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daily-news-english-cards

by JasonRUAN · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0 · MIT-0
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Description
Generate daily bilingual English learning cards with vocabulary, summaries, and AI-created comic illustrations from the latest news in politics, finance, spo...
README (SKILL.md)

Generate daily news English learning cards with comic illustrations.

Search the latest 24-hour news across 5 categories (Politics, Finance, Sports, Entertainment, Technology), create vocabulary-rich learning cards with AI-generated comic art and bilingual summaries.

Use when the user asks to "generate English learning cards", "create news cards", "daily English cards", "新闻英语卡片", "每日英语学习", "生成学习卡片", or similar requests related to news-based English learning content.

Prerequisites

Three API keys are required. Set them as environment variables before running:

Variable Service Get Key
TAVILY_API_KEY Tavily Search (news) https://tavily.com
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY DeepSeek (text gen) https://platform.deepseek.com
OPENROUTER_API_KEY OpenRouter (image gen) https://openrouter.ai

Optional:

Variable Default Description
IMAGE_MODEL google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview OpenRouter image model (Nano Banana 2)

Steps

  1. Verify environment variables are set

    Check that TAVILY_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, and OPENROUTER_API_KEY are configured. If any are missing, prompt the user to set them.

  2. Install dependencies

    pip install -q tavily-python openai Pillow requests

  3. Run the generator script

    python daily-news-english-cards/scripts/generate_cards.py

    The script will:

    • Search 5 categories of news via Tavily
    • Generate vocabulary & summaries via DeepSeek
    • Create comic illustrations via OpenRouter (Nano Banana 2)
    • Composite final learning cards via Pillow

  4. Present results

    Show the user the generated card images from output/daily-news-cards/{date}/.

Customization

# Custom categories
python daily-news-english-cards/scripts/generate_cards.py --categories politics sports technology

# Custom output directory
python daily-news-english-cards/scripts/generate_cards.py --output-dir ./my-cards

Output

Each run produces in output/daily-news-cards/{date}/:

  • card_{category}_{date}.png — Final learning cards (1080×1440px)
  • comic_{category}_{date}.png — Raw comic illustrations
  • content_{date}.json — Structured learning content data

Architecture

daily-news-english-cards/
├── SKILL.md                    # This file
├── requirements.txt            # Python dependencies
└── scripts/
    └── generate_cards.py       # Self-contained generator (all logic in one file)

The script is fully portable — works with Cursor, OpenClaw, or standalone CLI. No IDE-specific tools are used; all external calls go through standard APIs.

Usage Guidance
This skill appears to implement its advertised functionality, but exercise caution before running it. Key considerations: - Review the generate_cards.py source yourself (it was included) and confirm you trust calls to external APIs (Tavily, DeepSeek, OpenRouter). - The script will auto-install missing Python packages at runtime; run it in a controlled environment (virtualenv, container) so installs don't affect your system Python. - The script auto-loads a .env file from parent folders or the cwd and injects any key=value pairs into the environment if not already set. That can cause unrelated secrets to be used unintentionally — inspect any .env files in the repository tree before running, or delete/rename them. - Provide only the API keys required for the services; avoid placing other sensitive credentials in .env files accessible to this script. - If you want lower risk, set the three required env vars explicitly and run the script in an isolated environment; consider removing or modifying the .env-loading behavior before use. If you want, I can point to the exact lines that implement .env loading and runtime pip installs so you can patch or sandbox them.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: daily-news-english-cards Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is a functional tool for generating English learning cards based on news content. It utilizes legitimate APIs (Tavily, DeepSeek, and OpenRouter) and standard Python libraries like Pillow for image processing. While the script `generate_cards.py` includes automated dependency installation via subprocess and downloads font assets from GitHub, these actions are transparently documented and aligned with the stated purpose of creating a portable, self-contained generator. No evidence of data exfiltration, unauthorized network communication, or malicious intent was found.
Capability Assessment
✓ Purpose & Capability
Name/description align with required APIs and the bundled script: Tavily for news, DeepSeek for text-generation, OpenRouter for images. Required packages in requirements.txt and SKILL.md match the stated functionality.
⚠ Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs to set three API keys and run the generator script, which is consistent. However, the script's _load_dotenv() will search for and load a .env file from the script parent directories and the current working directory and inject any key=value pairs into the environment if the key is not already set. That means it may read unrelated secrets from the user's filesystem (e.g., other tokens in a repo-level .env). The SKILL.md does not warn about this behavior.
⚠ Install Mechanism
There is no formal install spec, but the script auto-installs missing Python packages via subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', ...]) at runtime. Auto-installing packages without an explicit install step can modify the environment unexpectedly and pulls code from package indexes at runtime. The packages themselves are common (tavily-python, openai, Pillow, requests), but runtime pip installs raise risk and surprise.
ℹ Credentials
The three required environment variables (TAVILY_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY) are appropriate for the stated services. However, because the script will load .env files and populate os.environ for any keys found, it can introduce additional environment variables that were not declared or intended by the skill. That increases the attack surface if sensitive keys exist in those files.
✓ Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-enabled and does not declare persistent elevated privileges. It writes outputs to an output/ directory and caches fonts under ~/.cache/news-cards-fonts, which is reasonable for a generator script. It does not modify other skills' configs.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install daily-news-english-cards
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /daily-news-english-cards
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release of daily-news-english-cards skill. - Generates daily English learning cards from the latest news in 5 categories, enhanced with AI-created comic illustrations and bilingual summaries. - Requires API keys for Tavily (news), DeepSeek (text generation), and OpenRouter (image generation). - Outputs include composite card images, raw comic art, and structured JSON content. - Fully portable script works in various environments and supports customization of news categories and output directory.
Metadata
Slug daily-news-english-cards
Version 1.0.0
License MIT-0
All-time Installs 0
Active Installs 0
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is daily-news-english-cards?

Generate daily bilingual English learning cards with vocabulary, summaries, and AI-created comic illustrations from the latest news in politics, finance, spo... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 86 downloads so far.

How do I install daily-news-english-cards?

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

Is daily-news-english-cards free?

Yes, daily-news-english-cards is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does daily-news-english-cards support?

daily-news-english-cards is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created daily-news-english-cards?

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

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