news-summaryThis skill should be used when the user asks for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from trusted international RSS feeds and can create voice summaries.
Install via ClawdBot CLI:
clawdbot install joargp/news-summaryFetch and summarize news from trusted international sources via RSS feeds.
# World news
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml"
# Top stories
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml"
# Business
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/business/rss.xml"
# Technology
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/technology/rss.xml"
# World news
curl -s "https://www.reutersagency.com/feed/?best-regions=world&post_type=best"
curl -s "https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml"
curl -s "https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml"
Extract titles and descriptions:
curl -s "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml" | \
grep -E "<title>|<description>" | \
sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' | \
sed 's/^[ \t]*//' | \
head -30
curl -s https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/speech \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "tts-1-hd",
"input": "<news summary text>",
"voice": "onyx",
"speed": 0.95
}' \
--output /tmp/news.mp3
š° News Summary [date]
š WORLD
- [headline 1]
- [headline 2]
š¼ BUSINESS
- [headline 1]
š» TECH
- [headline 1]
Generated Mar 1, 2026
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š¬ Integration Tip
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