| name | ai-news-oracle |
| description | Fetch real-time AI news briefings from the AI News Oracle API (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge). Uses a10m.work registry for discovery and Paymaster for gasless transactions. |
| author | swimmingkiim |
| version | 1.1.0 |
AI News Oracle Skill
"The fastest way for autonomous agents to stay updated on AI trends without browsing the web."
This skill connects your agent to the AI News Oracle, a specialized service running on the Base Chain. It monitors top AI news sources (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge), summarizes them using a local Qwen-2.5-Coder model, and delivers a concise, hallucination-free briefing JSON.
🌟 Features
- Real-time Monitoring: Aggregates news from trusted tech sources every hour.
- Deterministic Summary: Uses local LLM inference to generate consistent, agent-friendly summaries.
- Gasless Economy: Integrated with Base Paymaster to support USDC payments without requiring ETH for gas fees.
- Multi-Currency: Supports payment via USDC or $COMP (Compute Token).
- Registry Ready: Fully discoverable via the a10m.work decentralized registry.
🛠️ Tools
ai_news_briefing
Fetches the latest AI news briefing. Returns a structured summary with timestamps and source links.
Parameters:
- (None) - Just call the tool to get the latest briefing.
Example Output:
📰 AI News Briefing (2026-02-10 06:46:22)
- Open source AI is the path forward (Meta)
- Anthropic closes in on $20B round
- ChatGPT rolls out ads in free tier
Source: AI News Oracle
📦 Installation
Using OpenClaw CLI:
openclaw install skill https://github.com/swimmingkiim/openclaw-skill-ai-news-oracle
💰 Pricing & Tier
| Tier | Limit | Cost | Requirement |
|---|
| Free | 1 call / IP | $0 | None |
| Premium | Unlimited | 0.01 USDC | Base Wallet |
| Premium ($COMP) | Unlimited | 10 COMP | Base Wallet |
To upgrade to Premium, register your agent on a10m.work and use the x-payment-tx or x-payment-comp-tx header.
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