MQL5 Article Extractor

Extract technical trading articles from mql5.com for training data collection. Scope limited to mql5.com domain only.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Extracting articles from mql5.com for reference or training data

• Downloading MQL5 documentation and tutorials

• Collecting trading articles from specific MQL5 users

• Building a corpus of MQL5 programming examples

Scope Boundaries

VALID requests:

• "Extract this mql5.com article: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/19625"

• "Get all articles from MQL5 user 29210372"

• "Download trading articles from mql5.com"

• "Extract 5 MQL5 articles for testing"

OUT OF SCOPE:

• "Extract from yahoo.com" - NOT SUPPORTED (mql5.com only)

• "Scrape news from reuters" - NOT SUPPORTED (mql5.com only)

• "Get stock data from Bloomberg" - NOT SUPPORTED (mql5.com only)

If user requests non-mql5.com extraction, respond: "This skill extracts articles from mql5.com ONLY. For other sites, use different tools."

Repository Location

Working directory: $HOME/eon/mql5 (adjust path for your environment)

Always execute commands from this directory:

cd "$HOME/eon/mql5"

Valid Input Types

1. Article URL (Most Specific)

Format: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/[ID]

Example: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/19625

Action: Extract single article

2. User ID (Numeric or Username)

Format: Numeric (e.g., 29210372 ) or username (e.g., jslopes ) Source: From mql5.com profile URL Action: Auto-discover and extract all user's articles

3. URL List File

Format: Text file with one URL per line Action: Batch process multiple articles

4. Vague Request

If user says "extract mql5 articles" without specifics, prompt for:

• Article URL OR User ID

• Quantity limit (for testing)

• Output location preference

Reference Documentation

For detailed information, see:

• Extraction Modes - Single, batch, auto-discovery, official docs modes

• Data Sources - User collections and official documentation

• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions

• Examples - Usage examples and patterns

Troubleshooting

Issue Cause Solution

Non-mql5.com URL Skill only supports mql5.com Use other tools for non-mql5.com sites

Article not found Invalid article ID or removed Verify URL exists by visiting in browser

User ID not recognized Wrong user ID format Use numeric ID from profile URL or exact username

Empty extraction Rate limiting or site change Wait and retry, check for site structure changes

Permission denied Working directory mismatch Run from $HOME/eon/mql5 directory

Batch too large Too many articles requested Limit batch size, use URL list file

Missing dependencies Required tools not installed Install curl, jq for extraction

Output encoding issues Unicode in article content Ensure UTF-8 output handling