Ai Daily

Fetches AI news from smol.ai RSS. Use when user asks about AI news or daily tech updates.

Security Scan

The skill is consistent with its stated purpose (fetch AI news from smol.ai RSS), requests no secrets, and only requires standard Python feed/HTTP libraries — but there are small implementation mismatches you should be aware of before installing.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description match the included code: scripts/fetch_news.py downloads and parses https://news.smol.ai/rss.xml and returns JSON. No unrelated credentials, binaries, or cloud access are requested. Minor mismatch: SKILL.md references running the script at 'skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py' while the pack contains 'scripts/fetch_news.py' (path may differ at runtime).

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md stays focused on parsing dates, fetching RSS, and formatting results. It also describes generating themed HTML pages and saving to docs/{date}.html using the referenced templates, but the included Python script only prints JSON and does not generate or save HTML — this is a scope/implementation inconsistency (likely an authoring gap rather than malicious behavior).

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec that downloads or executes remote installers. The SKILL.md advises 'pip install feedparser requests' — a reasonable, low-risk dependency request. No arbitrary URL downloads or extracted archives are present.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or sensitive config paths are requested. The script only makes outbound HTTP requests to the declared RSS_URL; no secret exfiltration is present in the code.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request 'always: true' or attempt to modify other skills or system-wide settings. It does not persist credentials. Runtime behavior is limited to fetching/parsing RSS and printing results.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it claims: fetch and format AI news from smol.ai. Before installing, note: (1) it needs network access to https://news.smol.ai and the Python packages 'feedparser' and 'requests' (pip install them in a virtualenv if you prefer); (2) SKILL.md mentions generating/saving themed HTML, but the provided script only outputs JSON — if you rely on automatic HTML output, you'll need to implement or run an extra step that applies the templates in references/*.md; (3) the SKILL.md path to the script may not match where files are installed, so run the script from the skill root or adjust the path; and (4) run the script in a restricted environment if you want to limit network access. Overall the package is coherent and low-risk, but review/adjust the small implementation inconsistencies before enabling automated runs.

AI Daily News

Fetch AI industry news from smol.ai RSS feed.

Quick Start

# Basic queries
昨天AI资讯
今天的AI新闻
2026-01-13的资讯

Query Types

Type	Examples	Description
Relative date	昨天AI资讯 今天的新闻 前天	Yesterday, today, day before
Absolute date	2026-01-13的新闻	YYYY-MM-DD format
Date range	有哪些日期的新闻	Show available dates

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Parse date from user request
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch RSS data
- [ ] Step 3: Check content availability
- [ ] Step 4: Format and display results

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Step 1: Parse Date

User Input	Target Date	Calculation
昨天	Yesterday	today - 1 day
前天	Day before	today - 2 days
今天	Today	Current date
2026-01-13	2026-01-13	Direct parse

Format: Always use YYYY-MM-DD

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Step 2: Fetch RSS

python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date YYYY-MM-DD

Available commands:

# Get specific date
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date 2026-01-13

# Get date range
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date-range

# Relative dates
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --relative yesterday

Requirements: pip install feedparser requests

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Step 3: Check Content

When NOT Found

Sorry, no news available for 2026-01-14

Available date range: 2026-01-10 ~ 2026-01-13

Suggestions:
- View 2026-01-13 news
- View 2026-01-12 news

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Step 4: Format Results

Example Output:

# AI Daily · 2026年1月13日

> not much happened today

## Content

[News content from smol.ai RSS...]

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Source: smol.ai

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Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
RSS_URL	RSS feed URL	https://news.smol.ai/rss.xml

No API keys required.

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Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
RSS fetch fails	Check network connectivity
Invalid date	Use YYYY-MM-DD format
No content	Check available date range

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References

• Output Format - Markdown template
• HTML Themes - Webpage theme specifications