news-headlines

name	news-headlines
description	Fetch and summarize news headlines from US business news, TechCrunch, and Wall Street Journal. Use when users ask for latest news, headlines, tech news, business news, or Wall Street stories.

News Headlines

Use the bundled script to fetch headlines from NewsAPI.

Available Sources

Source	Flag	Description
US Business	--source us-business	Top US business headlines
TechCrunch	--source techcrunch	Latest TechCrunch articles
Wall Street Journal	--source wsj	Recent WSJ stories

Sandbox Constraints

This script runs inside a sandboxed environment with strict rules:

• Only .venv/bin/python is allowed. Do not use bare python, python3, or any other interpreter.
• No shell operators. Do not use &&, ||, ;, |, >, <, $(...), or backticks.
• No cd. Always use the relative path from the project root.
• The API key is injected by the sandbox proxy. Do not pass an API key.
• The exact command prefix must be: .venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py

Any command that does not match this format will be rejected.

Run Workflow

1. Determine the source. Based on the user's request, pick the appropriate --source flag.

   • General US/business news: us-business
   • Tech news or TechCrunch: techcrunch
   • Wall Street Journal or financial news: wsj

2. Run the script with the chosen source.

3. Summarize the result for the user.

   • List the top headlines with brief descriptions.
   • Mention the source and publish time.
   • If the user asked broadly for "news", run multiple sources.

Command Format

The only allowed Bash command format:

.venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py --source <SOURCE>

Optional flags:

.venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py \
  --source techcrunch \
  --page-size 5

Output Expectations

• Article number, title, source name, author, publish date, description, and URL.
• Default returns 10 articles per source.