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/install news
Description
Personalized news briefings that learn your interests, formats, and timing preferences.
Usage Guidance
Before installing, be comfortable with the skill keeping local news preferences and engagement history in ~/news/. Review or delete those files if you do not want ongoing personalization. The package reviewed here does not include executable code or instructions to send that data elsewhere.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: news
Version: 1.0.1
The OpenClaw AgentSkills skill bundle appears benign. The `SKILL.md` file clearly outlines the agent's purpose of providing personalized news briefings and explicitly states strong security and privacy constraints. It instructs the agent to store all user preferences and history locally within a confined `~/news/` directory and explicitly denies sending data to external services, accessing files outside `~/news/`, or storing news content permanently. There are no instructions for malicious execution, data exfiltration, persistence mechanisms, or prompt injection attempts designed to subvert the agent's intended behavior.
Capability Assessment
Credentials
File access is scoped to ~/news/ and the artifact explicitly says it does not access files outside that directory or send data to external services.
Install Mechanism
The artifact is a single Markdown skill with no executable scripts or dependency installation. Related skill installation is only suggested if the user confirms.
Instruction Scope
The skill directs the agent to read and update files under ~/news/ for personalization; this is disclosed and purpose-aligned, though users should understand that engagement history may be recorded locally.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill uses persistent local memory and history files for preferences and engagement, but this persistence is disclosed and limited to the news personalization purpose.
Purpose & Capability
The capabilities match the stated purpose: it builds a local news profile, reads preferences, formats briefings, and asks for multi-source coverage on contested topics.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install news - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/news - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
Added structure with Core Rules and memory system
v1.0.0
Initial release
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is News?
Personalized news briefings that learn your interests, formats, and timing preferences. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 9285 downloads so far.
How do I install News?
Run "/install news" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is News free?
Yes, News is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does News support?
News is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (linux, darwin, win32).
Who created News?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.1.
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