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Description
Real-time news intelligence from theshort.ai. Search topic- and tag-scoped news feeds, fetch article details with summaries, list available topics and tags....
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and limited to fetching curated news from theshort.ai. Before installing: (1) confirm you trust theshort.ai and the developer (billing/credit model is documented and calls deduct developer credits); (2) understand that an X-API-Key is required and should be managed via the OpenClaw dashboard (do not paste sensitive unrelated credentials into the skill); (3) verify the privacy/terms if you will transmit user data to get contextualized news; and (4) if you have concerns about autonomous agent actions, restrict or review agent permissions (the skill itself does not request broad system access). If you need higher assurance, ask the maintainer for a provenance link (repository or homepage) and verify the API domain and dashboard URLs are legitimate.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: theshort-news
Version: 1.0.0
The skill provides documentation for an API-based news intelligence service (theshort.ai). It defines standard RESTful endpoints for searching news, retrieving article summaries, and managing credits. There is no executable code provided, and the instructions in SKILL.md are strictly aligned with the stated purpose of grounding agent responses in current events without any evidence of prompt injection or malicious intent.
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Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The SKILL.md describes a news/search API (topics, tags, news list, news detail) and the instructions only reference theshort.ai endpoints and an X-API-Key for authentication. There are no unrelated credentials, binaries, or config paths requested, so the requested surface matches the stated purpose.
Instruction Scope
The instructions direct the agent to call specific HTTP endpoints on https://theshort.ai/api/external and to include an X-API-Key header. They do not instruct reading local files, other environment variables, or sending data to unrelated endpoints. The doc also documents credit costs and error behavior, which is appropriate for the API.
Install Mechanism
There is no install specification and no code files; this is instruction-only, which is the lowest-risk install mechanism (nothing is written to disk by the skill itself).
Credentials
The skill does not request environment variables or system credentials. Authentication is via an API key (X-API-Key) issued from the platform dashboard, which is proportional to a third-party API integration. Note: calls consume developer credits per the documentation.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and there is no indication the skill modifies other skills or system-wide settings. The normal autonomous invocation behaviour is allowed by default but not combined with other concerning privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install theshort-news - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/theshort-news - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of theshort-news skill, enabling real-time, scoped news searches and summaries.
- Provides authenticated access to theshort.ai’s curated news via API.
- Supports topic- and tag-based news feed searches and article detail retrieval.
- Returns succinct article summaries with attribution links.
- Includes free endpoints to list available topics and tags for each API key.
- Designed for grounding responses in recent, authoritative news—suitable for current events, summaries, and trending topics.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Short News?
Real-time news intelligence from theshort.ai. Search topic- and tag-scoped news feeds, fetch article details with summaries, list available topics and tags.... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 135 downloads so far.
How do I install The Short News?
Run "/install theshort-news" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is The Short News free?
Yes, The Short News is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does The Short News support?
The Short News is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created The Short News?
It is built and maintained by sssemil (@sssemil); the current version is v1.0.0.
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