medium-paywall-bypass
Installation
SKILL.md
Medium Paywall Bypass
Overview
Fetch paywalled Medium articles using free mirror services. Try services in order until one works.
Service Priority
| Service | URL Pattern | WebFetch | curl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedium | https://freedium.cfd/{encoded_url} |
Yes | Yes | Best option, returns content directly |
| Archive.today | https://archive.today/latest/{raw_url} |
No | Maybe | Often requires captcha |
| RemovePaywalls | https://removepaywalls.com/{raw_url} |
No | No | Redirect page only, needs browser |
| ReadMedium | https://readmedium.com/en/{encoded_url} |
No | No | Returns 403 programmatically |
{encoded_url}= URL-encoded (slashes become %2F, @ becomes %40, etc.){raw_url}= Original URL as-is
For Claude Code: Use Freedium via WebFetch. Other services require browser interaction.