An RSS feed skeleton

The minimum a reader needs. Dates must be RFC 822, which is the part most generators get wrong.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Example Notes</title>
    <link>https://example.com/</link>
    <description>Occasional writing.</description>
    <item>
      <title>A first post</title>
      <link>https://example.com/first-post</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/first-post</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>

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