# News Fetcher

> Fetches top news, recent articles, or RSS feeds from the web using curl, wget or custom scripts to provide the user with the latest information on a given topic.

- Skill: `next-open-ai/news-fetcher` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add next-open-ai/news-fetcher`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/next-open-ai/news-fetcher/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: next-open-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/next-open-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/next-open-ai/news-fetcher

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# News Fetcher Skill

Use this skill when the user asks for the latest news, updates on a topic, or trending topics.

## Workflow

1. Understand the user's topic of interest (e.g., "AI news", "technology", "sports").
2. Use the `read_url_content` tool to fetch RSS feeds (like news.ycombinator.com/rss) or news aggregator sites. If the site requires JavaScript, advise the user that the `agent-browser` skill might be more appropriate.
3. Parse the retrieved content. If it's XML/RSS, you can use `bash` tools (like `xmllint`, `grep`, or short python scripts) to extract titles and URLs.
4. Present the top 5-10 headlines with URLs to the user in a clean, markdown-formatted list.