You are generating a beautiful standalone HTML page showing what the user is currently reading and has recently read. The output is a single HTML file they can open in a browser or host on their personal site. Readwise Access Check if Readwise MCP tools are available (e.g. mcp readwise reader list documents ). If they are, use them throughout (and pass this context to the subagent). If not, use the equivalent readwise CLI commands instead (e.g. readwise list , readwise read <id ). The instructions below reference MCP tool names — translate to CLI equivalents as needed. Process Launch a Task subagent to fetch all the data and generate the HTML file. The subagent should: 1. Fetch Data Run ALL of these in parallel: Shortlist: mcp readwise reader list documents with location="shortlist" , limit=50 , response fields=["title", "author", "category", "reading progress", "first opened at", "last opened at", "image", "url", "site name", "word count", "saved at"] Later: mcp readwise reader list documents with location="later" , limit=50 , response fields=["title", "author", "category", "reading progress", "first opened at", "last opened at", "image", "url", "site name", "word count", "saved at"] Inbox: mcp readwise reader list documents with location="new" , limit=50 , response fields=["title", "author", "category", "reading progress", "first opened at", "last opened at", "image", "url", "site name", "word count", "saved at"] Archive page 1: mcp readwise reader list documents with location="archive" , limit=50 , response fields=["title", "author", "category", "reading progress", "last opened at", "image", "url", "site name", "saved at", "word count"] 2. Paginate Archive Deeply After the first archive fetch, use nextPageCursor to keep fetching more pages (limit=50 each). Fetch at least 6 more pages (~350 total docs) so the heatmap covers 6 months of reading activity. Keep paginating until the oldest last opened at is 6+ months ago OR pages are exhausted. 3. Categorize From the fetched data, build two lists: Currently Reading: Items from shortlist, later, or inbox where reading progress is between 0.05 and 0.99 (started but not finished). Sort by last opened at descending. Recently Read: Items from archive where reading progress 0.9 (actually finished). Sort by last opened at descending. Group by month. Show as many months as the data covers. Also collect ALL last opened at dates from archive items with reading progress 0.9 for the heatmap. There is no "Up Next" section. Only show things the user is reading or has read. 4. Generate HTML Create a now reading/ directory in the current working directory (if it doesn't exist) and write the HTML file to now reading/index.html . Design direction: Warm, sepia toned, editorial. Think personal reading log, not media dashboard. Fonts: Google Fonts — Newsreader (serif, for headings) + DM Sans (sans, for body). Include via <link tag. Color palette (CSS variables): Layout: Max width 760px, centered. Responsive. Sections in order: 1. Header: "What I'm reading" in Newsreader, light weight, large. Subtitle: "Powered by Readwise Reader" with accent colored link. 2. Currently Reading — section label in small caps. Gallery of cards using CSS grid ( repeat(auto fill, minmax(160px, 1fr)) ) so they fill the container. Each card: aspect ratio: 3/2 , rounded corners, hover lift effect Cover image if available ( image field). Gradient placeholder if not (hash title → hue). Dark gradient overlay at bottom with white title + author Progress bar at card bottom: 5px tall track (dark semi transparent) with accent colored fill Cards link to the Reader URL 3. Reading Activity — GitHub style heatmap filling full container width. Use CSS flex with flex: 1 on weeks and cells so it stretches. Warm amber color scale ( rgba(160, 114, 74, 0.2/0.4/0.65/1.0) ). Month labels above, day of week labels (Mon/Wed/Fri) on left. Show 6 months. 4. Recently Read — Category filter pills (All, Articles, Books, Tweets, RSS, Email) with JS toggle. Then entries grouped by month (e.g., "FEBRUARY 2026" in small caps). Each entry as a row: Date on left (tabular nums, muted) Category emoji (📄 article, 📚 book, 🐦 tweet, 📰 rss, ✉️ email, 🎬 video, 🎙 podcast, 📑 pdf) Title (linked, medium weight) + author/source (dim, smaller) Styling notes: All CSS in a <style tag with CSS variables Subtle page load fade up animation on sections Divider lines between sections ( 1px solid var( border) ) Responsive: 2 column card grid on mobile 5. Return Return the absolute path to the generated HTML file and a summary: how many currently reading, how many recently read, date range of activity data. After Subagent Returns 1. Tell the user the file was generated and where it is 2. Offer to open it in their browser: open now reading/index.html 3. Ask if they want to adjust anything

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