ai-news

name	ai-news
name_zh	ai-news
description	Fetch and summarize recent AI news from curated RSS feeds (Hugging Face, VentureBeat, The Verge, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, etc.) and YouTube channels (Yannic Kilcher, Two Minute Papers, AI Explained, etc.). Also fetches full transcripts for specific YouTube videos. Use when the user asks about recent AI news, what's happened in AI lately, summaries of AI research or product announcements, or wants a digest of what's going on in the AI space.
description_zh	Fetch and summarize recent AI news from curated RSS feeds (Hugging Face, VentureBeat, The Verge, OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, etc.) and YouTube channels (Yannic Kilcher, Two Minute Papers, AI Explained, etc.). Also fetches full transcripts for specific YouTube videos. Use when the 用户 asks about recent AI news, what's happened in AI lately, summaries of AI research or product announcements, or wants a digest of what's going on in the AI space.
category	applications
tags	["ai","deployment","frontend","javascript","llm"]
source	null
language	en
needs_review	false
slug	ai-news
version	1.0.0
created	2026-06-12
updated	2026-06-12
inputs	[{"name":"request","type":"string","required":true,"description":"User request or task description"}]
output	{"format":"markdown","description":"Generated content based on the user request"}
author	AI-SKILL
license	MIT

When to use

Use this skill when you need guidance on ai-news.

Inputs

User request or task description.

Output

Generated content based on the user request.

Prompt

Follow the guidelines in this skill when working on related tasks.

AI News

Fetch recent AI news from RSS feeds and YouTube channel feeds, then synthesize into a digest. Optionally fetch full transcripts for YouTube videos.

Setup (one-time)

cd ~/.letta/skills/ai-news/scripts && npm install

Workflow

1. Fetch recent news

npx tsx scripts/fetch-news.ts [--days 7] [--limit 5] [--sources all|rss|youtube]

• Outputs a JSON object with items[] sorted newest-first
• Each item has: source, type (rss/youtube), title, url, publishedAt, summary, videoId
• Failed sources are listed in errors[] — safe to ignore individual failures

2. Synthesize a digest

Read the JSON output and write a digest grouped by theme (e.g. model releases, research, tools, policy). Lead with the most significant items. For YouTube videos, note they have transcripts available.

3. (Optional) Fetch a video transcript

For any YouTube item worth deeper coverage:

npx tsx scripts/fetch-transcript.ts <video-url-or-id> [--summary] [--lang en]

• --summary returns first ~4000 chars (good for quick context)
• Without --summary, returns full transcript + timestamped segments
• Works with any YouTube URL format or bare video ID

Customizing Sources

See references/sources.md for the full list of default RSS feeds and YouTube channels, how to find channel IDs, and additional feed recommendations.

To add/remove sources, edit the RSS_FEEDS and YOUTUBE_CHANNELS arrays at the top of scripts/fetch-news.ts.

Tips

• Use --days 1 for daily briefings, --days 7 for weekly digests
• Use --sources rss if YouTube fetches are slow or failing
• Some feeds (arXiv) can be very high volume — use a lower --limit or filter by keyword after fetching
• Transcripts require captions to be enabled on the video; auto-generated captions work fine

When NOT to use

Do not use this skill for tasks outside its scope.

Example

See the skill content above for practical examples.