News Summary
- 1.3k installs
- 635 repo stars
- Updated March 7, 2026
- sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
news-summary is an agent skill that fetches and summarizes international news from RSS feeds with optional voice output.
About
The news-summary skill fetches and summarizes news from trusted international RSS feeds including BBC world and top stories, Reuters, NPR, and Al Jazeera. Workflows parse RSS titles and descriptions via curl and grep, group summaries by region or topic, and optionally generate voice summaries with OpenAI TTS tts-1-hd sending audio output. Text summary flow fetches BBC world headlines, supplements with Reuters or NPR, summarizes key stories, and groups by topic. Use when users ask for news updates, daily briefings, or what is happening in the world with text or voice delivery.
- RSS feeds: BBC, Reuters, NPR, Al Jazeera world and topic feeds.
- Parse RSS with curl grep sed for titles and descriptions.
- Text workflow: fetch, supplement, summarize, group by topic.
- Optional OpenAI TTS voice summary to mp3 audio.
- Multi-source perspective: BBC primary with Reuters NPR supplement.
News Summary by the numbers
- 1,293 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +13 installs in the week ending Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #398 of 3,301 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
news-summary capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- multi source rss fetching · headline parsing and grouping · text summary generation · optional tts voice output
- Use cases
- research
What news-summary says it does
Fetch and summarize news from trusted international sources via RSS feeds.
Fetch BBC world headlines
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| Installs | 1.3k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 635 |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | March 7, 2026 |
| Repository | sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills ↗ |
How do I get a daily news briefing from trusted RSS sources?
Fetch and summarize news from trusted RSS feeds with optional OpenAI TTS voice summaries.
Who is it for?
Users requesting news updates, daily briefings, or world headline summaries.
Skip if: Skip for deep investigative journalism or paywalled news API integration beyond RSS.
When should I use this skill?
User asks for news updates, daily briefing, or what's happening in the world.
What you get
A grouped text summary of key world stories from BBC, Reuters, NPR, or Al Jazeera feeds.
- news summary briefing
Files
News Summary
Overview
Fetch and summarize news from trusted international sources via RSS feeds.
RSS Feeds
BBC (Primary)
# 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"Reuters
# World news
curl -s "https://www.reutersagency.com/feed/?best-regions=world&post_type=best"NPR (US perspective)
curl -s "https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml"Al Jazeera (Global South perspective)
curl -s "https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml"Parse RSS
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 -30Workflow
Text summary
1. Fetch BBC world headlines 2. Optionally supplement with Reuters/NPR 3. Summarize key stories 4. Group by region or topic
Voice summary
1. Create text summary 2. Generate voice with OpenAI TTS 3. Send as audio message
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.mp3Example Output Format
📰 News Summary [date]
🌍 WORLD
- [headline 1]
- [headline 2]
💼 BUSINESS
- [headline 1]
💻 TECH
- [headline 1]Best Practices
- Keep summaries concise (5-8 top stories)
- Prioritize breaking news and major events
- For voice: ~2 minutes max
- Balance perspectives (Western + Global South)
- Cite source if asked
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News Summary has 1 known copy in the catalog totaling 81 installs. They canonicalize to this original listing.
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FAQ
Which news sources are used?
BBC world and topic feeds, Reuters, NPR, and Al Jazeera RSS endpoints.
Can it produce audio?
Yes — optional OpenAI TTS tts-1-hd voice summary saved as mp3.
Is news-summary safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.