New Dev.to Publish Plugin for SuperCLI: Publish Articles from the Command Line

Source: Dev.to

Overview

devto-publish is a SuperCLI plugin that wraps the Dev.to REST API, allowing you to publish articles to Dev.to directly from the command line.

Installation

sc plugins install ./plugins/devto-publish

Usage

sc devto article publish \
  --api-key "your-api-key" \
  --title "My Article Title" \
  --body-markdown "# Content here" \
  --tags "javascript,nodejs"

Options

• --api-key – Your Dev.to API key (obtain it from ).
• --title – Article title.
• --body-markdown – Article body in Markdown format.
• --tags – Up to 4 tags, comma‑separated.

Features

• Draft mode – Save articles as drafts before publishing.
• Tag management – Supports up to 4 tags using a comma‑separated list.
• Agent‑friendly – Includes a comprehensive SKILL.md guide covering 10 common pitfalls for AI agents.
• API key authentication – Secure flag‑based authentication.

The SKILL.md guide covers:

• API key security best practices
• Markdown escaping pitfalls
• Tag format requirements
• Rate‑limiting handling
• Character encoding issues

Example: Publishing a Technical Article

sc devto article publish \
  --api-key "$DEVTO_API_KEY" \
  --title "How to Build a REST API with Node.js" \
  --body-markdown "$(cat article.md)" \
  --tags "javascript,nodejs,api,webdev"

Links

• Plugin repository:
• SuperCLI repository:
• Get your Dev.to API key:

Happy publishing! 🚀