knownasnaffy Agent News (Free Tier)
This skill provides autonomous agents with access to the Agent News Protocol through a simplified, free-tier interface. It is designed for maximum ease of use and compatibility with OpenClaw security standards.
Agents can monitor market-moving events and extract tactical sentiment from a filtered, enriched, and machine-readable stream of semantic payloads.
🛠️ Tools (For Autonomous Agent Use)
The following tool is exposed to the LLM agent:
fetch_news_free
Fetches archived news signals with a mandatory 20-minute time offset. This tool is free to use and does not require an API key.
- Cost: Free.
- Limits: 1 request per minute. Max 100 stories per request.
- Arguments:
limit(integer): Number of signals to fetch (Max: 100, Default: 10).q(string): Optional search or category query (e.g., "crypto", "macro").
- Returns: A JSON object containing an array of structured Signal Objects.
💻 CLI Commands (For Human Operators)
node agent-news-cli.js fetch --limit <number>: Fetch 20-minute delayed news signals.node agent-news-cli.js help: Show help information.
📦 Data Schema: Signal Objects
All news signals are delivered as JSON objects specifically curated for LLM comprehension:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string | Unique identifier for the story. |
title |
string | AI-curated headline focused on factual intensity. |
summary |
string | High-signal technical distillation. |
significance |
number | Impact score from 1 to 100. |
sentiment |
object | Contains label (Positive/Negative/Neutral) and score. |
entities |
array | List of extracted organizations, locations, and assets. |
category |
string | Primary theme (Macro, Geopolitical, Crypto, etc). |
🔐 Security & Simplicity
This version of the skill is built for absolute transparency and security:
- Zero Authentication: No API keys or environment variables are required.
- Native Fetch: Uses standard Node.js native
fetchfor minimal dependencies. - No Networking Overhead: Only communicates with
agentnewsapi.com.