OpenWeather CLI

Use this skill when the user wants to run, troubleshoot, or extend the owget CLI for geocoding, current weather, and 5-day forecasts with OpenWeatherMap.

OpenWeather CLI Skill

Instruction-only skill document for using and troubleshooting owget (OpenWeather CLI).

Skill Purpose and Trigger Scenarios

• The user wants current weather, forecast, or geocoding (geo) results.
• The user asks how to run owget commands or use parameters.
• The user reports API key issues, HTTP errors, or city lookup failures.

Install from GitHub

• GitHub: https://github.com/ParinLL/OpenWeatherMap-script

Recommended install:

git clone https://github.com/ParinLL/OpenWeatherMap-script.git
cd OpenWeatherMap-script
go install .

This installs owget into your Go bin directory (for example, $GOPATH/bin or $HOME/go/bin).

Required Environment Variables / Permissions

Required environment variable:

export OPENWEATHER_API_KEY="your-api-key"

• Requires the go toolchain for build/install.
• System-wide installation into protected directories (for example, /usr/local/bin) requires admin privileges and prior source review.
• Never expose full API keys in outputs; debug request logs should redact credential query params (for example, appid).

How to Use the Binary

After installation, make sure owget is available in your shell:

owget --help

If your shell cannot find it, add your Go bin path to PATH:

export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"

Core command patterns:

• Current weather by coordinates:
  • owget weather <lat> <lon>
  • Example: owget weather 25.0330 121.5654
• Current weather by city:
  • owget city "<City,Country>"
  • Example: owget city "Taipei,TW"
• 5-day forecast:
  • owget forecast <lat> <lon>
  • Example: owget forecast 25.0330 121.5654
• 5-day forecast by city:
  • owget city "<City,Country>" forecast
  • Example: owget city "Taipei,TW" forecast
• Geocoding lookup:
  • owget geo "<query>"
  • Example: owget geo "New York,US"

Useful flags:

• --detail: show extended fields (for example pressure, wind, sunrise/sunset, visibility).
• --debug: print HTTP debug information for troubleshooting. Sensitive query parameters are redacted.

Common usage flow:

1. Export OPENWEATHER_API_KEY.
2. Run owget geo "<City,Country>" if you need to verify location naming.
3. Use owget weather ... or owget forecast ... for actual weather data.
4. Add --detail for richer output, and --debug only when troubleshooting.

Common Troubleshooting

• error: OPENWEATHER_API_KEY env is required
  • The env var is not set. Run export OPENWEATHER_API_KEY="..." first.
• API returns 401
  • API key is invalid, expired, or mistyped. Re-check your OpenWeatherMap key.
• API returns 404 or city not found
  • Use City,Country format (for example, Taipei,TW) and verify with owget geo "<query>" first.
• Concern about credential leakage while using debug mode
  • Debug request URLs are redacted for sensitive params, but avoid long-running debug in shared/logged environments.