zhihu rewards depth: structured, evidence-backed body copy and restrained, non-clickbait titles.
Example invocation: "Publish this article to my Zhihu column."
Full brief
Positioning
skill-zhihu-publisher is the execution tool for publishing to Zhihu columns: it posts finished articles to Zhihu. It publishes — it doesn't write.
Core capabilities
- Zhihu column publishing: general browser-publishing framework (Playwright + persistent login), targeting the column editor.
- QR login: first-time Zhihu login; state persists for reuse.
- Pre-publish dry-run (plan): confirms title and body.
- Profile awareness: with an account Profile, voice follows
style.md; topic tags follow the vertical. - Selector maintenance: Zhihu's body is a Draft.js editor; built-in selectors are best-effort — always
plan+--headedverify on first run, update config when they break.
Workflow
checkenvironment (playwright + chromium);loginvia QR on first useplandry-run of title and bodypublish --exec(first run--headedfor visual confirmation)- Complex layouts: fine-tune manually after logging in
Inputs & outputs
| Input | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Yes | Restrained, no clickbait |
| Body | Yes | Structured, evidence-backed rich text |
Output: publish result.
Boundaries with adjacent skills
| Skill | Lane |
|---|---|
| skill-zhihu-publisher (this) | Publish to Zhihu columns |
| skill-douyin-upload | Publish to Douyin |
| skill-xhs-publisher | Publish to Xiaohongshu |
| content-research-writer | Long-form writing (the drafting step) |
Fit
- Publishing in-depth long-form to Zhihu columns
- Publishing Zhihu answer drafts
- Draft first with content-research-writer / social-content, then publish
Before you start
- Needs
pip install playwright+playwright install chromium; first-time QR login to Zhihu. - Zhihu rewards depth: structured, evidence-backed bodies; draft long pieces with video-to-article / social-content first.
skill-zhihu-publisher is part of the Aiglade Skill library. Invoke it from the Aiglade chat box in plain language.