diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index 39aceec..0a59f69 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -2,21 +2,26 @@ import 'dotenv/config'
 import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom'
 import sanitizeHtml from 'sanitize-html'
 
-export function markdownLinkRegex(url) {
+// ========================================================================
+// helper functions
+// ========================================================================
+
+// regex to match service name within an html anchor tag
+// used when linkFormat is 'html' in config.js
+export function htmlServiceLinkRegex(serviceName) {
 	return new RegExp(
-		`(\\[).*?(\\]\\(https:\\/\\/${url.replaceAll('.', '\\.')}\\))`,
+		`(<a[^>]+href=["'][^"']*["'][^>]*>)${serviceName}(<\\/a>)`,
 		'i',
 	)
 }
 
-export function htmlLinkRegex(url) {
-	const escapedUrl = url.replaceAll('.', '\\.')
-	return new RegExp(
-		`(<a[^>]+href=["']https?:\\/\\/${escapedUrl}[^"']*["'][^>]*>).*?(<\\/a>)`,
-		'i',
-	)
+// regex to match service name within a markdown link
+// used when linkFormat is 'markdown' in config.js
+export function markdownServiceLinkRegex(serviceName) {
+	return new RegExp(`(\\[)${serviceName}(\\]\\([^)]*\\))`, 'i')
 }
 
+// escapes special markdown characters so they display literally
 export function markdownCharEscape(text) {
 	return text
 		.replaceAll('`', '\\`')
@@ -35,6 +40,11 @@ export function markdownCharEscape(text) {
 		.replaceAll('!', '\\!')
 }
 
+// ========================================================================
+// generic feed parsers
+// ========================================================================
+
+// rss feed parser - grabs the latest item from any standard rss feed
 export async function getRSSItemTitle(feedUrl) {
 	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
 	const data = await res.text()
@@ -49,6 +59,80 @@ export async function getRSSItemTitle(feedUrl) {
 	return { text: cleanTitle, url: link }
 }
 
+// atom feed parser - grabs the latest entry from any standard atom feed
+export async function getAtomFeed(url) {
+	const res = await fetch(url)
+	const data = await res.text()
+	const dom = new JSDOM(data, { contentType: 'text/xml' })
+	const entry = dom.window.document.querySelector('entry')
+	if (!entry) {
+		throw new Error('No recent items found')
+	}
+	const title = entry.querySelector('title').textContent
+	const link = entry.querySelector('link').getAttribute('href')
+	const cleanTitle = sanitizeHtml(title, {
+		allowedTags: [],
+		allowedAttributes: {},
+	})?.trim()
+	return { text: cleanTitle, url: link }
+}
+
+// json feed parser - grabs the latest item title
+// optionally includes images in markdown format
+export async function getJsonFeedItemTitle(feedUrl, showImage = true) {
+	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
+	const data = await res.json()
+	const post = data.items[0]
+	const { title, image, url } = post
+	const text = !showImage
+		? title
+		: image
+			? `${title} ![${title}](${image})`
+			: title
+	return { text, url }
+}
+
+// ========================================================================
+// music
+// ========================================================================
+
+// listenbrainz json api - grabs your most recent listen
+// returns "track name<br />by artist name"
+export async function getListenBrainzScrobble(config) {
+	const { feedUrl, userId } = config
+
+	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
+	const data = await res.json()
+	if (!data.payload.listens || data.payload.listens.length === 0) {
+		throw new Error('No recent listens found')
+	}
+	const listen = data.payload.listens[0]
+	const { track_name, artist_name } = listen.track_metadata
+	const text = `${track_name}<br />by ${artist_name}`
+	const url = `https://listenbrainz.org/user/${userId}/`
+	return { text, url }
+}
+
+// maloja music scrobbling api - grabs your most recent listen
+// returns "track name<br />by artist name"
+// not configured in services.js by default but kept from upstream
+export async function getMalojaScrobble(malojaUrl) {
+	const res = await fetch(`${malojaUrl}/apis/mlj_1/scrobbles?perpage=1`)
+	const data = await res.json()
+	const scrobble = data.list[0]
+	const {
+		title,
+		album: { artists },
+	} = scrobble.track
+	return `${title}<br />by ${artists.join(', ')}`
+}
+
+// ========================================================================
+// social media
+// ========================================================================
+
+// mastodon rss feed parser - filters out replies (posts starting with @)
+// also replaces urls with 🔗 emoji to keep things tidy
 export async function getMastodonPost(feedUrl) {
 	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
 	const data = await res.text()
@@ -61,7 +145,7 @@ export async function getMastodonPost(feedUrl) {
 	for (const item of items) {
 		const description = item.querySelector('description')?.textContent || ''
 
