Tech News Daily
/install eric-tech-brief
Tech News Daily
Get a curated daily briefing of the most important tech news, tailored to your interests.
When to Use
✅ USE this skill when:
- "What's happening in tech today?"
- "Show me today's top tech news"
- "Any big AI news this week?"
- "What's trending on GitHub?"
- "Give me a morning tech briefing"
- "Find news about [specific topic/company]"
❌ DON'T use this skill when:
- Need financial/stock market news → use a finance skill
- Need weather or local news → use a weather skill
- Real-time sports scores → use a sports API
How It Works
The skill fetches from multiple free/public RSS feeds and APIs, then summarizes the results.
News Sources (Free Tier)
| Source | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Hacker News | Text API | https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/ |
| GitHub Trending | Web scrape | https://github.com/trending |
| TechCrunch RSS | RSS Feed | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ |
| The Verge RSS | RSS Feed | https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml |
Commands / Natural Language Triggers
| What you say | What happens |
|---|---|
| "daily briefing" | Top 5 stories from Hacker News + TechCrunch |
| "trending on GitHub" | Top 10 GitHub repos today (by language filter) |
| "AI news this week" | Filter articles matching AI/ML keywords |
| "tech news about [topic]" | Search + summarize across sources |
| "save that article" | Bookmark to scripts/bookmarks.json |
Workflow
1. Fetch News
When the user asks for news, the agent:
- Checks which sources to use (default: HN + GitHub Trending)
- Fetches the latest items using
curl - Deduplicates and ranks by relevance/recent
- Summarizes each item in 2-3 sentences
2. Filter by Interest
The agent can filter by:
- Topic: "AI", "cybersecurity", "open source", "startups", etc.
- Source: "HN only", "GitHub trending Python"
- Time: "today", "this week", "past 24h"
3. Bookmark for Later
When the user says "save that", the agent appends to scripts/bookmarks.json with:
- Title, URL, source, date saved
- Optional user note/tag
4. Generate Digest
The agent can compile a markdown summary suitable for:
- Telegram/Signal message
- Email digest
- Local markdown file
Folder Structure
tech-news-daily/
├── SKILL.md
└── scripts/
└── bookmarks.json (created on first use)
Examples
User: "Give me my morning tech briefing" Agent: Fetches HN top stories + GitHub trending, presents top 5
User: "Any interesting AI news today?" Agent: Filters & summarizes AI-related articles across sources
User: "Show me Python trending repos" Agent: Fetches https://github.com/trending/python?since=daily, lists top 5
Notes
- All sources are free/public — no API keys needed
- For RSS-based sources, the agent uses
curl+ basic XML parsing - Respect rate limits: cache results for at least 10 minutes between fetches
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install eric-tech-brief - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/eric-tech-brief - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Tech News Daily?
Fetch, summarize and curate the latest tech news from major sources (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, GitHub Trending). Use when the user wa... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 34 downloads so far.
How do I install Tech News Daily?
Run "/install eric-tech-brief" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Tech News Daily free?
Yes, Tech News Daily is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Tech News Daily support?
Tech News Daily is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Tech News Daily?
It is built and maintained by ericlooi504 (@ericlooi504); the current version is v1.0.0.