An automated intelligence pipeline that aggregates, scores, and formats tech news from six diverse sources into unified digests for developers and researchers.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install dinstein-tech-news-digest
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install dinstein-tech-news-digest using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Tech News Digest?
Tech News Digest is a sophisticated automated intelligence system designed to streamline technical discovery within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It employs a unified data source model to collect information from RSS feeds, Twitter/X KOLs, GitHub releases, GitHub Trending, Reddit, and web search engines. This skill solves the problem of information overload by consolidating disparate data streams into a single, high-quality output.
By leveraging this skill, users can transform raw data into actionable intelligence. The system includes a robust quality scoring pipeline and deduplication logic, ensuring that only the most relevant and fresh content reaches your final report. Whether you are tracking LLM breakthroughs or monitoring open-source trends, Tech News Digest provides a structured and professional way to stay ahead of the curve.
Tech News Digest Use Cases
- Creating automated daily or weekly tech intelligence reports for engineering teams.
- Monitoring high-signal Twitter/X KOLs and researchers for frontier technology updates.
- Tracking new releases and trending repositories across the GitHub ecosystem.
- Aggregating niche community insights from specific subreddits and RSS feeds.
- Generating professional PDF or HTML email digests for organizational distribution.
How Tech News Digest Works
- Configuration Loading: The system initializes by reading source and topic definitions from the workspace or default JSON files.
- Parallel Data Collection: A unified pipeline launches concurrent fetchers to gather data from all six supported platforms simultaneously.
- Quality Scoring & Filtering: Each item is assigned a score based on engagement metrics, source priority, and keyword relevance.
- Deduplication: The merge script compares new content against historical archives using title similarity to prevent redundant reporting.
- Content Enrichment: High-scoring articles undergo full-text extraction to provide the agent or reader with deeper context beyond the headline.
- Multi-Format Rendering: The processed data is applied to Discord, Email, or PDF templates for final delivery.
Tech News Digest Setup
To integrate this tool into your Openclaw Skills workflow, follow these steps:
# 1. Install required Python dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# 2. Initialize your workspace configuration
mkdir -p workspace/config
cp config/defaults/sources.json workspace/config/tech-news-digest-sources.json
# 3. Set your API credentials (X/Twitter, Brave, or Tavily are recommended)
export TWITTERAPI_IO_KEY="your_key"
export TAVILY_API_KEY="your_key"
# 4. Execute the pipeline to generate a merged JSON report
python3 scripts/run-pipeline.py --defaults config/defaults --hours 48 --output /tmp/td-merged.json
Tech News Digest Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages information through a structured metadata taxonomy and local storage:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| sources.json | Defines the unified data model for RSS, X/Twitter, and GitHub endpoints. |
| topics.json | Contains labels, emojis, and specific search queries for thematic categorization. |
| archive/ | Stores previous digest titles to ensure perfect deduplication across sessions. |
| merged.json | The primary intermediate data format containing scored articles and metadata. |
| templates/ | Markdown and HTML templates for Discord, Email, and PDF outputs. |
Tech News Digest Advanced Features
- Multi-backend support for Twitter/X and Web Search for maximum flexibility and reliability.
- Automated GitHub App token generation to bypass standard API rate limits for high-volume monitoring.
- Source health monitoring script to track and report the success rates of various news providers over time.
- Support for Chinese typography in PDF generation using Noto Sans CJK SC fonts.
- Flexible workspace overrides allowing users to disable default sources without modifying core skill files.
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