| name | rss_news_digest |
| description | Fetch ranked RSS digests by tag; list, search, add, edit, import, export, disable, enable, or remove feeds; and run feed health checks. |
| user-invocable | true |
| disable-model-invocation | false |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["python3"]}}} |
RSS News Digest
Use this skill when the user asks for RSS-based research updates, jobs, events, general news, feed management, or feed health diagnostics.
If the user provides an action inline (e.g. /rss_news_digest general), execute it immediately. Otherwise ask what they want to do and wait for their reply.
Required digest loop
For every digest or feed-management task, use:
- Review — inspect the requested tag/profile/action, command bounds, JSON output, digest paths, item counts, and feed errors.
- Validate — confirm the digest file exists, links/titles are present, item counts match the command output, and failures are called out.
- Fix — rerun with safer bounds, run
doctor, or report exact feed/config problems. Do not silently treat missing output as success.
- Repeat until the digest is usable or the remaining gap is explicitly reported.
For research-facing summaries, separate observed feed items from your own interpretation. End with a short Delivery Check when the digest is being used as evidence for a broader report.
Quick reference
User specifies a tag: run --tag <TAG> (valid: research, general, events, jobs, video)
User says "all": run --all-tags
User says "list feeds": list-feeds
User says "doctor": doctor
Run options: --max-items N, --per-feed-limit N, --profile NAME, --include-disabled, --no-mark-seen
Execution
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh <COMMAND AND ARGS>
After running a digest, read the digest file from the JSON output outputs field and summarize the top items.
Validation before summarizing:
- confirm the JSON command result reports a successful run
- confirm every referenced digest path exists
- compare reported item counts with the summarized items
- mention disabled feeds, feed errors, or empty tags when present
- use bounded options such as
--max-items and --per-feed-limit for cron or chat delivery
Other commands
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh search-feeds "<QUERY>"
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh add-feed "<URL>" --tag <TAG> --priority <N>
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh edit-feed "<URL>" --tag <TAG> --priority <N>
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh disable-feed "<URL>"
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh enable-feed "<URL>"
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh remove-feed "<URL>"
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh backup-feeds --reason "<REASON>"
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh list-backups
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh restore-feeds-backup
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh export-feeds-tsv --output /tmp/feeds.tsv
exec: /workspace/skills/rss-news-digest/run_rss_news_digest.sh import-feeds-tsv /tmp/feeds.tsv
