A versatile CLI utility for fetching and structuring real-time trending news and hot topics from over 60 global platforms.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install newsnow
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 newsnow 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 newsnow?
newsnow is a robust command-line interface designed to aggregate the most relevant headlines and trending discussions from a massive ecosystem of 44 platforms. It serves as a centralized hub for monitoring hot topics across technology, finance, general news, and social media. By leveraging this tool within Openclaw Skills, developers can bridge the gap between static knowledge and real-time information flow.
This skill is particularly valuable for those who need to maintain situational awareness across diverse regional and international sources. Whether you are tracking the latest repositories on GitHub, monitoring financial shifts on Wall Street CN, or following viral trends on Weibo, newsnow provides a clean, structured interface to access this data without navigating dozens of individual websites.
newsnow Use Cases
- Automating the collection of daily tech trends from Hacker News, GitHub, and V2EX.
- Building real-time financial dashboards by aggregating data from Xueqiu and Jin10.
- Researching social sentiment and viral topics across platforms like Bilibili, Douyin, and Zhihu.
- Ingesting structured news data into LLMs or search pipelines for enhanced context retrieval.
How newsnow Works
- Initialize the process by listing all available sources to identify the best endpoints for your specific needs.
- Select a target platform or category, such as technology or finance, from the extensive list of 66 sources.
- Execute a fetch command to retrieve the most recent trending items and headlines from the chosen provider.
- Optionally enable JSON output mode to receive machine-readable data for further processing with tools like jq or custom scripts.
newsnow Setup
To get started with this skill, ensure you have the package installed via npm:
npm install -g newsnow
For certain sources like Product Hunt, you must configure the environment variables:
export PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN='your_api_token_here'
newsnow Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill returns structured data in JSON format with the following schema for news items:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
id |
Unique identifier for the news item |
title |
The headline or summary text |
url |
Direct link to the source article (if available) |
pubDate |
Original publication date and time |
extra |
Supplementary metadata like view counts, upvotes, or comments |
newsnow Advanced Features
- Programmatic JSON output mode for seamless integration into DevOps and AI agent workflows.
- Support for regionalized Chinese sources and international tech platforms in a single interface.
- Granular source selection allowing users to target specific sub-feeds (e.g., Bilibili hot-search vs ranking).
- Extensive platform coverage spanning 44 different news, social, and professional networks.
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