According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Simple news feed reader (RSS) has 4,268 downloads and 2 stars — ranked #2,317 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #217 of 442 in Knowledge.

Installs

127

Downloads

4.3K

Stars

Overall Rank

#2,317

Top 46% overall · Top 50% in Knowledge

Platform	Installs	Downloads	Stars	Comments
ClawHub ↗	127	3.9K	-	-
SkillHub ↗	125	4.3K	2	—

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What this skill does

This skill uses RSS to fetch headlines and summaries from sources including BBC, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, and DW. Results can be limited by source or topic. It requires no API key and uses Python’s standard library and HTTP requests.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

Fetch the latest headlines from configured feeds
Limit results to one news source
Filter news by topic or keyword

When to use it

You need a quick view of news from major RSS feeds
You want to focus on one source or topic
You need a list of headlines and summaries

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Fetch the latest headlines and summaries for the topic I specify from the selected RSS feeds, and label the source of each item.

Monthly Trend

Downloads4.3K

Stars2

The counting method changed in 2026-09: skills with the same name are now counted separately by author, and the full catalog is covered. Dashed lines show months before the change; they are not compared with later months, and no growth is computed across the change. Other skills share this name; figures from before the change are attributed to this one, which currently has the most downloads.

Month	Downloads	MoM	Stars
2026-09	4.3K	—	2
2026-08	3.8K	+4.4%	2
2026-07	3.6K	—	2
2026-05	3.2K	—	-
2026-03	2.5K	—	-

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---
name: news-feeds
description: Fetch latest news headlines from major RSS feeds (BBC, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, DW). No API keys required.
metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["python3"]}}}
---

# News Feeds Skill

Fetch current news headlines and summaries from major international RSS feeds. Zero API keys, zero dependencies — uses only Python stdlib and HTTP.

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## Available Commands

### Command: news
**What it does:** Fetch latest headlines from all configured feeds (or a specific source).
**How to execute:**
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py
```

### Command: news from a specific source
**What it does:** Fetch headlines from one source only.
**How to execute:**
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source bbc
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source reuters
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source ap
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source guardian
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source aljazeera
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source npr
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source dw
```

### Command: news by topic
**What it does:** Fetch headlines filtered to a specific topic/keyword.
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --topic "climate"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --source bbc --topic "ukraine"
```

### Command: news with more items
**What it does:** Control how many items per feed (default 8).
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --limit 20
```

### Command: list sources
**What it does:** Show all available feed sources and their categories.
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/news.py --list-sources
```

## Available Sources

| Source       | Categories                                      |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|
| bbc         | top, world, business, tech, science, health     |
| reuters      | top, world, business, tech, science, health     |
| ap          | top                                             |
| guardian    | top, world, business, tech, science             |
| aljazeera   | top                                             |
| npr         | top                                             |
| dw          | top                                             |

## When to Use

- User asks for latest news, current events, headlines
- User wants a news briefing or daily digest
- User asks "what's happening in the world"
- User asks about news on a specific topic
- User asks for a morning briefing

## Output Format

Returns markdown with headlines, short descriptions, publication times, and links. Grouped by source.