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今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News

by noah · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0 · MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install toutiao-hot
Description
获取今日头条(www.toutiao.com)新闻热榜/热搜榜数据 | Get Toutiao (www.toutiao.com) news hot list/trending data 包含时政要闻、财经、社会事件、国际新闻、科技发展及娱乐八卦等多领域的热门中文资讯 | Includes politics, f...
Usage Guidance
This package mostly does what it says (scrapes Toutiao and stores results locally), but there are a few red flags to check before installing or running it: 1) The registry metadata declares no required binaries but the code requires Node.js and Python3 — ensure you have those and ask the author to declare them. 2) Inspect and (if needed) edit scripts/fetch-toutiao.py: it contains a hard-coded path to ~/.openclaw/workspace-tanluzhe/skills/toutiao-news-trends-0 which could cause the script to read/execute code from your home workspace unexpectedly; change it to use the local script (or remove that script if unused). 3) The code makes outbound HTTPS requests to https://www.toutiao.com — run it in an environment where that network access is acceptable. 4) Review file writes (data/toutiao.db and data/index.html) and back up or sandbox if you don’t want local files created. If the author provides an updated version that declares runtime requirements and removes the hard-coded workspace path, the package would be coherent; until then treat it with caution or run it in an isolated environment.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: toutiao-hot Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is a legitimate tool for scraping, archiving, and visualizing trending news from Toutiao (toutiao.com). It uses a Node.js script (toutiao.js) to fetch data from the public API and several Python scripts (db.py, save_to_db.py, init_db.py) to manage a local SQLite database and generate HTML reports (generate_html.py). While there is a minor SQL string formatting vulnerability in query.py, it is mitigated by integer type-casting in the command-line interface, and the overall behavior aligns perfectly with the stated purpose without any evidence of data exfiltration or malicious intent.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill's name/description match the included code: Node.js fetcher + Python tooling to store/query/generate HTML from a local SQLite DB. However the registry metadata claims no required binaries or env vars, yet the code clearly requires node (runs scripts/toutiao.js) and python3. That mismatch is disproportionate and misleading.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs running local node/python scripts which align with the purpose. But one script (scripts/fetch-toutiao.py) is written to call a Node script from a hard-coded OpenClaw workspace path (~/.openclaw/workspace-tanluzhe/skills/toutiao-news-trends-0) instead of the local relative path used by the other scripts; that is unexpected and may cause accidental access to user workspace files if that path exists.
Install Mechanism
No install spec is provided (instruction-only), but the bundle includes executable code that will run (Node.js + Python). The package does not declare these runtime requirements in the registry metadata. This omission increases the risk of runtime failures or surprises when the agent attempts to execute code that depends on missing binaries.
Credentials
The skill does not request credentials or environment variables and the code does not read secrets. It does read/write a local data/ directory (SQLite DB and HTML). The only notable environment access is the hard-coded use of Path.home() in fetch-toutiao.py which references a specific user workspace path — this is not a credential but does access a user-specific filesystem location unexpectedly.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request persistent platform privileges (always: false) and does not modify other skills or system-wide agent configuration. It writes only to its own data/ directory (creates a local SQLite DB and HTML report) which is consistent with its stated purpose.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install toutiao-hot
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /toutiao-hot
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Toutiao hot news fetcher with persistence and HTML visualization
Metadata
Slug toutiao-hot
Version 1.0.0
License MIT-0
All-time Installs 6
Active Installs 6
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News?

获取今日头条(www.toutiao.com)新闻热榜/热搜榜数据 | Get Toutiao (www.toutiao.com) news hot list/trending data 包含时政要闻、财经、社会事件、国际新闻、科技发展及娱乐八卦等多领域的热门中文资讯 | Includes politics, f... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 1096 downloads so far.

How do I install 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News?

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

Is 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News free?

Yes, 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News support?

今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created 今日头条热榜 | Toutiao Hot News?

It is built and maintained by noah (@noah-1106); the current version is v1.0.0.

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