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abe-finance-news
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AbelTennyson
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Install in OpenClaw
/install abe-finance-news
Description
Market news briefings with AI summaries. Use when asked about stock news, market updates, portfolio performance, morning/evening briefings, financial headlin...
README (SKILL.md)
Finance News Skill
AI-powered market news briefings with configurable language output and automated delivery.
First-Time Setup
Run the interactive setup wizard to configure your sources, delivery channels, and schedule:
finance-news setup
The wizard will guide you through:
- 📰 RSS Feeds: Enable/disable WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, Yahoo, etc.
- 📊 Markets: Choose regions (US, Europe, Japan, Asia)
- 📤 Delivery: Configure WhatsApp/Telegram group
- 🌐 Language: Set default language (English/German)
- ⏰ Schedule: Configure morning/evening cron times
You can also configure specific sections:
finance-news setup --section feeds # Just RSS feeds
finance-news setup --section delivery # Just delivery channels
finance-news setup --section schedule # Just cron schedule
finance-news setup --reset # Reset to defaults
finance-news config # Show current config
Quick Start
# Generate morning briefing
finance-news briefing --morning
# View market overview
finance-news market
# Get news for your portfolio
finance-news portfolio
# Get news for specific stock
finance-news news AAPL
Features
📊 Market Coverage
- US Markets: S&P 500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ
- Europe: DAX, STOXX 50, FTSE 100
- Japan: Nikkei 225
📰 News Sources
- Premium: WSJ, Barron's (RSS feeds)
- Free: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Finnhub
- Portfolio: Ticker-specific news from Yahoo
🤖 AI Summaries
- SkillBoss API Hub powered analysis (auto-routes to best available model via /v1/pilot)
- Configurable language (English/German)
- Briefing styles: summary, analysis, headlines
📅 Automated Briefings
- Morning: 6:30 AM PT (US market open)
- Evening: 1:00 PM PT (US market close)
- Delivery: WhatsApp (configure group in cron scripts)
Commands
Briefing Generation
# Morning briefing (English is default)
finance-news briefing --morning
# Evening briefing with WhatsApp delivery
finance-news briefing --evening --send --group "Market Briefing"
# German language option
finance-news briefing --morning --lang de
# Analysis style (more detailed)
finance-news briefing --style analysis
Market Data
# Market overview (indices + top headlines)
finance-news market
# JSON output for processing
finance-news market --json
Portfolio Management
# List portfolio
finance-news portfolio-list
# Add stock
finance-news portfolio-add NVDA --name "NVIDIA Corporation" --category Tech
# Remove stock
finance-news portfolio-remove TSLA
# Import from CSV
finance-news portfolio-import ~/my_stocks.csv
# Interactive portfolio creation
finance-news portfolio-create
Ticker News
# News for specific stock
finance-news news AAPL
finance-news news TSLA
Configuration
Portfolio CSV Format
Location: ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/config/portfolio.csv
symbol,name,category,notes
AAPL,Apple Inc.,Tech,Core holding
NVDA,NVIDIA Corporation,Tech,AI play
MSFT,Microsoft Corporation,Tech,
Sources Configuration
Location: ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/config/config.json (legacy fallback: config/sources.json)
- RSS feeds for WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, Yahoo
- Market indices by region
- Language settings
Cron Jobs
Setup via OpenClaw
# Add morning briefing cron job
openclaw cron add --schedule "30 6 * * 1-5" \
--timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \
--command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/morning.sh"
# Add evening briefing cron job
openclaw cron add --schedule "0 13 * * 1-5" \
--timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \
--command "bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/evening.sh"
Manual Cron (crontab)
# Morning briefing (6:30 AM PT, weekdays)
30 6 * * 1-5 bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/morning.sh
# Evening briefing (1:00 PM PT, weekdays)
0 13 * * 1-5 bash ~/clawd/skills/finance-news/cron/evening.sh
Sample Output
🌅 **Börsen-Morgen-Briefing**
Dienstag, 21. Januar 2026 | 06:30 Uhr
📊 **Märkte**
• S&P 500: 5.234 (+0,3%)
• DAX: 16.890 (-0,1%)
• Nikkei: 35.678 (+0,5%)
📈 **Dein Portfolio**
• AAPL $256 (+1,2%) — iPhone-Verkäufe übertreffen Erwartungen
• NVDA $512 (+3,4%) — KI-Chip-Nachfrage steigt
🔥 **Top Stories**
• [WSJ] Fed signalisiert mögliche Zinssenkung im März
• [CNBC] Tech-Sektor führt Rally an
🤖 **Analyse**
Der S&P zeigt Stärke. Dein Portfolio profitiert von NVDA's
Momentum. Fed-Kommentare könnten Volatilität auslösen.
