← Back to Skills Marketplace
49800
Downloads
141
Stars
0
Active Installs
2
Versions
Install in OpenClaw
/install news-summary
Description
This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries.
Usage Guidance
Install only if you are comfortable with the skill fetching public news feeds and, when voice output is used, sending the generated summary text to OpenAI using your API key. Avoid including private or sensitive personal context in summaries intended for TTS.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: news-summary
Version: 1.0.1
The skill bundle is benign. It fetches news from legitimate RSS feeds (BBC, Reuters, NPR, Al Jazeera) using `curl` and processes the content with standard Unix tools (`grep`, `sed`, `head`). It also uses the `$OPENAI_API_KEY` to interact with the OpenAI TTS API for voice summaries, which is a legitimate use case for the skill's stated purpose. There is no evidence of data exfiltration to unauthorized endpoints, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, or prompt injection attempts in SKILL.md.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Fetching public news feeds and optionally generating spoken summaries fits the stated news-summary purpose.
Instruction Scope
Runtime behavior described by the scans is limited to RSS fetching, local text processing, and TTS generation; no unrelated commands, destructive actions, or hidden role-changing instructions were evident from the supplied evidence.
Install Mechanism
No unusual install mechanism, package mutation, persistence hook, or privileged setup step was identified in the available evidence.
Credentials
Use of curl and standard Unix text tools is proportionate for RSS processing; use of OPENAI_API_KEY is proportionate for OpenAI TTS but should be understood as an external API call.
Persistence & Privilege
No persistence mechanism, background worker, credential harvesting, local profile access, or privilege escalation was identified.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install news-summary - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/news-summary - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
- Added detailed documentation of news sources and RSS feed usage, with example `curl` commands for BBC, Reuters, NPR, and Al Jazeera.
- Clarified workflows for fetching, parsing, and summarizing news headlines, both as text and as short audio using OpenAI TTS.
- Included example output format for news summaries, grouped by topic.
- Outlined best practices: concise coverage (5–8 stories), balanced perspectives, and citation guidance.
- No functional changes to skill logic—documentation only.
v1.0.0
news-summary 1.0.0
- Initial release of the news-summary skill.
- Fetches and summarizes news from NRK (Norwegian) and BBC (International) RSS feeds.
- Provides concise text news briefings grouped by category (Norge, Verden, Vær, Sport).
- Supports generating voice summaries using OpenAI TTS.
- Designed to answer requests for news updates, daily briefings, and world events in Norwegian.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is News Summary?
This skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 49800 downloads so far.
How do I install News Summary?
Run "/install news-summary" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is News Summary free?
Yes, News Summary is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does News Summary support?
News Summary is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created News Summary?
It is built and maintained by joargp (@joargp); the current version is v1.0.1.
More Skills