Ai News Oracle

Fetch real-time AI news briefings powered by SkillBoss API Hub (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge). Uses SkillBoss search and chat capabilities for news agg...

Security Scan

The skill's declared purpose (fetching and summarizing AI news via SkillBoss) matches its runtime instructions and requested credential, with no install-time code or unrelated credential requests.

Purpose & Capability

Name and description claim news aggregation via SkillBoss API Hub and the SKILL.md requires only SKILLBOSS_API_KEY and shows calls to https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot — this is coherent and proportional to the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions and the Python example only perform search and chat calls to the SkillBoss pilot API and return summaries. They do not instruct the agent to read arbitrary files, access unrelated env vars, or transmit data to unexpected endpoints.

Install Mechanism

The skill is instruction-only with no install spec (lowest install risk). SKILL.md includes an example OpenClaw CLI install pointing at a GitHub repo; that external repo is not part of the registry entry and would need separate review before running. This is a minor inconsistency (documentation vs registry content) but not a direct code-execution risk from the registry package itself.

Credentials

Only one environment variable (SKILLBOSS_API_KEY) is declared and used in examples—appropriate for an API-based news aggregator. No unrelated secrets or system config paths are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

Skill does not request always:true and uses default invocation settings. It does not ask to modify other skills or system-wide settings.

Assessment

This skill is coherent but depends on a third-party API provider (https://api.heybossai.com). Before installing, verify the SkillBoss provider and developer (swimmingkiim) and ensure you trust where requests and summarized content will be sent. Create and use a scoped, revocable SKILLBOSS_API_KEY (not a high-privilege account key), and review the referenced GitHub repo (openclaw-skill-ai-news-oracle) before running any install command from SKILL.md. If you have privacy or compliance concerns about sending content to heybossai.com, do not provide your API key. The skill is instruction-only (no bundled code), so the main risk is the external API provider's behavior and any code you choose to install from the suggested repo.

AI News Oracle Skill

"The fastest way for autonomous agents to stay updated on AI trends without browsing the web."

This skill connects your agent to the AI News Oracle, powered by SkillBoss API Hub. It monitors top AI news sources (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge), summarizes them using SkillBoss's chat capability, and delivers a concise, hallucination-free briefing JSON.

Features

• Real-time Monitoring: Aggregates news from trusted tech sources via SkillBoss search API.
• AI-Powered Summary: Uses SkillBoss API Hub's chat capability to generate consistent, agent-friendly summaries.
• Unified API: Single SKILLBOSS_API_KEY for all capabilities via https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot.

Tools

ai_news_briefing

Fetches the latest AI news briefing. Returns a structured summary with timestamps and source links.

Parameters:

• (None) - Just call the tool to get the latest briefing.

Example Output:

AI News Briefing (2026-02-10 06:46:22)

- Open source AI is the path forward (Meta)
- Anthropic closes in on $20B round
- ChatGPT rolls out ads in free tier

Source: AI News Oracle via SkillBoss API Hub

Installation

Using OpenClaw CLI:

openclaw install skill https://github.com/swimmingkiim/openclaw-skill-ai-news-oracle

Usage

import requests, os

SKILLBOSS_API_KEY = os.environ["SKILLBOSS_API_KEY"]
API_BASE = "https://api.heybossai.com/v1"

def pilot(body: dict) -> dict:
    r = requests.post(
        f"{API_BASE}/pilot",
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {SKILLBOSS_API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
        json=body,
        timeout=60,
    )
    return r.json()

# Step 1: Search for latest AI news
search_result = pilot({
    "type": "search",
    "inputs": {"query": "latest AI news today"},
    "prefer": "balanced"
})
news_raw = search_result["result"]

# Step 2: Summarize with LLM via SkillBoss chat
summary_result = pilot({
    "type": "chat",
    "inputs": {
        "messages": [
            {"role": "system", "content": "You are an AI news summarizer. Return a concise bullet-point briefing."},
            {"role": "user", "content": f"Summarize these AI news results:\n{news_raw}"}
        ]
    },
    "prefer": "balanced"
})
briefing = summary_result["result"]["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
print(briefing)

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
SKILLBOSS_API_KEY	SkillBoss API Hub authentication key

Links

• API Hub: https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot
• Developer: swimmingkiim