| name | news-fetcher |
| description | Fetches top news, recent articles, or RSS feeds from the web using curl, wget or custom scripts to provide the user with the latest information on a given topic. |
| allowed-tools | read_url_content, bash |
News Fetcher Skill
Use this skill when the user asks for the latest news, updates on a topic, or trending topics.
Workflow
- Understand the user's topic of interest (e.g., "AI news", "technology", "sports").
- Use the
read_url_content tool to fetch RSS feeds (like news.ycombinator.com/rss) or news aggregator sites. If the site requires JavaScript, advise the user that the agent-browser skill might be more appropriate.
- Parse the retrieved content. If it's XML/RSS, you can use
bash tools (like xmllint, grep, or short python scripts) to extract titles and URLs.
- Present the top 5-10 headlines with URLs to the user in a clean, markdown-formatted list.