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/install news-summary
Description
This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries.
Usage Guidance
This skill is reasonable to install for news briefings. Be aware that fetching current news contacts the listed public news sources, and using the voice feature sends the generated summary text to OpenAI and may incur API usage on your key. Avoid putting private notes into a voice summary unless you are comfortable transmitting them to OpenAI.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: news-summary
Version: 1.0.1
The skill bundle is benign. It fetches news from legitimate RSS feeds (BBC, Reuters, NPR, Al Jazeera) using `curl` and processes the content with standard Unix tools (`grep`, `sed`, `head`). It also uses the `$OPENAI_API_KEY` to interact with the OpenAI TTS API for voice summaries, which is a legitimate use case for the skill's stated purpose. There is no evidence of data exfiltration to unauthorized endpoints, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, or prompt injection attempts in SKILL.md.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The documented RSS fetching, headline parsing, text summarization, and optional voice-summary workflow all match the stated news briefing purpose.
Instruction Scope
The skill clearly shows external network calls to named news feeds and to OpenAI's TTS API; the voice path does not separately require a consent prompt, but the OpenAI TTS use is visible and purpose-aligned.
Install Mechanism
Only a SKILL.md instruction file is present; there are no executable install scripts, package hooks, or bundled code files.
Credentials
The voice workflow uses OPENAI_API_KEY for TTS while registry metadata does not declare an environment variable, so users should understand that voice generation may use their OpenAI account.
Persistence & Privilege
No persistence, background execution, privilege escalation, broad local file access, or credential harvesting is described; the only file output is a temporary MP3 path.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install news-summary - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/news-summary - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
- Added detailed documentation of news sources and RSS feed usage, with example `curl` commands for BBC, Reuters, NPR, and Al Jazeera.
- Clarified workflows for fetching, parsing, and summarizing news headlines, both as text and as short audio using OpenAI TTS.
- Included example output format for news summaries, grouped by topic.
- Outlined best practices: concise coverage (5–8 stories), balanced perspectives, and citation guidance.
- No functional changes to skill logic—documentation only.
v1.0.0
news-summary 1.0.0
- Initial release of the news-summary skill.
- Fetches and summarizes news from NRK (Norwegian) and BBC (International) RSS feeds.
- Provides concise text news briefings grouped by category (Norge, Verden, Vær, Sport).
- Supports generating voice summaries using OpenAI TTS.
- Designed to answer requests for news updates, daily briefings, and world events in Norwegian.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is News Summary?
This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 44709 downloads so far.
How do I install News Summary?
Run "/install news-summary" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is News Summary free?
Yes, News Summary is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does News Summary support?
News Summary is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created News Summary?
It is built and maintained by joargp (@joargp); the current version is v1.0.1.
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