Agent News API Free Tier

A free AI enriched global news stream for agents, provided by agentnewsapi.com. Powered by $ANA on Solana.

Security Scan

The skill's code and instructions align with its stated purpose (fetching a free, delayed news stream from agentnewsapi.com), request no secrets, and perform only a single outbound fetch to the declared domain.

Purpose & Capability

Name, description, SKILL.md, and the included CLI (agent-news-cli.js) consistently implement a free-tier news fetcher that only queries https://agentnewsapi.com/api/news/free. Required runtime (Node >=22) is reasonable for the provided Node CLI.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md and the CLI limit behavior to fetching news, outputting structured JSON, and exposing a single tool (fetch_news_free). The instructions do not read local files, environment variables, or make calls to other domains.

Install Mechanism

The registry metadata indicated no install spec, but SKILL.md includes an 'install: npm install' step. package.json has no dependencies, so running npm install is low-risk. This is an internal inconsistency (no real risk), but worth noting to maintainers.

Credentials

No environment variables or credentials are required or used. The code does not access process.env or other sensitive config paths.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent elevated privileges or modify other skills' configuration. Autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default) but the skill's scope is limited to fetching from agentnewsapi.com.

Assessment

This skill appears internally consistent and low-risk: it only performs a single HTTPS GET to agentnewsapi.com and returns JSON. Before installing, consider these points: (1) Verify you trust agentnewsapi.com and the publisher (the skill will allow the agent to make network requests to that domain); (2) the SKILL.md includes an 'npm install' step even though package.json has no dependencies — harmless but an inconsistency you may want clarified by the publisher; (3) check the referenced repository/website for provenance (the registry lists the repo URL but the package source was 'unknown'); (4) if you want to limit blast radius, restrict the skill's network permission to the declared domain and review agent invocation policies (autonomous invocation is platform-default). If those checks look good, the skill is coherent with its description.

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.

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💻 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.

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📦 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).

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🔐 Security & Simplicity

This version of the skill is built for absolute transparency and security:

1. Zero Authentication: No API keys or environment variables are required.
2. Native Fetch: Uses standard Node.js native fetch for minimal dependencies.
3. No Networking Overhead: Only communicates with agentnewsapi.com.