openclaw-feeds

Name: openclaw-feeds
Author: nesdeq

Description

RSS news aggregator. Fetches headlines from curated feeds across three categories: news, games, and finance. Use when the user asks about current news, headlines, what's happening, what's going on, or says "what's up in news", "what's up in finance", "what's up in games", or the German equivalents "was geht mit nachrichten", "was geht mit money", "was geht mit gaming". Also activates for requests like "give me a news rundown", "latest headlines", "market news", "gaming news", "tech news", "finance roundup", or "briefing". Returns structured JSON from public RSS feeds — no API keys, no web search needed.

Usage Guidance

Before installing, be comfortable with the skill running Python locally, installing feedparser, and contacting the listed public RSS feeds. Review scripts/lists.py if you want to control which news sources are used, and treat feed titles and summaries as untrusted external content rather than instructions.

Capability Analysis

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: openclaw-feeds Version: 3.1.1 The OpenClaw AgentSkills skill bundle for 'openclaw-feeds' is benign. The `SKILL.md` clearly defines the purpose as an RSS news aggregator and includes a positive constraint instructing the agent *not* to use web search or other URL-fetching tools beyond the specified RSS feeds. The `scripts/feeds.py` Python code uses standard libraries (`urllib.request`, `feedparser`) to fetch and parse RSS feeds from a predefined list of legitimate news sources in `scripts/lists.py`. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence, or prompt injection attempts to subvert the agent's intended behavior. Network access is limited to fetching RSS feeds, which is essential for its stated function.

Capability Assessment

✓ Purpose & Capability

The stated purpose is to aggregate RSS headlines for news, games, and finance, and the code implements that by fetching curated feed URLs and returning JSON entries.

✓ Instruction Scope

Instructions are scoped to choosing one of three categories, running the bundled Python script, and summarizing results; the no-web-search constraint keeps the skill limited to RSS feeds.

ℹ Install Mechanism

Installation guidance asks users to clone the repository and install the unpinned feedparser Python package; this is disclosed and purpose-aligned but users may prefer a virtual environment or pinned dependency.

ℹ Credentials

The skill allows Bash python3 execution and outbound network requests to public RSS feeds, which is proportionate for an RSS aggregator.

✓ Persistence & Privilege

No credentials, local profile/session stores, background services, file writes, privilege escalation, or runtime persistence mechanisms are evidenced.

Version History

v3.1.1

Initial release of openclaw-feeds: an RSS-based aggregator providing current headlines in news, games, and finance. - Fetches and aggregates headlines from 57 curated RSS feeds, organized into "news", "games", and "finance" categories. - No API keys or browser tools required—fetches data directly from public RSS feeds. - Returns structured JSON arrays with metadata and entry fields (headline, link, source, date, summary). - CLI supports category selection with `--category`, outputs results as a streaming JSON array. - Output can be parsed and presented with grouping, deduplication, and cross-source highlighting according to provided guidelines. - Handles failed or missing feeds gracefully; reports errors if zero entries found.

Metadata

Slug openclaw-feeds

Version 3.1.1

License —

All-time Installs 0

Active Installs 0

Total Versions 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is openclaw-feeds?

RSS news aggregator. Fetches headlines from curated feeds across three categories: news, games, and finance. Use when the user asks about current news, headlines, what's happening, what's going on, or says "what's up in news", "what's up in finance", "what's up in games", or the German equivalents "was geht mit nachrichten", "was geht mit money", "was geht mit gaming". Also activates for requests like "give me a news rundown", "latest headlines", "market news", "gaming news", "tech news", "finance roundup", or "briefing". Returns structured JSON from public RSS feeds — no API keys, no web search needed. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 4734 downloads so far.

How do I install openclaw-feeds?

Run "/install openclaw-feeds" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is openclaw-feeds free?

Yes, openclaw-feeds is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does openclaw-feeds support?

openclaw-feeds is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created openclaw-feeds?

It is built and maintained by nesdeq (@nesdeq); the current version is v3.1.1.

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