-		// skip if it's a reply (starts with @ mention)
+		// skip if it is a reply
 		if (description.trim().startsWith('@')) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -74,7 +158,7 @@ export async function getMastodonPost(feedUrl) {
 			allowedAttributes: {},
 		})?.trim()
 
-		// replace URLs with link emoji
+		// replace URLs with a link emoji
 		cleanText = cleanText.replace(/https?:\/\/\S+/g, '🔗').trim()
 
 		return { text: cleanText, url: link }
@@ -93,49 +177,15 @@ export async function getMastodonPost(feedUrl) {
 	return { text: cleanText, url: link }
 }
 
-export async function getJsonFeedItemTitle(feedUrl, showImage = true) {
+// ========================================================================
+// movies & tv
+// ========================================================================
+
+// letterboxd rss parser - can optionally extract poster images from cdata
+// images are embedded in the description field as html
+export async function getLetterboxdActivity(config) {
+	const { feedUrl, showImage = false } = config
 	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
-	const data = await res.json()
-	const post = data.items[0]
-	const { title, image, url } = post
-	const text = !showImage
-		? title
-		: image
-			? `${title} ![${title}](${image})`
-			: title
-	return { text, url }
-}
-
-export async function getJsonFeedItemContent(feedUrl, showImage = true) {
-	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
-	const data = await res.json()
-	const post = data.items[0]
-	const { content_html, image, url } = post
-	const title = sanitizeHtml(content_html, {
-		allowedTags: [],
-		allowedAttributes: {},
-	})?.trim()
-	const text = !showImage
-		? title
-		: image
-			? `${title} ![${title}](${image})`
-			: title
-	return { text, url }
-}
-
-export async function getMalojaScrobble(malojaUrl) {
-	const res = await fetch(`${malojaUrl}/apis/mlj_1/scrobbles?perpage=1`)
-	const data = await res.json()
-	const scrobble = data.list[0]
-	const {
-		title,
-		album: { artists },
-	} = scrobble.track
-	return `${title}<br />by ${artists.join(', ')}`
-}
-
-export async function getLetterboxdActivity(username, showImage = true) {
-	const res = await fetch(`https://letterboxd.com/${username}/rss/`)
 	const data = await res.text()
 	const dom = new JSDOM(data, { contentType: 'text/xml' })
 	const item = dom.window.document.querySelector('item')
@@ -154,9 +204,12 @@ export async function getLetterboxdActivity(username, showImage = true) {
 	return { text, url: link }
 }
 
-export async function getTraktEpisode(username, id, showImage = true) {
+// trakt episode history - requires TRAKT_SLURM variable (see readme for info)
+// can optionally include trakt widget thumbnail image
+export async function getTraktEpisode(config) {
+	const { userId, traktId, showImage = false } = config
 	const res = await fetch(
-		`https://trakt.tv/users/${username}/history/episodes/added/asc.atom?slurm=${process.env.TRAKT_SLURM}`,
+		`https://trakt.tv/users/${userId}/history/episodes/added/asc.atom?slurm=${process.env.TRAKT_SLURM}`,
 	)
 	const data = await res.text()
 	const dom = new JSDOM(data)
@@ -165,13 +218,16 @@ export async function getTraktEpisode(username, id, showImage = true) {
 	const link = entry.querySelector('link').getAttribute('href')
 	const text = !showImage
 		? title
-		: `${title} ![${title}](https://widgets.trakt.tv/users/${id}/watched/thumb@2x.jpg?type=episode&image_only=1)`
+		: `${title} ![${title}](https://widgets.trakt.tv/users/${traktId}/watched/thumb@2x.jpg?type=episode&image_only=1)`
 	return { text, url: link }
 }
 
