Opennews
Opennews provides curated news summaries and insights from prominent open-source projects, streamlining your understanding of key developments.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add opennews npx -- -y @trustedskills/opennews
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"opennews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/opennews"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The opennews skill provides access to news data and related functionalities. It allows agents to retrieve headlines, summaries, and full articles from various sources. This skill is designed for tasks involving news aggregation, analysis, or summarization.
When to use it
- News Briefing: Generate a daily summary of top stories in a specific region or on a particular topic.
- Fact-Checking Assistance: Retrieve relevant news articles to verify claims or statements.
- Trend Identification: Analyze headlines and article content to identify emerging trends within the news cycle.
- Content Creation: Use retrieved information as source material for writing blog posts, reports, or social media updates.
Key capabilities
- Retrieve news headlines
- Fetch news summaries
- Access full articles from various sources
Example prompts
- "Get me the top 5 headlines about climate change."
- "Summarize the latest article on artificial intelligence in healthcare."
- "Find a recent news report about the economy in Europe."
Tips & gotchas
The skill's performance depends on the availability and reliability of its underlying news sources. Be aware that news content can be rapidly changing, so results may quickly become outdated.
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Security Audits
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