news-sentiment-engine

name	news-sentiment-engine
description	Multi-source RSS news aggregation with Claude-powered sentiment analysis and structured briefing output
category	research
risk	critical
source	community
source_repo	tellmefrankie/news-engine
source_type	community
date_added	2026-05-13
author	tellmefrankie
tags	["news","rss","sentiment-analysis","briefing","research"]
tools	["claude","websearch"]
plugin	{"targets":{"codex":"blocked","claude":"blocked"}}

News Sentiment Engine (Free)

Collect and analyze AI/tech news from multiple sources with Claude-powered sentiment analysis. Open source lite version.

When to Use

• Use when preparing a concise AI or technology news briefing from multiple RSS sources.
• Use when you need ranked article summaries with sentiment, tags, and impact scoring.
• Use when monitoring industry changes across product launches, policy moves, and infrastructure shifts.
• Use when deduplicating overlapping coverage before writing a daily or weekly briefing.

What it does

• Collects news from 4+ RSS feeds (TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Hacker News)
• Deduplicates articles across sources
• Ranks by importance (industry impact, technology trends, policy changes)
• Generates structured briefing with sentiment tags
• Outputs formatted briefing card

Usage

Collect latest AI/tech news from RSS feeds.
Rank top 5 by importance to the tech industry.
For each: summary (2-3 sentences), sentiment (positive/negative/neutral),
impact score (1-5), industry tags, one-sentence commentary.
Output as a structured briefing card.

Example Output

AI/Tech News Briefing — 2026-05-13

1. OpenAI announces GPT-5 with 2M context window
   Source: TechCrunch | Impact: 5/5
   Tags: #AI #LLM #OpenAI
   Sentiment: Positive

   Summary: OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 with a 2M token context window and
   improved reasoning. Enterprise pricing starts at $0.03/1k tokens.

   Commentary: Direct competitive pressure on Anthropic Claude 3.5.
   Enterprise deals may shift in H2 2026.

2. EU AI Act enforcement begins for high-risk systems
   Source: The Verge | Impact: 4/5
   Tags: #Regulation #EU #Compliance
   Sentiment: Neutral

Output Format

For each article:

• Title + source + publish date
• Summary (2-3 sentences)
• Industry tags: [AI, Semiconductor, Cloud, etc.]
• Sentiment: Positive/Negative/Neutral
• Impact score: 1-5
• Commentary: 1-sentence industry perspective

Setup

The optional setup below clones and runs a third-party Node project from tellmefrankie/news-engine. Review and pin that repository yourself before running it, and do not expose API keys to an unreviewed checkout.

git clone https://github.com/tellmefrankie/news-engine
cd news-engine
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env

pnpm dev -- --collect-only