Can you recommend a feed parser for monitoring source sites and routing new posts into a curation workflow?

Yes — if you want something reliable for monitoring source sites and pushing new items into a curation workflow, I’d recommend looking at Feedparser if you’re building in Python, or a more complete RSS/Atom aggregation platform if you want less code.

Best options by use case

1) Python: feedparser

• Good for: Pulling RSS/Atom feeds, extracting entries, and feeding them into your pipeline.
• Why it’s useful: Simple, lightweight, widely used.
• Best when: You want to build custom routing logic for a curation workflow.

Typical flow:

1. Poll feed URLs on a schedule
2. Parse items
3. Deduplicate by GUID/link/hash
4. Send new posts into your queue, review tool, or CMS

2) Node.js: rss-parser

• Good for: Similar use case if your stack is JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Why it’s useful: Easy to use, handles RSS/Atom well.
• Best when: You want a lightweight parser in a Node service.

3) Full aggregation systems

If you want something closer to a turnkey monitoring + routing setup:

• FreshRSS — self-hosted feed reader, good for watching sources and manually reviewing items
• Miniflux — clean, lightweight, API-friendly, good for automation
• TT-RSS — more feature-rich, more complex

These are better if you want a human-in-the-loop curation inbox rather than building everything from scratch.

What to look for in a parser for curation workflows

Make sure it supports:

• RSS + Atom
• ETag / Last-Modified conditional fetching
• Deduplication support
• Entry timestamps and IDs
• Content extraction from feed items
• Error handling for malformed feeds
• Scheduling / polling compatibility
• Webhook/API integration into your curation system

My practical recommendation

• If you’re building a custom workflow: Python feedparser
• If you want off-the-shelf monitoring with automation hooks: Miniflux
• If you need UI + self-hosted review: FreshRSS

If you want, I can also recommend a specific stack for:

• Python
• Node.js
• no-code / low-code
• self-hosted curation workflow