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Simple RSS news feed

Data Analysisv1.0.1
By lknikUpdated 2026-05-112 versions · latest released 2026-02-06news-feeds@clawhub_lknik/news-feeds
Data InsightsWeb Scraping#News#RSS

According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Simple RSS news feed has 3,414 downloads and 1 stars — ranked #3,277 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #245 of 399 in Data Analysis.

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Top 65% overall · Top 62% in Data Analysis
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What this skill does

It can filter news by source or topic and return Markdown grouped by source with headlines, short descriptions, publication times, and links. It makes outbound requests to external RSS providers; confirm access to the configured domains is acceptable and review returned links before relying on them.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

  • Fetch headlines from a selected news source
  • Filter current news by a keyword or topic
  • Prepare a news briefing

When to use it

  • When current headlines are needed from the configured international RSS feeds and external domain access is acceptable

Example prompts

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

Organize current headlines and summaries by source and include the returned links.
Filter the feeds for climate-related coverage and identify each source.

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SKILL.md (original)

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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). 
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 scripts/news.py
```

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

### Command: news by topic
**What it does:** Fetch headlines filtered to a specific topic/keyword.
```bash
python3 scripts/news.py --topic "climate"
python3 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 scripts/news.py --limit 20
```

### Command: list sources
**What it does:** Show all available feed sources and their categories.
```bash
python3 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.

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Data month: 2026-09 · Downloads, stars and installs are aggregated monthly from public skill registries (ClawHub, SkillHub). See methodology.