Opennews

Crypto news search, AI ratings, trading signals, and real-time updates via the OpenNews 6551 API. Supports keyword search, coin filtering, source filtering,...

Security Scan

The skill is coherent with its stated purpose (querying the OpenNews 6551 API) and only requests a single API token and curl; minor metadata inconsistencies exist but there is no evidence of malicious behavior.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (crypto news, AI ratings, trading signals) match the SKILL.md which shows curl-based calls to https://ai.6551.io and requires OPENNEWS_TOKEN. Asking for a bearer token and curl is appropriate for an HTTP API client.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructs only to call specific REST endpoints with Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN and examples use jq for local filtering. It does not ask the agent to read unrelated local files or exfiltrate data. Note: some examples use jq, but jq is not declared in the skill metadata's required binaries (minor scope/declared-dependency mismatch).

Install Mechanism

Install spec only lists a brew formula for curl — curl is a standard, low-risk dependency. The brew-only install entry is fine for macOS but won't apply on all declared OSes (linux, win32). No arbitrary downloads or extract steps are present.

Credentials

Only OPENNEWS_TOKEN is required (primary credential). That is proportional to an API client that needs a bearer token. No unrelated credentials or broad environment access are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled and does not request elevated or persistent system privileges. It does not modify other skills or system-wide config per the provided files.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it says: run curl against ai.6551.io using your OPENNEWS_TOKEN. Before installing, verify the token provider (https://6551.io/mcp) and consider: 1) only give a token with minimal scope/permissions, 2) if you intend to run the example pipelines, install jq locally (examples use it) — the skill's metadata is inconsistent about jq, 3) brew install is macOS-centric; on Linux/Windows ensure curl is present from your platform package manager, and 4) if you need higher assurance, verify the upstream project (package.json homepage points to a GitHub repo) or test the skill in an isolated environment.

OpenNews Crypto News Skill

Query crypto news from the 6551 platform REST API. All endpoints require a Bearer token via $OPENNEWS_TOKEN.

Get your token: https://6551.io/mcp

Base URL: https://ai.6551.io

Authentication

All requests require the header:

Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN

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News Operations

1. Get News Sources

Fetch all available news source categories organized by engine type.

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_type"

Returns a tree with engine types (news, listing, onchain, meme, market) and their sub-categories.

2. Search News

POST /open/news_search is the primary search endpoint.

Get latest news:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by keyword:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "bitcoin ETF", "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by coin symbol:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"coins": ["BTC"], "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Filter by engine type and news type:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engineTypes": {"news": ["Bloomberg", "Reuters"]}, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Only news with coins:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hasCoin": true, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

News Search Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
limit	integer	yes	Max results per page (1-100)
page	integer	yes	Page number (1-based)
q	string	no	Full-text keyword search
coins	string[]	no	Filter by coin symbols (e.g. ["BTC","ETH"])
engineTypes	map[string][]string	no	Filter by engine and news types
hasCoin	boolean	no	Only return news with associated coins

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Data Structures

News Article

{
  "id": "unique-article-id",
  "text": "Article headline / content",
  "newsType": "Bloomberg",
  "engineType": "news",
  "link": "https://...",
  "coins": [{"symbol": "BTC", "market_type": "spot", "match": "title"}],
  "aiRating": {
    "score": 85,
    "grade": "A",
    "signal": "long",
    "status": "done",
    "summary": "Chinese summary",
    "enSummary": "English summary"
  },
  "ts": 1708473600000
}

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Common Workflows

Quick Market Overview

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}' | jq '.data[] | {text, newsType, signal: .aiRating.signal}'

High-Impact News (score >= 80)

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 50, "page": 1}' | jq '[.data[] | select(.aiRating.score >= 80)]'

Notes

• Get your API token at https://6551.io/mcp
• Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request
• AI ratings may not be available on all articles (check status == "done")