Get the latest cybersecurity news, vulnerability disclosures, and threat intelligence via a unified feed API.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install security-news
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 security-news 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 Security News?
The Security News skill is a specialized integration designed for developers and security professionals who need to maintain situational awareness of the evolving threat landscape. By leveraging Openclaw Skills, this tool aggregates data from the industry's most authoritative sources, including the NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. It provides a streamlined way to monitor for new vulnerabilities without the friction of managing individual API keys.
This skill acts as a bridge between high-frequency security disclosures and your AI agent workflow, ensuring that critical information regarding patches, severity scores, and ICS advisories is always accessible. Whether you are performing a routine system audit or responding to an emerging incident, this component of Openclaw Skills ensures you have the data needed to make informed security decisions.
Security News Use Cases
- Tracking the latest CVEs to identify risks in your software supply chain.
- Querying specific vulnerability details by ID to understand CVSS severity and impact.
- Monitoring the CISA KEV catalog to prioritize patching for vulnerabilities currently being exploited in the wild.
- Generating daily security briefings or reports based on CISA cybersecurity and ICS advisories.
How Security News Works
- The user or agent initiates a request for security data using a specific command or query.
- The skill utilizes curl to communicate with a unified security feed API aggregator.
- Data is fetched from public sources including NIST NVD for general vulnerabilities and CISA for exploited threats and advisories.
- The raw JSON or text output is processed to highlight critical metadata such as CVE ID, affected products, and remediation status.
- The formatted results are returned to the agent, providing actionable threat intelligence.
Security News Setup
To use this skill, ensure that curl is installed on your system as it is the primary binary requirement for fetching data from the security feeds.
# Check if curl is available
curl --version
# Example: Fetching the latest NVD vulnerabilities
curl -s "https://feed-monitor.security-feeds.workers.dev/api/nvd/latest"
No API keys or environmental variables are required for basic operation of this Openclaw Skills module.
Security News Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes security data into a structured format for easy parsing. Below is the metadata taxonomy used for vulnerability disclosures:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| CVE ID | The unique identifier assigned to the vulnerability (e.g., CVE-2024-XXXX). |
| Severity | The CVSS score and qualitative rating (Low, Medium, High, Critical). |
| Affected Product | The software, hardware, or version impact identified in the feed. |
| Patch Status | Information regarding available updates or remediation steps. |
| Sector | For CISA advisories, the industrial sector impacted (e.g., Healthcare, Energy). |
| Action Required | Specific steps recommended by CISA for mitigation. |
Security News Advanced Features
- Specific CVE Lookup: Retrieve deep-dive metadata for any individual vulnerability using its ID.
- CISA KEV Tracking: Access a prioritized list of vulnerabilities that require immediate attention due to active exploitation.
- Unified API Access: Query multiple global security feeds through a single interface within Openclaw Skills.
- Rate-Limit Awareness: Built-in recommendations for spacing requests to ensure continuous service availability from public feeds.
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