diff --git a/bruno/Gemlog/Get Gemlog By Slug.bru b/bruno/Gemlog/Get Gemlog By Slug.bru
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f02e8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bruno/Gemlog/Get Gemlog By Slug.bru	
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+meta {
+  name: Get Gemlog By Slug
+  type: http
+  seq: 6
+}
+
+get {
+  url: http://eisenhorn:5023/gemlog/_design/capsule/_view/post_by_slug?key="hello-from-gemlog-cli"
+  body: json
+  auth: basic
+}
+
+params:query {
+  key: "hello-from-gemlog-cli"
+}
+
+auth:basic {
+  username: gemlog-cli
+  password: {{pw}}
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+}
diff --git a/gemlog/db.go b/gemlog/db.go
index e3b0efa..bae5533 100644
--- a/gemlog/db.go
+++ b/gemlog/db.go
@@ -123,6 +123,69 @@ func ReadGemlogEntry(config *Config, id string) (GemlogEntry, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func ReadGemlogEntryBySlug(config *Config, slug string) (GemlogEntry, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d/gemlog/_design/capsule/_view/post_by_slug?key=\"%s\"", config.CouchDB.Host, config.CouchDB.Port, slug)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("authorization", genBasicAuthHeader(config.CouchDB.User, config.CouchDB.Password))
+	req.Header.Add("content-type", "application/json")
+
+	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code %d: %s", res.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+
+	// Decode CouchDB view response
+	var viewResponse struct {
+		TotalRows int `json:"total_rows"`
+		Offset    int `json:"offset"`
+		Rows      []struct {
+			ID    string `json:"id"`
+			Key   string `json:"key"`
+			Value struct {
+				ID     string    `json:"_id"`
+				Rev    string    `json:"_rev"`
+				Title  string    `json:"title"`
+				Slug   string    `json:"slug"`
+				Date   time.Time `json:"date"`
+				Gemtxt string    `json:"gemtxt"`
+			} `json:"value"`
+		} `json:"rows"`
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &viewResponse); err != nil {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if we got any results
+	if len(viewResponse.Rows) == 0 {
+		return GemlogEntry{}, fmt.Errorf("no document found with slug: %s", slug)
+	}
+
+	// Extract the first (and should be only) result
+	doc := viewResponse.Rows[0].Value
+
+	return GemlogEntry{
+		Title:  doc.Title,
+		Slug:   doc.Slug,
+		Date:   doc.Date,
+		Gemtxt: doc.Gemtxt,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func DeleteGemlogEntry(config *Config, id string, rev string) error {
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d/gemlog/%s?rev=%s", config.CouchDB.Host, config.CouchDB.Port, id, rev)
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)