WeChat Account Archive

Save a 公众号’s articles as local Markdown with their images, so they still read offline or after deletion.

v0.1.1

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Example draft

Saving three 丁香医生 articles

The three newest articles from the WeChat account 丁香医生 (DXY Doctor), saved as Markdown with their images.

The answer

All three were saved with every image: 86 image references, all pointing to local files, 53 MB in total, none failed.

What came back

An article on exercise and depression (3,488 characters, 18 images), one on the dirtiest spot in a gym (4,098 characters, 19 images) and one on rich face creams (6,680 characters, 49 image references).

What we learned

Looking the account up by its id failed, so the Skill finds articles through search. One search page reached back about three days for an account that posts several times a day.

From a real run on 2026-11-05. The articles belong to their authors and are not shown.

What you get

  • Markdown per article with title, author, date and source link
  • Images downloaded from WeChat’s hosts, including stickers
  • An index table with characters and image counts

Good fit

  • Building a reading archive or research corpus
  • Backing up your own account’s articles

Not for

  • Republishing other people’s articles
  • Paid, members-only or deleted articles

How to use

An Agent that can read the complete Skill folder. Live research also needs a SandBase connection; supplied material can be used without a lookup. The converter needs Node.js 18+.

Download and unpack the complete Skill folder, keep its references, and use it with a local Agent that supports Skills.

Download Skill v0.1.1

Ask your Agent

Use wechat-account-archive to save the latest articles from the 公众号 丁香医生 as Markdown with images, and give me the index.

  1. List the articles

    Search the account’s recent articles through SandBase and confirm the list.

  2. Fetch each article

    Save each article’s full HTML response.

  3. Convert and check

    Run the bundled converter, then open a few articles and images to check them.

FAQ

How do I use this Skill?

Download and unpack the whole Skill folder, including references, into your Agent’s supported Skill directory. You can also ask the Agent to read its SKILL.md and follow the instructions. Run it locally with your own material.

Why download the images?

WeChat images can stop loading outside WeChat or after an article is removed; local copies keep the archive readable.