- name
- steam-games-updates
- description
- Fetch recent game updates from Steam News. Use when the user asks about game patches, updates, or news for their tracked Steam games, or wants to add/remove games from their tracking list.
- metadata
- {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🎮","requires":{"bins":["python3"]}}}
Steam Games Updates
Fetch and accumulate game news from the Steam News API for a configurable list of games.
First run
On first run, skill-config.json is created with Counter-Strike 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS as defaults. Tell the user which games are configured and ask if they want to add or remove any.
Usage
Fetch updates for all tracked games:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/updates.pyList currently tracked games:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/updates.py --listAdding a game
When the user asks to add a game (even with an imprecise name), search Steam to resolve it:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/updates.py --search "game name"This returns a JSON array of matches with appid and name. Show the user the top results and ask them to confirm which one. Then add it:
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/updates.py --add <appid>The canonical game name is fetched automatically from Steam when adding.
Removing a game
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/updates.py --remove <appid>Changing settings
All settings live in {baseDir}/skill-config.json:
{
"games": [
{"name": "Counter-Strike 2", "appid": 730},
{"name": "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS", "appid": 578080}
],
"lookback_days": 3,
"exclude_patterns": {
"578080": ["Weekly Ban"]
}
}| Key | What it does | How to change |
|---|---|---|
games | List of tracked games with Steam appids. | Use --add / --remove commands, or edit directly. |
lookback_days | Max days to look back for updates. | Set to any positive integer. |
exclude_patterns | Per-game title regex filters (keyed by appid). | Add regex strings to skip unwanted posts (e.g. ban waves). |
Data files
All data lives in data/ (gitignored):
updates.json— accumulated update records.state.json— last-run timestamp
Notes
- No API key required. Uses the public Steam Web API (
ISteamNews) and Steam Community search. - Each update record contains:
game,appid,title,url,date,content,discovered_at,status. - Re-running merges new updates without duplicates.