| name | news |
| description | Poll favorite RSS feeds including Hacker News and Lobsters. Fetches latest tech headlines and provides a summary of current news. Use when you want to catch up on tech news or see what's trending. |
| allowed-tools | WebFetch |
News
Fetches and summarizes the latest headlines from your favorite RSS feeds.
Usage
/news - Fetch all feeds and show top stories/news hn or /news hackernews - Hacker News only/news lobsters - Lobsters only
Feeds
Note: WebFetch has restrictions on many mainstream news domains (CNN, NYT, Reddit, etc.).
The feeds below are confirmed to work.
Hacker News
Lobsters
Workflow
- Fetch feeds using WebFetch for each RSS URL
- Parse the XML to extract titles, links, and descriptions
- Summarize the top 10 stories from each feed
- Present in a clean, scannable format
Output Format
Present news in this format:
## Hacker News
1. **[Title]**
[link]
2. **[Title]**
[link]
## Lobsters
1. **[Title]**
[link]
Instructions
When /news is invoked:
- Fetch all configured RSS feeds in parallel using WebFetch
- For each feed, extract the top 10 items
- Present stories grouped by source
- Highlight any particularly notable/trending stories
When a specific source is requested (e.g., /news hn):
- Only fetch that source's feed(s)
- Show up to 15 items instead of 10
Adding New Feeds
To add a new feed, the user can ask to update this skill with:
- Feed name
- RSS URL
- Category (tech, news, general, etc.)
Note: Test new feeds first - WebFetch blocks many news domains.
