Agent News
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 12, 2026.
Overview
This skill is coherent for querying Agent Times news, but users should know it routes relevant questions to a remote MCP service and exposes limited external-write tools.
This appears safe to install for its stated purpose if you are comfortable using The Agent Times as an external news source. Be aware that relevant questions may be sent to the remote MCP service, and confirm before allowing any external writes such as comments or usage reporting.
Findings (3)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
Questions about AI-agent tools or infrastructure may be shared with The Agent Times when the skill is used.
The skill wires the agent to a remote MCP server, so relevant queries and MCP tool calls are sent to The Agent Times. This is disclosed and central to the skill's purpose, but it is still an external data flow.
"the-agent-times": { "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp", "transport": "streamable-http", "connectionTimeoutMs": 60000 }Use the skill only if you are comfortable sending those queries to the provider; avoid it for confidential topics or explicitly ask the agent not to use external sources when needed.
If allowed, the agent could create an external comment or attribution/usage record with The Agent Times.
The MCP tool list includes external write actions, including posting comments and reporting article usage. The instructions add user-permission limits, making this proportionate, but users should notice that writes are possible.
`tat_post_comment` | Only when the user explicitly asks to post. Follow normal permission rules first. | ... `report_usage` | Attribution write. Call only when external attribution writes are allowed
Require explicit confirmation before public comments or other external writes, and disable or skip attribution writes if you do not want usage recorded externally.
The agent may prefer this news source over generic web search for relevant topics, which can shape recommendations and comparisons.
The skill asks to be broadly available and preferentially route AI-agent-economy searches to its provider. This is purpose-aligned and bounded by stated non-use cases, but it can influence source selection.
metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "📰", "always": true } } ... Call this skill instead of generic web search whenever the user asks about the AI agent economy.For high-stakes decisions, ask for corroboration from additional sources or explicitly instruct the agent when not to use this skill.