How do I install the Newsnow skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/newsnow in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Newsnow safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Newsnow?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Newsnow free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Newsnow?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Newsnow by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Newsnow
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

Newsnow

CLI tool to fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns structured news items with titles, URLs, and metadata. USE FOR: - Fetching trending/hot news from Chinese and international platforms - Monitoring hot topics across social media, tech, finance, and news sites - Getting structured news data as JSON for further processing - Listing available news sources Requires npm install. Some sources need env vars (PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN). Some sources may be blocked by Cloudflare (linuxdo).

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

newsnow CLI

Fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns news items with title, URL, and optional metadata.

Run newsnow --help for usage details.

Workflow

Follow this pattern:

List - Don't know what sources are available? List them first.
Fetch - Know the source? Fetch news directly.
JSON - Need structured data? Add --json for machine-readable output.

Need	Command	When
See all sources	`newsnow list`	Don't know source names
See sources as JSON	`newsnow list --json`	Need source list programmatically
Get news	`newsnow <source>`	Know the source, want readable output
Get news as JSON	`newsnow <source> --json`	Need structured data for processing

Commands

list

List all available sources.

newsnow list
newsnow list --json

Fetch a source

newsnow hackernews
newsnow hackernews --json

Output fields (JSON mode):

id - Unique item identifier
title - News headline
url - Link to the article (optional)
pubDate - Publication date (optional)
extra - Additional metadata like view counts, comments (optional)

Sources

66 source endpoints across 44 platforms:

Platform	Sources
36kr	`36kr`, `36kr-quick`, `36kr-renqi`
Baidu	`baidu`
Bilibili	`bilibili`, `bilibili-hot-search`, `bilibili-hot-video`, `bilibili-ranking`
Cankaoxiaoxi	`cankaoxiaoxi`
Chongbuluo	`chongbuluo`, `chongbuluo-hot`, `chongbuluo-latest`
CLS	`cls`, `cls-telegraph`, `cls-depth`, `cls-hot`
Coolapk	`coolapk`
Douban	`douban`
Douyin	`douyin`
Fastbull	`fastbull`, `fastbull-express`, `fastbull-news`
FreeBuf	`freebuf`
Gelonghui	`gelonghui`
Ghxi	`ghxi`
GitHub	`github`, `github-trending-today`
Hacker News	`hackernews`
Hupu	`hupu`
iFeng	`ifeng`
iQIYI	`iqiyi-hot-ranklist`
ITHome	`ithome`
Jin10	`jin10`
Juejin	`juejin`
Kaopu	`kaopu`
Kuaishou	`kuaishou`
LinuxDo	`linuxdo`, `linuxdo-latest`, `linuxdo-hot`
MktNews	`mktnews`, `mktnews-flash`
Nowcoder	`nowcoder`
PCBeta	`pcbeta-windows`, `pcbeta-windows11`
Product Hunt	`producthunt`
QQ Video	`qqvideo-tv-hotsearch`
SMZDM	`smzdm`
Solidot	`solidot`
Sputnik News CN	`sputniknewscn`
SSPai	`sspai`
Steam	`steam`
Tencent	`tencent-hot`
The Paper	`thepaper`
Tieba	`tieba`
Toutiao	`toutiao`
V2EX	`v2ex`, `v2ex-share`
Wall Street CN	`wallstreetcn`, `wallstreetcn-quick`, `wallstreetcn-news`, `wallstreetcn-hot`
Weibo	`weibo`
Xueqiu	`xueqiu`, `xueqiu-hotstock`
Zaobao	`zaobao`
Zhihu	`zhihu`

Source Selection Guide

Category	Recommended Sources
Tech	`hackernews`, `github`, `v2ex`, `juejin`, `ithome`, `linuxdo`
Finance	`xueqiu`, `wallstreetcn`, `cls`, `jin10`, `gelonghui`, `fastbull`
General News	`toutiao`, `baidu`, `thepaper`, `ifeng`, `zaobao`, `cankaoxiaoxi`
Social/Trending	`weibo`, `douyin`, `bilibili`, `zhihu`, `tieba`, `douban`
Security	`freebuf`
Product/Design	`producthunt`, `sspai`

Environment Variables

PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN - Required for producthunt source

Known Limitations

linuxdo, linuxdo-latest, linuxdo-hot may return 403 Forbidden (Cloudflare)
Some Chinese sources may be inaccessible from outside mainland China

Working with Results

newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[].title'
newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[:5]'
newsnow weibo --json | jq '.[] | "\(.title) \(.url)"'

