The News - Global Headlines
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 8, 2026.
Overview
This instruction-only skill appears to do what it says—query a public news-headline API—but users should note the external data source, AI-generated overviews, and an inconsistent credential capability signal.
This skill is reasonable to install if you want agents to query The Hear for public headline snapshots. Be aware that requests go to an external API, do not provide credentials unless clearly justified, and ask the agent to verify important news using raw headlines and linked sources.
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.
The external service may receive the requested country and timestamp parameters, and the agent may rely on returned news data.
The skill directs the agent to call an external news API. This is expected for the stated purpose and uses read-only GET requests.
`GET https://www.thehear.org/api/country-view/[country]`
Use it for public news lookups and verify important claims through the linked sources or other trusted outlets.
The agent could over-weight AI-generated summaries if it does not distinguish them from raw headlines.
The skill’s retrieved content includes AI-generated summaries influenced by prior overviews. This is disclosed and purpose-aligned, but such context can carry errors or framing.
“the overviews were written by an AI model with access to the headlines and previous overviews”
Treat overviews as contextual aids and use raw headlines, timestamps, and source links as the more reliable evidence.
A user might be confused if asked for credentials, because the visible documentation presents this as a public API skill.
The capability signal suggests sensitive credentials, while the declared requirements and SKILL.md do not describe any credential need.
Capability signals: `requires-sensitive-credentials`; Required env vars: `none`; Primary credential: `none`
Do not provide credentials for this skill unless the platform gives a clear, justified, and trusted reason.