| name | news-cog |
| description | Frontier search models with multi-angle research on every query. CellCog combines deep reasoning with SOTA search to produce accurate, comprehensive news briefs, reports, and digests — delivered ready for your agent to consume without flooding its context window. AI news summary, daily briefing, news digest, current events, trend monitoring, competitive intelligence, market updates. |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📰"}} |
| author | CellCog |
| dependencies | ["cellcog"] |
News Cog - AI News Intelligence Powered by CellCog
Frontier search models with multi-angle research on every query.
CellCog combines deep reasoning with SOTA search models and multi-intent research to produce accurate, comprehensive news intelligence. Briefs, reports, and digests delivered ready for your agent to consume — without pulling hundreds of articles into your main agent's context window.
Prerequisites
This skill requires the cellcog skill for SDK setup and API calls.
clawhub install cellcog
Read the cellcog skill first for SDK setup. This skill shows you what's possible.
Quick pattern (v1.0+):
result = client.create_chat(
prompt="[your news/briefing request]",
notify_session_key="agent:main:main",
task_label="news-task",
chat_mode="agent"
)
What You Can Get
Daily Briefings
Concise, actionable summaries:
- Morning Briefing: "Give me today's top tech industry news — focus on AI, cloud, and enterprise software"
- Market Open: "Summarize pre-market news affecting FAANG stocks and semiconductor sector"
- Industry Digest: "Summarize this week's most important developments in renewable energy"
- Startup News: "What happened in startup funding this week? Series A+ rounds in fintech"
Example prompt:
"Create a morning briefing for a startup CEO:
Focus areas:
- AI industry developments (new models, funding, regulations)
- SaaS market trends and notable deals
- Macro economic signals (Fed, inflation, tech employment)
Format: Bullet-point brief with one-sentence summaries and source links.
Highlight anything that requires immediate attention.
Total length: Under 500 words — I need to scan this in 2 minutes."
Competitive Intelligence
Monitor your competitive landscape:
- Competitor Watch: "What has Notion shipped or announced in the last 30 days?"
- Market Moves: "Summarize recent M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector"
- Product Launches: "What new AI developer tools launched this month?"
- Funding Tracker: "List all AI companies that raised $50M+ in the last 2 weeks"
Trend Reports
Deeper analysis of emerging patterns:
- Trend Analysis: "What are the emerging trends in AI agent infrastructure? Analyze recent launches, funding, and technical developments"
- Regulatory Watch: "Summarize new AI regulations proposed or enacted globally in 2026"
- Technology Shifts: "Research the shift from RAG to long-context models — what are the latest developments?"
Custom News Digests
Tailored to your specific needs:
- Role-Specific: "Create a weekly digest for a VP of Engineering at a fintech company"
- Topic-Specific: "Summarize everything published about quantum computing this week"
- Region-Specific: "What's happening in the European tech ecosystem this month?"
- Event Coverage: "Summarize the key announcements from AWS re:Invent 2026"
Why CellCog for News?
The Technical Edge
CellCog doesn't just search once and summarize — it runs multi-angle research across your query:
- Multiple search intents: A single news query is decomposed into multiple research angles
- Frontier search models: SOTA retrieval across hundreds of sources
- Deep reasoning: Cross-references and synthesizes findings, not just concatenates
- Citation quality: Sources traced back to original reporting, not aggregator summaries
| RSS Feeds / News Aggregators | CellCog News Cog |
|---|
| Raw article firehose | Synthesized, prioritized intelligence |
| You filter and read | CellCog researches, reasons, and summarizes |
| Same view for everyone | Tailored to your role, industry, and priorities |
| Text links only | Structured briefs, PDF reports, or interactive dashboards |
| Floods your context | Delivers concise, agent-consumable output |
Agent-Optimized Output
CellCog News Cog is designed with agent workflows in mind. The output is:
- Concise — won't overwhelm your main agent's context window
- Structured — clear sections, bullet points, and hierarchies
- Actionable — highlights what matters and why
- Sourced — includes citations when requested
Output Formats
| Format | Best For |
|---|
| Structured text | Agent consumption, quick briefings |
| PDF Report | Professional distribution, archiving |
| Interactive HTML | Explorable dashboards with filters |
| Markdown | Integration into docs, wikis, or knowledge bases |
Chat Mode for News
| Scenario | Recommended Mode |
|---|
| Daily briefings, quick news summaries | "agent" |
| Competitive intelligence, single-topic digests | "agent" |
| Deep trend analysis, comprehensive industry reports | "agent team" |
Use "agent" for most news tasks. Daily briefings, competitive monitoring, and news digests execute well.
Use "agent team" for deep trend analysis — when you need multi-source synthesis across dozens of publications and research papers.
Tips for Better News Intelligence
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Define your focus: "Tech news" is too broad. "AI infrastructure and developer tools" is focused.
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Specify timeframe: "Today's news", "this week", "last 30 days" — recency matters.
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Set the audience: "For a technical audience" vs. "for a board of directors" changes depth and tone.
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Request structure: "Bullet-point brief under 500 words" vs. "comprehensive PDF report with sections" — be explicit.
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Ask for citations: "Include source URLs for each item" — when traceability matters.
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Indicate priority signals: "Highlight anything about regulation changes or major funding rounds" — helps CellCog surface what matters to you.
