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/install news-brief-automation
Description
Build, refine, or maintain recurring news-digest workflows that periodically collect items from sources such as Hacker News, GitHub Trending, Hugging Face, R...
Usage Guidance
This skill is a set of instructions/templates for building recurring news-digest automations and appears internally consistent. Before installing or enabling it, confirm: (1) you are comfortable with the agent reading and writing files under automation/cron/ and reports/ in the workspace; (2) any delivery target (email, chat, webhook) you configure for 'send after save' is intentionally provided by you — do not embed credentials in prompt files; (3) automated runs that fetch public sites will access external URLs (HN, GitHub, Hugging Face) — ensure your environment's network policy allows only intended outbound access; and (4) review the prompt templates/examples to avoid accidentally publishing sensitive or private links. No additional secrets or installs are required by this skill.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (news-digest automation) match the SKILL.md content: creating cron prompt files, report folders, dedupe rules, saving Markdown, and sending summaries. There are no unrelated requirements (no env vars, no binaries).
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions are scoped to identifying sources, selecting items, deduplicating against the newest report in the specified reports/ folder, saving a Markdown file, and sending that file to the user. All referenced files and paths (automation/cron/, reports/) align with the described purpose. The instructions do imply web fetching of public sources (HN, GitHub, Hugging Face), which is expected for this task and not performed by the skill itself (it's guidance for the agent).
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files. Nothing is downloaded or written by an installer; lowest-risk installation posture.
Credentials
No required environment variables, credentials, or config paths are declared. The tasks described (reading/writing reports in workspace, optionally fetching public webpages) don't justify any additional secrets or system access.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false and normal model invocation are used. The skill does not request persistent system-wide privileges or attempt to modify other skills' configs. Its save/read behavior is limited to the workspace paths it instructs the agent to use.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install news-brief-automation - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/news-brief-automation - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release: reusable recurring news digest workflow with dedupe, report saving, delivery, and prompt templates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is News Brief Automation?
Build, refine, or maintain recurring news-digest workflows that periodically collect items from sources such as Hacker News, GitHub Trending, Hugging Face, R... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 112 downloads so far.
How do I install News Brief Automation?
Run "/install news-brief-automation" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is News Brief Automation free?
Yes, News Brief Automation is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does News Brief Automation support?
News Brief Automation is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created News Brief Automation?
It is built and maintained by louis (@louishwh); the current version is v1.0.0.
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