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Publish Markdown to a shareable URL from your terminal

Publish Markdown to a shareable URL from your terminal

by mcone·Feb 12, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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The Take

One command to publish or update a readable noindex URL is a real time-saver for people who hate leaving the terminal. The CLI's .jotbird tracking file, stdin support, MDX/math rendering and a minimal three-endpoint API make it useful in CI and LLM pipelines, but it doesn't radically differentiate from gists/HackMD/GitHub Pages — missing features like custom domains or team access controls will limit broader adoption.

Target Audience

Developers, educators, researchers, and other terminal-first users who need to share readable docs with non-technical recipients

Post Description

Hey, all! I built JotBird because I kept running into the same problem: I'd write something in Markdown and need to share it with someone who doesn't live in a terminal. Gists look like code. Pastebins look like pastebins. A blog is overkill for meeting notes.

The JotBird CLI turns a Markdown file into a URL with one command: jotbird publish notes.md. Run it again and the same URL updates in place. The output is a properly rendered document with typography, code blocks, and math support.

The CLI is open source and sits on a three-endpoint API (publish, list, delete). Free accounts get 90-day links, Pro ($29/year) makes them permanent.

Happy to answer any questions!

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