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news-feeds

Fetch latest news headlines from major RSS feeds (BBC, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, DW).

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/lknik/news-feeds
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News Feeds Skill

Fetch current news headlines and summaries from major international RSS feeds. Zero API keys, zero dependencies — uses only Python stdlib and HTTP.

Available Commands

Command: news

What it does: Fetch latest headlines from all configured feeds (or a specific source). How to execute:

python3 scripts/news.py

Command: news from a specific source

What it does: Fetch headlines from one source only. How to execute:

python3 scripts/news.py --source bbc
python3 scripts/news.py --source reuters
python3 scripts/news.py --source ap
python3 scripts/news.py --source guardian
python3 scripts/news.py --source aljazeera
python3 scripts/news.py --source npr
python3 scripts/news.py --source dw

Command: news by topic

What it does: Fetch headlines filtered to a specific topic/keyword.

python3 scripts/news.py --topic "climate"
python3 scripts/news.py --source bbc --topic "ukraine"

Command: news with more items

What it does: Control how many items per feed (default 8).

python3 scripts/news.py --limit 20

Command: list sources

What it does: Show all available feed sources and their categories.

python3 scripts/news.py --list-sources

Available Sources

SourceCategories
bbctop, world, business, tech, science, health
reuterstop, world, business, tech, science, health
aptop
guardiantop, world, business, tech, science
aljazeeratop
nprtop
dwtop

When to Use

  • User asks for latest news, current events, headlines
  • User wants a news briefing or daily digest
  • User asks "what's happening in the world"
  • User asks about news on a specific topic
  • User asks for a morning briefing

Output Format

Returns markdown with headlines, short descriptions, publication times, and links. Grouped by source.

Metadata

Author@lknik
Stars1601
Views0
Updated2026-02-27
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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-lknik-news-feeds": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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