# 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.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-ericwang915-pythonclaw-news`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [ericwang915](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ericwang915)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [ericwang915](https://github.com/ericwang915)
- **Source:** https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw/tree/main/pythonclaw/templates/skills/data/news
- **Website:** https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-ericwang915-pythonclaw-news
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# 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="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

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [ericwang915](https://github.com/ericwang915)
- **Source:** [ericwang915/PythonClaw](https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-ericwang915-pythonclaw-news
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/ericwang915
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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