---name: newsnowdescription: CLI tool to fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns structured news items with titles, URLs, and metadata. USE FOR: - Fetching trending/hot news from Chinese and international platforms - Monitoring hot topics across social media, tech, finance, and news sites - Getting structured news data as JSON for further processing - Listing available news sources Requires npm install. Some sources need env vars (PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN). Some sources may be blocked by Cloudflare (linuxdo).--- # newsnow CLI Fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns news items with title, URL, and optional metadata. Run `newsnow --help` for usage details. ## Workflow Follow this pattern: 1. **List** - Don't know what sources are available? List them first. 2. **Fetch** - Know the source? Fetch news directly. 3. **JSON** - Need structured data? Add `--json` for machine-readable output. | Need | Command | When | |---|---|---| | See all sources | `newsnow list` | Don't know source names | | See sources as JSON | `newsnow list --json` | Need source list programmatically | | Get news | `newsnow <source>` | Know the source, want readable output | | Get news as JSON | `newsnow <source> --json` | Need structured data for processing | ## Commands ### list List all available sources. ```bash newsnow list newsnow list --json ``` ### Fetch a source ```bash newsnow hackernews newsnow hackernews --json ``` Output fields (JSON mode): - `id` - Unique item identifier - `title` - News headline - `url` - Link to the article (optional) - `pubDate` - Publication date (optional) - `extra` - Additional metadata like view counts, comments (optional) ## Sources 66 source endpoints across 44 platforms: | Platform | Sources | |---|---| | 36kr | `36kr`, `36kr-quick`, `36kr-renqi` | | Baidu | `baidu` | | Bilibili | `bilibili`, `bilibili-hot-search`, `bilibili-hot-video`, `bilibili-ranking` | | Cankaoxiaoxi | `cankaoxiaoxi` | | Chongbuluo | `chongbuluo`, `chongbuluo-hot`, `chongbuluo-latest` | | CLS | `cls`, `cls-telegraph`, `cls-depth`, `cls-hot` | | Coolapk | `coolapk` | | Douban | `douban` | | Douyin | `douyin` | | Fastbull | `fastbull`, `fastbull-express`, `fastbull-news` | | FreeBuf | `freebuf` | | Gelonghui | `gelonghui` | | Ghxi | `ghxi` | | GitHub | `github`, `github-trending-today` | | Hacker News | `hackernews` | | Hupu | `hupu` | | iFeng | `ifeng` | | iQIYI | `iqiyi-hot-ranklist` | | ITHome | `ithome` | | Jin10 | `jin10` | | Juejin | `juejin` | | Kaopu | `kaopu` | | Kuaishou | `kuaishou` | | LinuxDo | `linuxdo`, `linuxdo-latest`, `linuxdo-hot` | | MktNews | `mktnews`, `mktnews-flash` | | Nowcoder | `nowcoder` | | PCBeta | `pcbeta-windows`, `pcbeta-windows11` | | Product Hunt | `producthunt` | | QQ Video | `qqvideo-tv-hotsearch` | | SMZDM | `smzdm` | | Solidot | `solidot` | | Sputnik News CN | `sputniknewscn` | | SSPai | `sspai` | | Steam | `steam` | | Tencent | `tencent-hot` | | The Paper | `thepaper` | | Tieba | `tieba` | | Toutiao | `toutiao` | | V2EX | `v2ex`, `v2ex-share` | | Wall Street CN | `wallstreetcn`, `wallstreetcn-quick`, `wallstreetcn-news`, `wallstreetcn-hot` | | Weibo | `weibo` | | Xueqiu | `xueqiu`, `xueqiu-hotstock` | | Zaobao | `zaobao` | | Zhihu | `zhihu` | ## Source Selection Guide | Category | Recommended Sources | |---|---| | Tech | `hackernews`, `github`, `v2ex`, `juejin`, `ithome`, `linuxdo` | | Finance | `xueqiu`, `wallstreetcn`, `cls`, `jin10`, `gelonghui`, `fastbull` | | General News | `toutiao`, `baidu`, `thepaper`, `ifeng`, `zaobao`, `cankaoxiaoxi` | | Social/Trending | `weibo`, `douyin`, `bilibili`, `zhihu`, `tieba`, `douban` | | Security | `freebuf` | | Product/Design | `producthunt`, `sspai` | ## Environment Variables - `PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN` - Required for `producthunt` source ## Known Limitations - `linuxdo`, `linuxdo-latest`, `linuxdo-hot` may return 403 Forbidden (Cloudflare) - Some Chinese sources may be inaccessible from outside mainland China ## Working with Results ```bash newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[].title' newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[:5]' newsnow weibo --json | jq '.[] | "\(.title) \(.url)"' ```

Frequently asked questions