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Rss Digest by 1yihui — Agent Skill

Name: Rss Digest
Author: 1yihui

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RSS Feed Digest

Aggregate multiple RSS/Atom feeds into a clean, summarized digest. Perfect for automated newsletters, news monitoring, or daily briefings.

Usage

Fetch and display recent items

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \
  --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" "https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab" \
  --hours 24 \
  --limit 20

Filter by keywords

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \
  --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" \
  --keywords "AI,LLM,agent,OpenClaw" \
  --hours 48

Output as Markdown file

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \
  --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" \
  --output digest.md \
  --format markdown

Use a feed list file

# Create feeds.txt with one URL per line
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \
  --feed-file feeds.txt \
  --hours 24

Features

📰 Supports RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds
🔍 Keyword filtering (include/exclude)
🔄 Deduplication across multiple feeds
📅 Time-based filtering (last N hours)
📝 Markdown or plain text output
📋 Feed list file support for managing many sources

Dependencies

pip3 install feedparser

Example: Daily AI News Digest

# feeds.txt
https://hnrss.org/frontpage
https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/feed/
https://openai.com/blog/rss.xml

# Run daily via cron
python3 rss_digest.py fetch --feed-file feeds.txt --keywords "AI,LLM,GPT,Claude,agent" --hours 24 --output /tmp/daily-ai-digest.md

Use Cases

Daily briefings: Summarize industry news for your team
Newsletter automation: Generate content for Beehiiv/Substack newsletters
Competitive monitoring: Track mentions of competitors or keywords
Research: Aggregate academic/industry feeds on a topic
Heartbeat integration: Run during OpenClaw heartbeat to check for relevant news

---name: rss-digestdescription: Fetch, filter, and summarize RSS/Atom feeds into a clean daily or weekly digest. Supports multiple feeds, keyword filtering, deduplication, and outputs Markdown or plain text summaries.license: MIT---# RSS Feed DigestAggregate multiple RSS/Atom feeds into a clean, summarized digest. Perfect for automated newsletters, news monitoring, or daily briefings.## Usage### Fetch and display recent items```bashpython3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \ --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" "https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-lab" \ --hours 24 \ --limit 20```### Filter by keywords```bashpython3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \ --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" \ --keywords "AI,LLM,agent,OpenClaw" \ --hours 48```### Output as Markdown file```bashpython3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \ --feeds "https://hnrss.org/frontpage" \ --output digest.md \ --format markdown```### Use a feed list file```bash# Create feeds.txt with one URL per linepython3 {baseDir}/scripts/rss_digest.py fetch \ --feed-file feeds.txt \ --hours 24```## Features- 📰 Supports RSS 2.0 and Atom feeds- 🔍 Keyword filtering (include/exclude)- 🔄 Deduplication across multiple feeds- 📅 Time-based filtering (last N hours)- 📝 Markdown or plain text output- 📋 Feed list file support for managing many sources## Dependencies```bashpip3 install feedparser```## Example: Daily AI News Digest```bash# feeds.txthttps://hnrss.org/frontpagehttps://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/technology-labhttps://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/feed/https://openai.com/blog/rss.xml# Run daily via cronpython3 rss_digest.py fetch --feed-file feeds.txt --keywords "AI,LLM,GPT,Claude,agent" --hours 24 --output /tmp/daily-ai-digest.md```## Use Cases- **Daily briefings**: Summarize industry news for your team- **Newsletter automation**: Generate content for Beehiiv/Substack newsletters- **Competitive monitoring**: Track mentions of competitors or keywords- **Research**: Aggregate academic/industry feeds on a topic- **Heartbeat integration**: Run during OpenClaw heartbeat to check for relevant news

Frequently asked questions

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