An automated news aggregator that compiles weekly tech briefings from six major English media outlets with intelligent deduplication and company-specific categorization.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install tech-weekly-briefing
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 tech-weekly-briefing 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 Weekly Briefing?
The Tech Weekly Briefing is a sophisticated data aggregation tool designed for professionals who need to stay ahead of the technology curve without manual searching. By leveraging the Openclaw Skills framework, this skill systematically monitors six high-authority English-language sources including TechCrunch, The Verge, and MIT Technology Review to provide a verified, multi-source perspective on the week's most critical stories.
Built with data integrity at its core, the skill ensures that no information is fabricated. It employs advanced filtering to remove noise such as lifestyle or promotional content, focusing strictly on high-impact tech developments. Users receive a structured report that highlights hot stories covered by multiple outlets, ensuring that the most significant trends are never missed.
Tech Weekly Briefing Use Cases
- Tracking major technology announcements with multi-source verification to ensure accuracy.
- Monitoring specific industry giants like OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google through automated company-based categorization.
- Generating professional, bilingual tech newsletters or briefings for internal team distribution.
- Specialized tracking of the autonomous driving sector via the dedicated Robotaxi Weekly module.
How Tech Weekly Briefing Works
- The system initiates a daily fetch command at 00:00 to ingest RSS feeds from all primary English media sources.
- Raw data undergoes an intelligent deduplication process using Jaccard similarity to group related stories from different outlets.
- A low-quality filter removes non-technical content, promotions, and lifestyle articles based on predefined keywords.
- Processed articles are stored in daily JSON files, building a reliable local database for the week.
- Every Saturday at 09:00, the skill aggregates the past seven days of data to identify Hot News items covered by two or more sources.
- A final report is generated in a structured Markdown format, complete with interactive navigation for specific company news.
Tech Weekly Briefing Setup
To integrate this into your environment, follow these steps to configure the necessary Openclaw Skills components:
# Navigate to the skill directory
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace-group/skills/tech-weekly-briefing
# Run the initial setup for RSS sources
python3 scripts/setup-sources.py
# Add the daily fetch task to your crontab
(crontab -l ; echo "0 0 * * * cd ~/.openclaw/workspace-group/skills/tech-weekly-briefing && python3 scripts/generate-briefing.py daily") | crontab -
Tech Weekly Briefing Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its data using a clear directory structure and JSON-based taxonomy to ensure easy access and transparency:
| Data Component | Description |
|---|---|
articles_YYYY-MM-DD.json |
Stores the daily collection of fetched article titles, URLs, and source metadata. |
company_data_YYYY-MM-DD.json |
Contains the mapping of news items to specific tracked companies for interactive filtering. |
generate-briefing.py |
The primary logic engine for deduplication and report assembly. |
weekly-cron.sh |
A wrapper script for scheduling automated report generation. |
Tech Weekly Briefing Advanced Features
- High-precision deduplication using an 18% Jaccard similarity threshold to prevent redundant reporting.
- Specialized niche tracking for autonomous driving using the Robotaxi Weekly keyword filter.
- Interactive company-based navigation buttons for rapid drilling into specific tech ecosystem news.
- Robust fetch logic utilizing curl subprocesses to bypass access restrictions on specific feeds like The Information.
- Custom keyword mapping allowed via the COMPANY_KEYWORDS configuration for personalized news monitoring.
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