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BBC News

by ddrayne · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0
cross-platform ✓ Security Clean
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Install in OpenClaw
/install bbc-news
Description
Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Use when the user asks for BBC news, UK news headlines, world news from BBC, or news from specific BBC sections (technology, business, politics, science, health, entertainment, regional UK news, or world regions).
Usage Guidance
Safe to install if you want BBC headline fetching. Be aware it requires network access to BBC RSS feeds and a manual pip install of feedparser; install that dependency from a trusted Python environment, ideally isolated from sensitive projects.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: bbc-news Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is designed to fetch and display BBC News stories from RSS feeds. The `SKILL.md` provides clear instructions for the agent to execute the `scripts/bbc_news.py` script, which in turn makes HTTP GET requests exclusively to legitimate BBC RSS feed URLs (`feeds.bbci.co.uk`). There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, prompt injection attempts against the agent, or obfuscation. All code and documentation align with the stated purpose of providing BBC News access.
Capability Assessment
✓ Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose matches the artifacts: the Python CLI fetches fixed BBC RSS feed URLs and prints story titles, links, descriptions, and publish dates in text or JSON.
✓ Instruction Scope
The runtime instructions are limited to user-invoked news queries, section selection, result limits, JSON output, and listing available sections; they do not request autonomous action or broader agent authority.
ℹ Install Mechanism
Installation is conventional for a skill, but it asks users to install the unpinned third-party Python dependency feedparser, which is disclosed and purpose-aligned.
✓ Credentials
Network use is proportionate and limited in code to public BBC RSS endpoints; no local files, environment variables, credentials, tokens, or account data are read.
✓ Persistence & Privilege
No background worker, privilege escalation, durable state, self-modification, destructive behavior, or runtime persistence mechanism is present.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install bbc-news
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /bbc-news
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release: Fetch BBC News from various sections (UK, World, Business, Politics, Technology, etc.) and regions via RSS feeds. Supports text and JSON output.
Metadata
Slug bbc-news
Version 1.0.0
License —
All-time Installs 242
Active Installs 57
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is BBC News?

Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Use when the user asks for BBC news, UK news headlines, world news from BBC, or news from specific BBC sections (technology, business, politics, science, health, entertainment, regional UK news, or world regions). It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 6419 downloads so far.

How do I install BBC News?

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

Is BBC News free?

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

Which platforms does BBC News support?

BBC News is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created BBC News?

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

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