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 appears to do what it claims (call SkillBoss to fetch and summarize AI news), but there are multiple metadata and provenance inconsistencies you should resolve before installing or providing any API key.

Purpose & Capability

The SKILL.md describes a single purpose (aggregate and summarize AI news via SkillBoss API) and the runtime example only calls https://api.skillboss.co/v1/pilot — that is coherent with the description. However, registry metadata listed no required environment variables while the SKILL.md explicitly declares requires.env: [SKILLBOSS_API_KEY], which is inconsistent.

Instruction Scope

The instructions and code sample stick to searching and summarizing news via the SkillBoss API and do not ask the agent to read arbitrary local files, other credentials, or exfiltrate unrelated data. The only data sent externally is search input and results to SkillBoss.

Install Mechanism

This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files to run locally, which minimizes disk-write/execute risk. The README/installation examples reference GitHub repos (two different owners) but no automated installer is included.

Credentials

The skill requires a single API credential (SKILLBOSS_API_KEY) according to SKILL.md, which is reasonable for a third‑party API integration. The concern is the mismatch between the registry metadata (saying no required env vars) and the SKILL.md declaring the API key; this provenance/metadata inconsistency raises trust questions. No other credentials are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request 'always: true' and is user-invocable only. There is no indication it modifies other skills or requests elevated/system-wide privileges.

What to consider before installing

Before installing or providing an API key: 1) Verify the skill's source repository and author — SKILL.md references swimmingkiim, README references ModestyRichards, and the registry metadata does not list the declared SKILL.md env var; this inconsistency should be resolved. 2) Confirm that https://api.skillboss.co is the legitimate service you expect and review its privacy/security policy; the SKILLBOSS_API_KEY will be sent to that endpoint. 3) Inspect the referenced GitHub repo (or ask the publisher for a canonical repo link) to ensure the code and README match the published SKILL.md. 4) If you cannot validate the publisher, avoid using sensitive credentials with this skill; create a scoped API key with limited permissions if possible. 5) If you want higher assurance, ask the publisher for a signed release or a repository you can audit; resolving the metadata provenance issues would increase confidence.

📖 Complete setup guide: https://skillboss.co/skill.md

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.skillboss.co/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.skillboss.co/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.skillboss.co/v1/pilot
• Developer: swimmingkiim