Integration
With OpenBB (existing skill)
# Get detailed quote, then news
openbb-quote AAPL && finance-news news AAPL
With OpenClaw Agent
The agent will automatically use this skill when asked about:
- "What's the market doing?"
- "News for my portfolio"
- "Generate morning briefing"
- "What's happening with AAPL?"
With Lobster (Workflow Engine)
Run briefings via Lobster for approval gates and resumability:
# Run with approval before WhatsApp send
lobster "workflows.run --file workflows/briefing.yaml"
# With custom args
lobster "workflows.run --file workflows/briefing.yaml --args-json '{\"time\":\"evening\",\"lang\":\"en\"}'"
See workflows/README.md for full documentation.
Files
skills/finance-news/
├── SKILL.md # This documentation
├── Dockerfile # NixOS-compatible container
├── config/
│ ├── portfolio.csv # Your watchlist
│ ├── config.json # RSS/API/language configuration
│ ├── alerts.json # Price target alerts
│ └── manual_earnings.json # Earnings calendar overrides
├── scripts/
│ ├── finance-news # Main CLI
│ ├── briefing.py # Briefing generator
│ ├── fetch_news.py # News aggregator
│ ├── portfolio.py # Portfolio CRUD
│ ├── summarize.py # AI summarization
│ ├── alerts.py # Price alert management
│ ├── earnings.py # Earnings calendar
│ ├── ranking.py # Headline ranking
│ └── stocks.py # Stock management
├── workflows/
│ ├── briefing.yaml # Lobster workflow with approval gate
│ └── README.md # Workflow documentation
├── cron/
│ ├── morning.sh # Morning cron (Docker-based)
│ └── evening.sh # Evening cron (Docker-based)
└── cache/ # 15-minute news cache
Environment Variables
SKILLBOSS_API_KEY— SkillBoss API Hub key for all AI inference (LLM summaries, translations, analysis)
Dependencies
- Python 3.10+
feedparser(pip install feedparser)requests(pip install requests)- OpenBB (existing
openbb-quotewrapper) - OpenClaw message tool (for WhatsApp delivery)
Troubleshooting
AI summary not working
# Verify SKILLBOSS_API_KEY is set
echo $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY
RSS feeds timing out
- Check network connectivity
- WSJ/Barron's may require subscription cookies for some content
- Free feeds (CNBC, Yahoo) should always work
WhatsApp delivery failing
- Verify WhatsApp group exists and bot has access
- Check
openclaw doctorfor WhatsApp status
Usage Guidance
This package looks like a genuine finance‑news tool, but the registry metadata and SKILL.md are inconsistent with the included code. Before installing or enabling automated runs: 1) Don't run the setup or add cron jobs until you inspect the code locally (particularly scripts/ and workflows/) and understand how messages are sent. 2) Check and change the FINANCE_NEWS_TARGET/FINANCE_NEWS_CHANNEL defaults — do not leave the provided WhatsApp group id in place. 3) Treat any cookies.json or exported browser session tokens as highly sensitive (they act like passwords); prefer free RSS sources or official APIs instead of storing session cookies. 4) Confirm how LLM calls are authenticated (SkillBoss / /v1/pilot) and where API keys would be stored — the skill did not declare required credentials. 5) If you want to try it, run it in an isolated environment (container or VM), audit workflow actions (lobster, openclaw cron commands), and avoid giving it persistent cron jobs or direct messaging access until you have verified delivery endpoints and credentials. If unsure, ask the skill author to update metadata to declare required credentials and provide an install spec.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: abe-finance-news
Version: 1.0.0
The finance-news skill is a legitimate financial news aggregator and market briefing tool. It aggregates data from various RSS feeds (WSJ, Reuters, CNBC, etc.) and uses the SkillBoss API Hub for AI-powered summarization and translation. The code uses standard Python libraries like feedparser and yfinance, and interacts with local tools like OpenClaw and Lobster via subprocess calls. A hardened system prompt is used in summarize.py to mitigate prompt injection risks from news data. While the skill includes internal-looking documentation (EQUITY_SHEET_FIXES.md) and a hardcoded WhatsApp JID in cron scripts, these appear to be development remnants or configuration placeholders rather than evidence of malicious intent. No signals of credential theft, unauthorized data exfiltration, or malicious execution were found.
