google-news-api

What This Skill Does

The google-news-api skill is a sophisticated automation tool designed for the OpenClaw AI agent to interface directly with Google News. It bypasses the need for manual browsing by programmatically scraping and structuring news data into a readable format. The skill is built on the robust BrowserAct infrastructure, ensuring high reliability and rapid response times. By specifying keywords, time ranges, and result counts, users can pull live headlines, sources, direct links, and metadata, making it an essential tool for competitive intelligence, PR monitoring, and industry research.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw package manager. Simply execute the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/phheng/google-news-api

For local or manual setups on compatible platforms like Cursor or Claude Code, copy the skill directory into your system's designated skills folder (e.g., ~/.opencode/skills/). Ensure you have the BROWSERACT_API_KEY environment variable set, as the agent requires a valid key to authenticate with the remote scraping service. If your key is missing, the agent will prompt you to register at the BrowserAct Console.

Use Cases

This skill is highly versatile and serves several professional needs:

• PR Monitoring: Track brand mentions in real-time to manage your digital footprint.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor industry-specific keywords to stay ahead of competitors or market shifts.
• Content Curation: Aggregate news headlines for internal reports or newsletters.
• Academic or Technical Research: Gather data on emerging technology trends, such as AI or clean energy, over specific time frames.

Example Prompts

1. "Find news about Nvidia and AI hardware developments from the past 24 hours."
2. "Track industry trends for electric vehicle battery technology and list the top 20 recent articles."
3. "Can you monitor PR for my startup 'CloudSphere' and show me any new mentions this week?"

Tips & Limitations

• Efficiency: Use the past 24 hours setting for high-frequency monitoring and past week or past year for deeper retrospective research.
• Retry Logic: The agent is configured with a built-in retry mechanism. If a network blip occurs, it will automatically attempt a single re-fetch. If authorization fails, do not attempt to retry manually; check your API key instead.
• Limits: While the API supports large data requests, keep the Datelimit around 30 to ensure the agent processes the information quickly without flooding your terminal or interface.