PythonClaw news

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.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/pythonclaw/templates/skills/data/news" ~/.claude/skills/ericwang915-pythonclaw-news && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: pythonclaw/templates/skills/data/news/SKILL.md

source content

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)

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