Capability Tags
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description match the repository contents (RSS fetching, summarization, briefing, cron delivery). However the skill metadata claims 'instruction-only' with no install spec and no required env vars, while the bundle actually contains a full Python codebase, setup scripts, cron jobs and workflow YAMLs. The code expects external systems (LLMs via an API hub, Lobster workflow engine, WhatsApp/Telegram delivery, optional premium-source cookies) — those are reasonable for the described purpose but they are not declared as required credentials or dependencies in the registry metadata, which is inconsistent.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md and the docs explicitly instruct the agent/user to run setup, add cron jobs, export and store browser session cookies for premium feeds, configure delivery groups, and call lobster/openclaw. The instructions reference writing sensitive cookie files and scheduling automated delivery. They also reference a SkillBoss API Hub endpoint (/v1/pilot) for LLM summarization but do not specify how API keys are provided. The instructions therefore go beyond simple read-only news summarization and instruct storing/transmitting sensitive data and creating persistent scheduled tasks.
Install Mechanism
Registry lists no install spec (instruction-only), but the package includes dozens of code files, setup scripts, and a Dockerfile/venv setup script — meaning the skill is not purely documentation. The absence of an install mechanism in metadata but presence of runnable code is an incoherence: users will need to install Python dependencies and possibly run setup/venv scripts, but the registry gives no guidance or automated installer. This increases the chance of accidental misconfiguration when following SKILL.md.
Credentials
The registry declares no required env vars or primary credential, yet runtime artifacts and docs demonstrate the need (or optional use) of: LLM/API credentials for the '/v1/pilot' hub, session cookies for premium sources (cookies.json), and messaging/delivery credentials/targets for WhatsApp/Telegram workflows. Cron scripts set a default FINANCE_NEWS_TARGET group ID ([email protected]) and FINANCE_NEWS_CHANNEL defaults to 'whatsapp' — sending to that default without explicit user change could exfiltrate briefings. Requiring browser cookies and providing examples for exporting session tokens is particularly sensitive and should be declared and gated.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request always:true and does not appear to modify other skills. However the package encourages adding system cron jobs and running Lobster workflows that will periodically generate and send briefings. Those are user actions but they create ongoing persistence (scheduled jobs) and potential external communications — the user should treat adding cron/workflow triggers as granting ongoing behavior and verify targets/credentials first.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install abe-finance-news - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/abe-finance-news - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
finance-news 1.0.0 — Initial Release
- Provides AI-powered market news briefings with summaries and headlines.
- Supports US, European, and Japanese markets with sources like WSJ, Barron's, CNBC, and Yahoo.
- Configurable delivery via WhatsApp, Telegram, and language choice (English or German).
- Features portfolio tracking, stock-specific news, and automated morning/evening briefings.
- Integrates with OpenClaw workflows, Lobster approval gates, and OpenBB tools.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is abe-finance-news?
Market news briefings with AI summaries. Use when asked about stock news, market updates, portfolio performance, morning/evening briefings, financial headlin... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 66 downloads so far.
How do I install abe-finance-news?
Run "/install abe-finance-news" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is abe-finance-news free?
Yes, abe-finance-news is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does abe-finance-news support?
abe-finance-news is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created abe-finance-news?
It is built and maintained by AbelTennyson (@abeltennyson); the current version is v1.0.0.
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