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Opennews by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Opennews
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

OpenNews Crypto News Skill

Query crypto news from the 6551 platform REST API. All endpoints require a Bearer token via $OPENNEWS_TOKEN.

Get your token: https://6551.io/mcp

Base URL: https://ai.6551.io

Authentication

All requests require the header:

Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN

News Operations

1. Get News Sources

Fetch all available news source categories organized by engine type.

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_type"

Returns a tree with engine types (news, listing, onchain, meme, market) and their sub-categories.

2. Search News

POST /open/news_search is the primary search endpoint.

Get latest news:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by keyword:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "bitcoin ETF", "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by coin symbol:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"coins": ["BTC"], "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Filter by engine type and news type:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engineTypes": {"news": ["Bloomberg", "Reuters"]}, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Only news with coins:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hasCoin": true, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

News Search Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	yes	Max results per page (1-100)
`page`	integer	yes	Page number (1-based)
`q`	string	no	Full-text keyword search
`coins`	string[]	no	Filter by coin symbols (e.g. `["BTC","ETH"]`)
`engineTypes`	map[string][]string	no	Filter by engine and news types
`hasCoin`	boolean	no	Only return news with associated coins

Data Structures

News Article

{
  "id": "unique-article-id",
  "text": "Article headline / content",
  "newsType": "Bloomberg",
  "engineType": "news",
  "link": "https://...",
  "coins": [{"symbol": "BTC", "market_type": "spot", "match": "title"}],
  "aiRating": {
    "score": 85,
    "grade": "A",
    "signal": "long",
    "status": "done",
    "summary": "Chinese summary",
    "enSummary": "English summary"
  },
  "ts": 1708473600000
}

Common Workflows

Quick Market Overview

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}' | jq '.data[] | {text, newsType, signal: .aiRating.signal}'

High-Impact News (score >= 80)

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 50, "page": 1}' | jq '[.data[] | select(.aiRating.score >= 80)]'

Notes

Get your API token at https://6551.io/mcp
Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request
AI ratings may not be available on all articles (check status == "done")

---name: opennewsdescription: Crypto news search, AI ratings, trading signals, and real-time updates via the OpenNews 6551 API. Supports keyword search, coin filtering, source filtering, AI score ranking, and WebSocket live feeds.---# OpenNews Crypto News SkillQuery crypto news from the 6551 platform REST API. All endpoints require a Bearer token via `$OPENNEWS_TOKEN`.**Get your token**: https://6551.io/mcp**Base URL**: `https://ai.6551.io`## AuthenticationAll requests require the header:```Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN```---## News Operations### 1. Get News SourcesFetch all available news source categories organized by engine type.```bashcurl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_type"```Returns a tree with engine types (`news`, `listing`, `onchain`, `meme`, `market`) and their sub-categories.### 2. Search News`POST /open/news_search` is the primary search endpoint.**Get latest news:**```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}'```**Search by keyword:**```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"q": "bitcoin ETF", "limit": 10, "page": 1}'```**Search by coin symbol:**```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"coins": ["BTC"], "limit": 10, "page": 1}'```**Filter by engine type and news type:**```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"engineTypes": {"news": ["Bloomberg", "Reuters"]}, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'```**Only news with coins:**```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"hasCoin": true, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'```### News Search Parameters| Parameter | Type | Required | Description ||--------------|---------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------|| `limit` | integer | yes | Max results per page (1-100) || `page` | integer | yes | Page number (1-based) || `q` | string | no | Full-text keyword search || `coins` | string[] | no | Filter by coin symbols (e.g. `["BTC","ETH"]`) || `engineTypes`| map[string][]string | no | Filter by engine and news types || `hasCoin` | boolean | no | Only return news with associated coins |---## Data Structures### News Article```json{ "id": "unique-article-id", "text": "Article headline / content", "newsType": "Bloomberg", "engineType": "news", "link": "https://...", "coins": [{"symbol": "BTC", "market_type": "spot", "match": "title"}], "aiRating": { "score": 85, "grade": "A", "signal": "long", "status": "done", "summary": "Chinese summary", "enSummary": "English summary" }, "ts": 1708473600000}```---## Common Workflows### Quick Market Overview```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}' | jq '.data[] | {text, newsType, signal: .aiRating.signal}'```### High-Impact News (score >= 80)```bashcurl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"limit": 50, "page": 1}' | jq '[.data[] | select(.aiRating.score >= 80)]'```## Notes- Get your API token at https://6551.io/mcp- Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request- AI ratings may not be available on all articles (check `status == "done"`)

Frequently asked questions

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