RSS Daily Digest

Fetch RSS feeds, parse articles, generate AI summaries, and compile a daily digest report in Markdown. Use when user asks for RSS summary, news digest, daily briefing, feed reader, morning news, or tech news roundup.

Generate a structured daily news digest from configured RSS feeds.

Prerequisites

• Python 3 with feedparser and datetime modules
• Feed sources configured in {baseDir}/references/feed-sources.md
• Output directory: ~/openclaw-output/digests/

Workflow

When the user asks for a daily digest or RSS summary:

1. Read feed sources: Read the file {baseDir}/references/feed-sources.md to get the list of RSS feed URLs and their categories.

2. Fetch and parse feeds: For each feed URL, run: python3 {baseDir}/scripts/fetch_feeds.py
   --feeds-file {baseDir}/references/feed-sources.md --hours 24

   This outputs a JSON array of articles published in the last 24 hours.

3. Summarize articles: For each article in the JSON output:

   • Read the title and description
   • Generate a one-sentence summary (max 30 words) in the same language as the article
   • Assign a relevance score (1-5) based on the user's interests if known

4. Format the digest: Run:

   python3 {baseDir}/scripts/format_digest.py
   --input /tmp/openclaw-rss-articles.json
   --template {baseDir}/assets/digest-template.md This produces the final Markdown report.

5. Save the report:

   • Create directory if needed: mkdir -p ~/openclaw-output/digests/
   • Save as: ~/openclaw-output/digests/digest-YYYY-MM-DD.md
   • Use today's date for the filename

6. Report to user: Confirm completion with:

   • Total number of articles found
   • Number per category
   • File path of the saved digest
   • Offer to send to a messaging channel if configured

Error Handling

• If a feed URL returns HTTP error or times out (>10s), skip it and note in output
• If feedparser is not installed, run: pip3 install feedparser
• If zero articles found in 24h window, inform user and suggest expanding timeframe
• Never silently fail — always report which feeds succeeded and which failed

Output Format

Use this structure for the digest:

Daily Digest — {DATE}

{TOTAL_COUNT} articles from {FEED_COUNT} sources

Tech

• Article Title — One-sentence AI summary. (Source Name)

Business

• ...

World

• ...

---

Generated by RSS Daily Digest Skill at {TIMESTAMP}

Rules

• Never fabricate article titles or URLs — only use data from actual RSS feeds
• Never modify or summarize in a way that changes the factual content
• If the user specifies a language preference, translate summaries accordingly
• Always preserve the original article URL
• Maximum 50 articles per digest to keep it readable