topic-monitor

What This Skill Does

Topic Monitor transforms your OpenClaw agent into a proactive research assistant. Instead of waiting for you to perform manual searches, this skill continuously scans the web for updates on subjects that matter to you. It utilizes AI-powered filtering to rank content by importance, ensuring you only receive critical notifications while bundling minor updates into weekly digests. The skill integrates directly with your agent's memory, allowing it to provide contextual summaries that connect new findings with your past interests.

Installation

To integrate Topic Monitor into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/robbyczgw-cla/topic-monitor

Once installed, you can trigger the interactive configuration wizard by running python3 scripts/setup.py, or use the scripts/quick.py utility for an immediate, single-topic setup using smart defaults.

Use Cases

• Professional Intelligence: Track competitor product launches, funding news, or industry trends without manual effort.
• Technical Operations: Monitor security mailing lists or specific CVE databases for critical vulnerabilities that require immediate action.
• Personal Productivity: Stay informed about fluctuating prices for high-value items, niche hobbyist news, or specialized project updates.
• Automated Reporting: Generate weekly summary reports for teams, aggregating scattered information into a single, cohesive document.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, start monitoring 'NVIDIA stock news' and alert me via Telegram if there are any major market movements."
2. "I want to keep an eye on 'Rust programming language updates'; set up an hourly check and notify me immediately for any major releases."
3. "Summarize all the minor updates I've received regarding 'Renewable Energy Tech' into a single digest report for this Sunday."

Tips & Limitations

• Be Specific: While the AI is smart, providing specific keywords in the setup wizard significantly improves the signal-to-noise ratio of your alerts.
• Importance Thresholds: Set your 'Importance' threshold carefully. Setting it to 'High' ensures you are never distracted, while 'Low' provides a comprehensive but potentially noisy feed.
• Limitations: This skill relies on external web search providers; therefore, its performance is subject to the availability and rate limits of those search APIs. Additionally, while the importance scoring is highly accurate, it is a heuristic process and may occasionally misclassify content.