MQL5 Article Extractor

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

Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

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/code/<mt5-project> (adjust path for your environment)

Always execute commands from this directory:

cd "$HOME/code/mt5-local"

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:

1. Article URL OR User ID
2. Quantity limit (for testing)
3. 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

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, check before closing:

1. Did the command succeed? — If not, fix the instruction or error table that caused the failure.
2. Did parameters or output change? — If the underlying tool's interface drifted, update Usage examples and Parameters table to match.
3. Was a workaround needed? — If you had to improvise (different flags, extra steps), update this SKILL.md so the next invocation doesn't need the same workaround.

Only update if the issue is real and reproducible — not speculative.