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World News API

by OOMOL · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0 · MIT-0
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/install oo-world-news-api
Description
World News API (worldnewsapi.com). Use this skill for ANY World News API request — searching and reading data. Whenever a task involves World News API, use t...
README (SKILL.md)

World News API

Operate World News API through your OOMOL-connected account. This skill calls the world_news_api connector with the oo CLI; OOMOL injects credentials server-side, so you never handle raw tokens.

Category: Data & Analytics, Social. Exposes 5 action(s).

Running an action

Assume the user has already installed the oo CLI, signed in, and connected World News API. Do not run oo auth login or open the connection URL proactively — just run the action. Fall back to First-time setup only when a command actually fails with an auth or connection error.

1. Inspect the contract to get the authoritative input/output schema before building a payload:

oo connector schema "world_news_api" --action "\x3Caction_name>"

2. Run the action with a JSON payload that matches the input schema:

oo connector run "world_news_api" --action "\x3Caction_name>" --data '\x3Cjson>' --json
  • --data takes a JSON object string or @path/to/file.json; omit it to send {}.
  • The response is { "data": ..., "meta": { "executionId": "..." } }; the execution id lives under meta.executionId.

Each action below links to a reference file with its purpose and exact commands. Read the linked file, then fetch the live schema with oo connector schema before constructing --data.

Available actions

  • get_geo_coordinates — Resolve a location string to latitude and longitude with World News API.
  • get_top_news — Retrieve top-news clusters for one source country and optional language or date filters.
  • retrieve_news — Retrieve one or more articles by identifier from World News API.
  • search_news — Search news articles with World News API using the first-pass filtering subset.
  • search_news_sources — Search World News API sources by name, language, or source country.

Safety

  • Read actions (get / list / search) are safe to run directly.
  • Create, update, send, or post actions change World News API state — confirm the exact payload and effect with the user before running.
  • Delete or remove actions are destructive — always confirm the target and get explicit approval first.

First-time setup

These are one-time steps — do not repeat them on every call. Run a step only when a command fails for the matching reason.

  • oo: command not found — install the oo CLI (other platforms: \x3Chttps://cli.oomol.com/install-guide.md>):

    curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash    # macOS / Linux
    
    irm https://cli.oomol.com/install.ps1 | iex           # Windows PowerShell
    
  • Not signed in / authentication error — sign in to your OOMOL account once:

    oo auth login
    
  • scope_missing / credential_expired / app_not_ready / app_not_found — World News API is not connected, or the connection expired or lacks a scope. Connect once (auth type: API key) at:

    https://console.oomol.com/app-connections?provider=world_news_api
    
  • HTTP 402 / OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT — billing stop. Recharge at https://console.oomol.com/billing/token-recharge before retrying.

Resources

Usage Guidance
Install this only if you are comfortable connecting an OOMOL account and World News API credential. User queries and API payloads will be sent through the OOMOL connector to retrieve news data; review payloads for sensitive search terms before running broad searches.
Capability Tags
requires-sensitive-credentials
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose is to search, retrieve, and resolve World News API data, and the artifact exposes only read-style actions for news, sources, top-news clusters, article retrieval, and geocoding.
Instruction Scope
The trigger wording says to use the skill for any World News API request, which is broad, but it remains scoped to World News API tasks and instructs the agent to inspect schemas before sending payloads.
Install Mechanism
The skill includes one-time setup guidance for installing and logging into the OOMOL CLI only after command or auth failures; this is disclosed, though it relies on an external installer and account connection.
Credentials
The allowed tool pattern is limited to OOMOL CLI commands, and external network/API use is proportionate to a news API integration.
Persistence & Privilege
No background workers, persistence mechanisms, local indexing, file mutation, or privilege escalation are present; credentials are described as handled server-side by OOMOL.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install oo-world-news-api
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /oo-world-news-api
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Connects agents to World News API through the OOMOL `world_news_api` connector, with credentials handled server-side. - Searches news articles using World News API’s first-pass filtering capabilities. - Retrieves top-news clusters by source country, with optional language and date filters. - Fetches one or more specific articles by identifier. - Searches available news sources by name, language, or source country. - Resolves location strings into latitude and longitude coordinates.
Metadata
Slug oo-world-news-api
Version 1.0.0
License MIT-0
All-time Installs 0
Active Installs 0
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is World News API?

World News API (worldnewsapi.com). Use this skill for ANY World News API request — searching and reading data. Whenever a task involves World News API, use t... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 27 downloads so far.

How do I install World News API?

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

Is World News API free?

Yes, World News API is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does World News API support?

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

Who created World News API?

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

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