- name
- news-express
- description
- Use this skill when users ask for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world.
News Express
Overview
Use this skill when users ask for news updates, daily briefings, or what's happening in the world. Fetches news from reliable international and Chinese RSS feeds, requiring no API keys. Simply use the web_fetch tool to read RSS XML directly.
Trigger Scenarios
- User asks "what's the news today", "latest updates", "daily briefing"
- User asks "what's happening domestically/internationally"
- User requests categorized news such as technology, finance, sports
- User asks for "morning briefing", "evening briefing", "news summary"
RSS Feeds
🇨🇳 Domestic Sources
| Source | Category | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 36Kr | Latest Flash News | https://36kr.com/feed-newsflash |
| Solidot | Technology | https://www.solidot.org/index.rss |
| SSPAI | Technology/Digital | https://sspai.com/feed |
| IThome | AI/Technology/Digital | https://www.ithome.com/rss/ |
| Zhidx | Flash News/Headlines/AI/Robotics | https://zhidx.com/rss |
| ITJuzi | Finance | https://www.itjuzi.com/api/telegraph.xml |
| cnBeta | AI/Technology/Digital | https://plink.anyfeeder.com/cnbeta |
| Odaily | Flash News | https://rss.odaily.news/rss/newsflash |
| People's Daily | Headlines | http://www.people.com.cn/rss/politics.xml |
🌍 International Sources
| Source | Category | URL |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | AI | https://openai.com/news/rss.xml |
| NPR | United States | https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml |
| Hacker News | Technology | https://hnrss.org/frontpage |
| PANews | Flash News | https://www.panewslab.com/rss.xml?lang=en&type=NEWS&featured=true |
| ArXiv | AI | https://rss.arxiv.org/rss/cs.AI |
| China Daily | English/International | https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/rss/china_rss.xml |
| TechCrunch | Technology | https://techcrunch.com/feed/ |
Workflow
Step 1: Fetch RSS Content
Use the web_fetch tool to read RSS XML directly:
web_fetch(url="https://openai.com/news/rss.xml")Step 2: Parse Headlines
In the RSS XML structure, news headlines are within <title> tags, summaries within <description> tags, and links within <link> tags. Simply extract them from the markdown text returned by web_fetch.
Step 3: Compile and Output
Organize by domestic and international categories, taking 6-8 items each, outputting each headline with a concise summary.
Output Format
📰 [Latest News]
🗓️ [Date] · [Day of Week]
---
## 🇨🇳 Domestic
• [Headline 1]
[Summary 1]
• [Headline 2]
[Summary 2]
• [Headline 3]
[Summary 3]
...
---
## 🌍 International
• [Headline 1]
[Summary 1]
• [Headline 2]
[Summary 2]
• [Headline 3]
[Summary 3]
...
---
Data Source: RSS FeedsImportant Notes
- No API Key Required: All data is obtained through public RSS feeds
- Some domestic sources may require proper network access: If access fails, automatically switch to backup sources
- Content Timeliness: RSS typically updates every 15-60 minutes
- Language: Domestic sources output in Chinese, international sources can be bilingual (Chinese/English)