Agent skill
readwise-chat
Chat with Readwise highlights using GPT-5.1 RAG. Use when the user wants to ask questions about their reading library, get summaries across documents, or have a conversation about their highlights. Triggers on "ask readwise", "chat about my highlights", "what do my notes say about", "summarize my reading on".
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/readwise-chat
SKILL.md
Readwise Chat (RAG over Highlights)
Uses GPT-5.1 to answer questions with RAG over the user's full highlight library via WebSocket streaming.
Prerequisites
Chat requires session cookies (not API token). Check if configured:
grep SESSION_COOKIES ~/.readwise/env
If missing, run:
readwise-custom auth session
This launches Chrome, navigates to readwise.io/chat, and extracts httpOnly session cookies via CDP.
Commands
One-Shot Query
Streams the response to stdout as it arrives:
readwise-custom chat "What are my highlights about fiduciary duty?"
readwise-custom chat "Summarize my notes on proxy advisors"
readwise-custom chat "Compare what I've read about SEC regulation vs FINRA"
With JSON output (includes related highlights):
readwise-custom chat "What do my highlights say about broker-dealer regulation?" --json
Interactive REPL
Multi-turn conversation with context preserved:
readwise-custom chat-interactive
readwise-custom chat-interactive --model 5.1-thinking # reasoning model
Type exit to quit.
Conversation Management
readwise-custom chat-list # List all conversations
readwise-custom chat-get <id> # Get conversation with messages
readwise-custom chat-delete <id> # Delete conversation
readwise-custom chat-rename <id> "Better Title" # Rename conversation
Model Options
| Model ID | Name | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
5.1 |
Fast (default) | Quick answers, simple lookups |
5.1-thinking |
Thinking | Complex synthesis, reasoning |
Chat vs Search
| Feature | readwise-custom chat |
readwise readwise-search-highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | Synthesized answer + highlights | Raw highlight matches |
| Model | GPT-5.1 RAG | Vector similarity |
| Auth | Session cookies | API token |
| Speed | ~3-10s (streaming) | ~2s |
| Highlights returned | Up to 69 | Top-N vector matches |
| Multi-turn | Yes (interactive) | No |
Use chat when: You want a synthesized answer, cross-document analysis, or conversational exploration.
Use search when: You want raw highlight matches, exact quotes, or structured data for further processing.
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