topic-monitor
Monitor topics of interest and proactively alert when important developments occur. Use when user wants automated monitoring of specific subjects (e.g., product releases, price changes, news topics, technology updates). Supports scheduled web searches, AI-powered importance scoring, smart alerts vs weekly digests, and memory-aware contextual summaries.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bloodandeath/keats-topic-monitorWhat This Skill Does
Topic Monitor is a powerful proactive agent skill for OpenClaw that transitions your AI from a passive assistant to an active information gatherer. By leveraging advanced web search integration and AI-driven importance scoring, it continuously scans the web for developments related to your specific interests. Unlike standard RSS readers, Topic Monitor uses contextual AI to filter out noise, ensuring you are only alerted to updates that meet your specific relevance criteria. It supports multiple delivery channels, including Telegram and Discord, and compiles low-priority items into clean, intelligent weekly digests, keeping you informed without overwhelming your workflow.
Installation
To integrate the Topic Monitor into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bloodandeath/keats-topic-monitor
Once installed, you can initialize the system using either the quick-start script for a single topic or the interactive setup wizard via python3 scripts/setup.py for complex, multi-topic monitoring configurations.
Use Cases
Topic Monitor is ideal for a wide variety of professional and personal workflows:
- Market Research: Monitor competitor product launches, funding rounds, or PR announcements.
- Technical Security: Track CVE disclosures and vulnerability reports for software stacks you use.
- Financial Tracking: Stay updated on price volatility or market news for specific assets.
- Academic & Research: Keep tabs on emerging papers or news regarding niche scientific subjects.
- Content Curation: Aggregate news headlines for a personal or professional newsletter, allowing the AI to summarize key takeaways from disparate sources.
Example Prompts
- "Start monitoring for any news about 'OpenAI' that has an importance level of high, and notify me via Telegram immediately."
- "I want to receive a weekly digest every Monday morning covering 'quantum computing breakthroughs' found over the last seven days."
- "Stop monitoring the 'old-crypto-project' topic and add a new monitor for 'upcoming tech conferences in Europe' with daily frequency."
Tips & Limitations
- Refining Queries: The quality of your alerts is heavily dependent on your search queries. If you receive irrelevant alerts, use the
manage_topics.pytool to add negative keywords or refine your primary search string. - Frequency Management: Avoid setting all topics to 'hourly' as this may lead to alert fatigue and excessive API usage.
- Memory Usage: The tool uses your interaction history to prioritize information; ensure you occasionally review your 'interests' profile to keep the scoring logic accurate.
- Limitations: The tool relies on live web search; sites behind aggressive paywalls or complex JavaScript-heavy authentication may not always be accessible via the standard scraper.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-bloodandeath-keats-topic-monitor": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-read, file-write, external-api
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