| name | identify-breaking-news |
| version | 2.0.0 |
| description | Identify breaking news articles that require immediate notification based on importance scores, source credibility, and content analysis. Uses memory search to find high-importance articles.
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| license | MIT |
| allowed-tools | ["memory/search","memory/check_seen","memory/mark_seen"] |
| metadata | {"domain":"news","category":"analysis","requires-approval":false,"confidence":0.92,"mcp-servers":[]} |
Identify Breaking News
Identify articles that qualify as breaking news requiring immediate notification.
When to Use
Use this skill when you need to:
- Filter analyzed articles for breaking news
- Determine which stories warrant immediate alerts
- Prioritize high-impact news for real-time notification
- Avoid alert fatigue from non-critical news
Instructions
Step 1: Search for High-Importance Articles
Use memory/search to find recent high-importance analyses:
- namespace: "news/analyses"
- query: "breaking news important announcement"
- limit: 50
Filter results for:
- importance_score >= 8
- is_breaking == true
- Recent timestamp (last 24 hours)
Step 2: Check Notification History
For each potential breaking article, use memory/check_seen:
- key: article content hash or URL
- namespace: "news/breaking_alerts"
Skip articles that have already been notified.
Step 3: Calculate Breaking Score
For articles not yet notified, calculate breaking score:
Score components (0-100 total):
- Importance (0-50): importance_score * 5
- Source credibility (0-20): +20 for authoritative sources
- LLM breaking flag (0-20): +20 if is_breaking=true
- Category bonus (0-10): +10 for security/product/research
- Keyword bonus (0-10): +2 per breaking keyword in title
Authoritative sources:
- OpenAI Blog, Anthropic Blog, Google AI Blog
- Meta AI Blog, Microsoft AI Blog, DeepMind
- arXiv, Nature, Science
Breaking keywords:
- release, launch, announce, breakthrough
- vulnerability, security, critical, urgent
- breaking, major, significant
Step 4: Apply Threshold
Filter articles by breaking score threshold:
- Score 90-100: Critical breaking news - immediate notification
- Score 80-89: High-priority - notify within 15 minutes
- Score 70-79: Notable - notify within 1 hour
- Score <70: Not breaking - include in regular digest
Step 5: Apply Rate Limiting
Prevent alert fatigue by limiting notifications:
- Maximum 5 per hour
- Maximum 20 per day
If rate limit exceeded, queue for later notification.
Step 6: Mark as Notified
For each article being notified, use memory/mark_seen:
- key: article content hash or URL
- namespace: "news/breaking_alerts"
- ttl_seconds: 86400 (24 hours)
Step 7: Return Results
Return breaking news articles including:
- Article details (title, source, summary, URL)
- Breaking score
- Notification priority
- Breaking reason (if available)
Tool Usage Guidance
memory/search
- Search for high-importance analyses
- Filter by importance_score and is_breaking
- Limit to recent timeframe
memory/check_seen
- Check if article already notified
- Use content hash as key
- Prevents duplicate alerts
memory/mark_seen
- Mark after sending notification
- Use 24-hour TTL
- Allows re-notification after window
Breaking Score Components
| Component | Points | Criteria |
|---|
| Importance | 0-50 | importance_score * 5 |
| Source | 0-20 | Authoritative sources |
| LLM Flag | 0-20 | is_breaking == true |
| Category | 0-10 | security/product/research |
| Keywords | 0-10 | Breaking keywords (2 per) |
Threshold Guidelines
Score 90-100: Critical
- Major model releases (GPT-5, Claude 4)
- Critical security vulnerabilities
- Regulatory decisions with immediate impact
- Action: Immediate notification
Score 80-89: High-Priority
- Significant product launches
- Important research breakthroughs
- Major partnerships or acquisitions
- Action: Notify within 15 minutes
Score 70-79: Notable
- Meaningful product updates
- Interesting research results
- Industry developments
- Action: Notify within 1 hour
Score <70: Not Breaking
- Regular news, incremental updates
- Action: Include in regular digest only
Breaking News Data Schema
{
"url": "https://openai.com/blog/gpt-5",
"title": "Introducing GPT-5",
"source": "OpenAI Blog",
"ai_summary": "OpenAI has released GPT-5 with major advances...",
"importance_score": 10,
"is_breaking": true,
"breaking_reason": "Major model release from leading AI company",
"breaking_score": 95,
"category": "product",
"content_hash": "abc123def456"
}
Error Handling
- If search returns no results, return empty list
- If check_seen fails, proceed with notification (better duplicate than missed)
- If mark_seen fails, log warning but continue
Success Criteria
- Breaking news identified within 15 minutes of publication
- False positive rate < 10%
- No duplicate alerts for the same story
- Rate limits prevent alert fatigue
- Critical stories (score >90) never missed
