aa-book
'Anna''s Archive acquisition helper. Search books, download through fast partner pages with browser auth, convert epub/mobi to PDF when needed, and transfer to NAS. Use when: (1) user asks to find/download a book, (2) user asks for Anna''s Archive search, (3) user needs a book file staged for downstream ingest. Triggers: "find book", "download book", "search anna", "aa-book".'
Install
npx skillscat add joelhooks/aa-download/aa-book Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
aa-book: Anna's Archive → NAS Acquisition
Workflow: search → authenticated download → optional convert → NAS transfer.
Quick Reference
# Search
aa-book search "designing data intensive applications"
aa-book search "clean architecture" pdf # PDFs only
# Download
aa-book download <md5>
aa-book download <md5> /Users/joel/clawd/data/pdf-brain/incoming
# Check status & quota
aa-book status
aa-book loginCommands
search
aa-book search "query terms" [format]- Shows MD5 + format + size + title
- Optional format filter:
pdf,epub,mobi
download
aa-book download <md5> [output_dir]Steps:
- Ensure browser login/session
- Resolve partner download URL
- Download file (retry)
- Convert epub/mobi to PDF if possible
- Copy to NAS (
/volume1/home/joel/books/YYYY/)
status
aa-book statusShows current progress + daily count.
Daily Limits
- 25 fast downloads per day (tracked automatically)
- Check quota with
aa-book status - Resets at midnight
Progress Monitoring
Monitor:
tail -f /tmp/aa-book-progress.log
aa-book statusCategories
Install
npx skillscat add joelhooks/aa-download/aa-book Install via the SkillsCat registry.