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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.

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Install

openclaw skills install rss-daily-digest

RSS Daily Digest

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

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