-export async function getTraktMovie(username, id, showImage = true) {
+// trakt movie history - requires TRAKT_SLURM variable (see readme for info)
+// can optionally include trakt widget thumbnail image
+export async function getTraktMovie(config) {
+	const { userId, traktId, showImage = false } = config
 	const res = await fetch(
-		`https://trakt.tv/users/${username}/history/movies/added/asc.atom?slurm=${process.env.TRAKT_SLURM}`,
+		`https://trakt.tv/users/${userId}/history/movies/added/asc.atom?slurm=${process.env.TRAKT_SLURM}`,
 	)
 	const data = await res.text()
 	const dom = new JSDOM(data)
@@ -180,24 +236,109 @@ export async function getTraktMovie(username, id, showImage = true) {
 	const link = entry.querySelector('link').getAttribute('href')
 	const text = !showImage
 		? title
-		: `${title} ![${title}](https://widgets.trakt.tv/users/${id}/watched/thumb@2x.jpg?type=movie&image_only=1)`
+		: `${title} ![${title}](https://widgets.trakt.tv/users/${traktId}/watched/thumb@2x.jpg?type=movie&image_only=1)`
 	return { text, url: link }
 }
 
-export async function getTraktEpisodeAndMovie(username, id, showImage = true) {
-	const episode = await getTraktEpisode(username, id, showImage)
-	const movie = await getTraktMovie(username, id, showImage)
+// ========================================================================
+// books
+// ========================================================================
+
+// hardcover graphql api - grabs your currently reading book
+export async function getHardcoverActivity(config) {
+	const { userId, feedUrl } = config
+	const query = `
+		query {
+			user(username: "${userId}") {
+				currently_reading_books(limit: 1) {
+					title
+					id
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	`
+
+	const res = await fetch(feedUrl, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
+	})
+
+	const data = await res.json()
+	if (
+		!data.data?.user?.currently_reading_books ||
+		data.data.user.currently_reading_books.length === 0
+	) {
+		throw new Error('Nothing!')
+	}
+
+	const book = data.data.user.currently_reading_books[0]
 	return {
-		text: `${episode.text} <br>and<br> ${movie.text}`,
-		url: `https://trakt.tv/users/${username}`,
+		text: book.title,
+		url: `https://hardcover.app/books/${book.id}`,
 	}
 }
 
-export async function getReadingBooklogr(booklogrUrl, booklogrUser) {
-	const res = await fetch(`${booklogrUrl}/v1/profiles/${booklogrUser}`)
-	const data = await res.json()
-	const books = data.books.filter(
-		({ reading_status }) => reading_status === 'Currently reading',
+// ========================================================================
+// gaming
+// ========================================================================
+
+// steam web api - grabs your most recently played game
+// requires STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY see readme for more info
+// needs your steam id 64 (not username) - convert at steamid.io
+export async function getSteamRecentlyPlayed(config) {
+	const { steamId } = config
+	const apiKey = process.env.STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY
+	if (!apiKey) {
+		throw new Error('STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY environment variable not set')
+	}
+
+	const res = await fetch(
+		`https://api.steampowered.com/IPlayerService/GetRecentlyPlayedGames/v1/?key=${process.env.STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY}&steamid=${steamId}&format=json`,
 	)
-	return books.map(({ title }) => title).join(',<br />')
+	const data = await res.json()
+
+	if (!data.response.games || data.response.games.length === 0) {
+		throw new Error('No recent games found')
+	}
+
+	const game = data.response.games[0]
+	const { name, appid } = game
+
+	return {
+		text: name,
+		url: `https://store.steampowered.com/app/${appid}`,
+	}
+}
+
+// ========================================================================
+// code & development
+// ========================================================================
+
+// source.tube (forgejo) rss parser - strips username from the beginning
+// turns "dylan pushed an update to..." into "pushed an update to..."
+export async function getSourceTubeActivity(config) {
+	const { feedUrl, userId } = config
+
+	const res = await fetch(feedUrl)
+	const data = await res.text()
+	const dom = new JSDOM(data, { contentType: 'text/xml' })
+	const item = dom.window.document.querySelector('item')
+	if (!item) {
+		throw new Error('No recent activity found')
+	}
+	const title = item.querySelector('title').textContent
+	const link = item.querySelector('link').textContent.trim()
+	let cleanTitle = sanitizeHtml(title, {
+		allowedTags: [],
+		allowedAttributes: {},
+	})?.trim()
+
+	// remove username prefix (e.g., "dylan pushed..." -> "pushed...")
+	if (userId) {
+		const usernamePattern = new RegExp(`^${userId}\\s+`, 'i')
+		cleanTitle = cleanTitle.replace(usernamePattern, '')
+	}
+
+	return { text: cleanTitle, url: link }
 }