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Search and summarize news on any topic via web_search or DuckDuckGo. Use when: user asks about recent news, current events, headlines, or wants a news briefing on any subject. NOT for: historical news archives, paywalled articles, or real-time breaking news alerts.
Search and summarize news on any topic via web_search or DuckDuckGo. Use when: user asks about recent news, current events, headlines, or wants a news briefing on any subject. NOT for: historical news archives, paywalled articles, or real-time breaking news alerts.
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Search for recent news on any topic using web_search (Tavily) or the bundled DuckDuckGo script.
✅ USE this skill when:
❌ DON'T use this skill when:
web_search(query="latest news about <topic>", topic="news", max_results=10)
python {skill_path}/search_news.py "topic" [--max 10]
search_news.py "tech industry"search_news.py "AI artificial intelligence"name: news description: "Search and summarize news on any topic via web_search or DuckDuckGo. Use when: user asks about recent news, current events, headlines, or wants a news briefing on any subject. NOT for: historical news archives, paywalled articles, or real-time breaking news alerts." dependencies: duckduckgo-search metadata: emoji: "📰"
---
name: news
description: "Search and summarize news on any topic via web_search or DuckDuckGo. Use when: user asks about recent news, current events, headlines, or wants a news briefing on any subject. NOT for: historical news archives, paywalled articles, or real-time breaking news alerts."
dependencies: duckduckgo-search
metadata:
emoji: "📰"
---
# News Skill
Search for recent news on any topic using web_search (Tavily) or the bundled DuckDuckGo script.
## When to Use
✅ **USE this skill when:**
- "What's happening in the tech industry today?"
- "Latest AI news"
- "News about the 2026 World Cup"
- "Give me a news briefing on climate"
- "Headlines about [topic]"
- User wants recent or current events on any subject
## When NOT to Use
❌ **DON'T use this skill when:**
- Historical news archives → use specialized archive/search tools
- Paywalled articles → web_search may surface snippets only
- Real-time breaking news alerts → use dedicated news APIs or feeds
## Usage/Commands
### Option A — web_search tool (preferred when Tavily is configured)
```
web_search(query="latest news about <topic>", topic="news", max_results=10)
```
### Option B — Bundled script (works without Tavily)
```bash
python {skill_path}/search_news.py "topic" [--max 10]
```
### Examples
- "What's happening in the tech industry today?" → web_search or `search_news.py "tech industry"`
- "Give me the latest AI news" → web_search or `search_news.py "AI artificial intelligence"`
## Notes
- Tavily (web_search) is preferred when configured in pythonclaw.json
- search_news.py uses DuckDuckGo and requires no API key
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Quality
62/100
Promising
Trust
55/100
Do not auto-install
Audit
72/100
Needs review
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