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News Sentiment Engine by nous-hermeshub

Name: News Sentiment Engine
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: nous-hermeshub

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News Sentiment Engine (Free)

Collect and analyze AI/tech news from multiple sources with Claude-powered sentiment analysis. Open source lite version.

When to Use

Use when preparing a concise AI or technology news briefing from multiple RSS sources.
Use when you need ranked article summaries with sentiment, tags, and impact scoring.
Use when monitoring industry changes across product launches, policy moves, and infrastructure shifts.
Use when deduplicating overlapping coverage before writing a daily or weekly briefing.

What it does

Collects news from 4+ RSS feeds (TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Hacker News)
Deduplicates articles across sources
Ranks by importance (industry impact, technology trends, policy changes)
Generates structured briefing with sentiment tags
Outputs formatted briefing card

Usage

Collect latest AI/tech news from RSS feeds.
Rank top 5 by importance to the tech industry.
For each: summary (2-3 sentences), sentiment (positive/negative/neutral),
impact score (1-5), industry tags, one-sentence commentary.
Output as a structured briefing card.

Example Output

AI/Tech News Briefing — 2026-05-13

1. OpenAI announces GPT-5 with 2M context window
   Source: TechCrunch | Impact: 5/5
   Tags: #AI #LLM #OpenAI
   Sentiment: Positive

   Summary: OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 with a 2M token context window and
   improved reasoning. Enterprise pricing starts at $0.03/1k tokens.

   Commentary: Direct competitive pressure on Anthropic Claude 3.5.
   Enterprise deals may shift in H2 2026.

2. EU AI Act enforcement begins for high-risk systems
   Source: The Verge | Impact: 4/5
   Tags: #Regulation #EU #Compliance
   Sentiment: Neutral

Output Format

For each article:

Title + source + publish date
Summary (2-3 sentences)
Industry tags: [AI, Semiconductor, Cloud, etc.]
Sentiment: Positive/Negative/Neutral
Impact score: 1-5
Commentary: 1-sentence industry perspective

Setup

The optional setup below clones and runs a third-party Node project from tellmefrankie/news-engine. Review and pin that repository yourself before running it, and do not expose API keys to an unreviewed checkout.

git clone https://github.com/tellmefrankie/news-engine
cd news-engine
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env
# Requires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
pnpm dev -- --collect-only

No paid APIs required for free tier. Anthropic API key only.

Limitations

RSS feeds can lag, disappear, throttle, or duplicate syndicated coverage.
Sentiment and impact scores are briefing aids, not authoritative market or policy analysis.
The example setup runs third-party code; review the repository and environment variables before use.
Outputs should be cross-checked against original article sources before publication or investment use.

Pro Version

Free tier covers news collection and basic analysis.

Full bundle — $29 one-time: Investment-grade analysis (portfolio impact scoring, options flow correlation, earnings catalyst detection), Telegram auto-delivery. → https://jaehyunpark.gumroad.com/l/tcyahy

Author

Core module from a production news analysis engine processing 50+ articles daily since 2026.

---name: news-sentiment-enginedescription: Multi-source RSS news aggregation with Claude-powered sentiment analysis and structured briefing outputlicense: MIT--- # News Sentiment Engine (Free) Collect and analyze AI/tech news from multiple sources with Claude-powered sentiment analysis. Open source lite version. ## When to Use - Use when preparing a concise AI or technology news briefing from multiple RSS sources. - Use when you need ranked article summaries with sentiment, tags, and impact scoring. - Use when monitoring industry changes across product launches, policy moves, and infrastructure shifts. - Use when deduplicating overlapping coverage before writing a daily or weekly briefing. ## What it does - Collects news from 4+ RSS feeds (TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Hacker News) - Deduplicates articles across sources - Ranks by importance (industry impact, technology trends, policy changes) - Generates structured briefing with sentiment tags - Outputs formatted briefing card ## Usage ``` Collect latest AI/tech news from RSS feeds. Rank top 5 by importance to the tech industry. For each: summary (2-3 sentences), sentiment (positive/negative/neutral), impact score (1-5), industry tags, one-sentence commentary. Output as a structured briefing card. ``` ## Example Output ``` AI/Tech News Briefing — 2026-05-13 1. OpenAI announces GPT-5 with 2M context window Source: TechCrunch | Impact: 5/5 Tags: #AI #LLM #OpenAI Sentiment: Positive Summary: OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 with a 2M token context window and improved reasoning. Enterprise pricing starts at $0.03/1k tokens. Commentary: Direct competitive pressure on Anthropic Claude 3.5. Enterprise deals may shift in H2 2026. 2. EU AI Act enforcement begins for high-risk systems Source: The Verge | Impact: 4/5 Tags: #Regulation #EU #Compliance Sentiment: Neutral ``` ## Output Format For each article: - Title + source + publish date - Summary (2-3 sentences) - Industry tags: [AI, Semiconductor, Cloud, etc.] - Sentiment: Positive/Negative/Neutral - Impact score: 1-5 - Commentary: 1-sentence industry perspective ## Setup The optional setup below clones and runs a third-party Node project from `tellmefrankie/news-engine`. Review and pin that repository yourself before running it, and do not expose API keys to an unreviewed checkout. ```bash git clone https://github.com/tellmefrankie/news-engine cd news-engine pnpm install cp .env.example .env # Requires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY pnpm dev -- --collect-only ``` No paid APIs required for free tier. Anthropic API key only. ## Limitations - RSS feeds can lag, disappear, throttle, or duplicate syndicated coverage. - Sentiment and impact scores are briefing aids, not authoritative market or policy analysis. - The example setup runs third-party code; review the repository and environment variables before use. - Outputs should be cross-checked against original article sources before publication or investment use. ## Pro Version Free tier covers news collection and basic analysis. **Full bundle — $29 one-time**: Investment-grade analysis (portfolio impact scoring, options flow correlation, earnings catalyst detection), Telegram auto-delivery. → https://jaehyunpark.gumroad.com/l/tcyahy ## Author Core module from a production news analysis engine processing 50+ articles daily since 2026.

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