news-feeds
Fetch latest news headlines from major RSS feeds (BBC, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, DW).
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/lknik/news-feedsNews 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
| Source | Categories |
|---|---|
| bbc | top, world, business, tech, science, health |
| reuters | top, world, business, tech, science, health |
| ap | top |
| guardian | top, world, business, tech, science |
| aljazeera | top |
| npr | top |
| dw | top |
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
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-lknik-news-feeds": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}