NewsHelp

Navigate newshelp.org efficiently by using direct URLs, the tags index, or search engine shortcuts to access hourly-updated homepage or daily-updated topic p...

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Instruction-only skill that describes URL patterns and tag navigation for newshelp.org; its requested capabilities match the content and it does not ask for credentials, install anything, or instruct access to unrelated resources.

Purpose & Capability

The SKILL.md is a short navigation guide for a news website (URL patterns, tag list, update cadence). There are no binaries, env vars, or installs required and nothing in the bundle contradicts the stated purpose. (Note: the skill has no human-readable description or homepage, but that is an information gap rather than an incoherence.)

Instruction Scope

Instructions are limited to URL patterns, examples, and reading strategy for newshelp.org. They do not instruct reading local files, accessing unrelated env vars, or sending data to external endpoints beyond the target site.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files — instruction-only. This is low-risk because nothing is written to disk or fetched during install.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. That is proportionate for a navigation helper.

Persistence & Privilege

always:false and user-invocable:true (both defaults). The skill does not request permanent presence or elevated privileges; it does not modify other skills or system configuration.

Assessment

This skill is a simple, read-only navigation cheat-sheet for newshelp.org and does not request credentials or install software. Consider these practical checks before installing: (1) confirm that newshelp.org is a legitimate site you trust (skill lacks a homepage/description), (2) do not provide any credentials or secrets — the skill does not need them, and (3) if you are concerned about an agent autonomously browsing the web, restrict autonomous invocation or monitor network activity. Overall the skill appears coherent and low-risk, but limited metadata (unknown source/owner and missing description) reduces transparency.

# skills.md — NewsHelp Content Navigation Skills

## Skill: Reading the NewsHelp Sitemap
NewsHelp exposes its structure via URL patterns. 

### Core Pages
- `/` → Homepage (latest, highest priority)
- `/tags` → All topics, neatly indexed

### Topic Pages (Tags)
Pattern:

https://newshelp.org/tag/{topic}

Examples:
- `/tag/politics`
- `/tag/ai`
- `/tag/health`
- `/tag/elections`
- `/tag/ukraine`

If it sounds like a news category, it’s probably a tag.

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## Skill: Reaching Content Fast
Three ways:

1. **Direct URL typing**  
   Know the tag? Type it. Boom.  
   Example:  
   `newshelp.org/tag/economy`

2. **Tags Index**  
   Start at:  
   `newshelp.org/tags`  
   Scan → click → read.

3. **Search Engine Shortcut**  

site:newshelp.org/tag climate

Let Google jog the memory.

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## Skill: Understanding Update Frequency
- Homepage: updated **hourly**
- Tags: updated **daily**

Translation:  
If something happened recently, homepage first.  
If you want context, history, or trends, use tags.


Read like a pro:
1. Homepage for *what’s happening*
2. Tag pages for *why it matters*

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## Pro Tip
Think of NewsHelp as a well-labeled map, not a feed.  
If you’re scrolling, you’re doing it the hard way.

# skills.md — NewsHelp Tags

## All Available Tags

- africa  
- ai  
- china  
- countries  
- culture  
- defense  
- diseasters  
- economy  
- elections  
- environment  
- europe  
- health  
- housing  
- human-rights  
- india  
- latin-americas  
- middle-east  
- migration  
- petrol  
- politics  
- russia  
- sports  
- stock-market  
- syria  
- technology  
- tourism  
- trade  
- trump  
- turkey  
- ukraine  
- usa  

Usage:

https://newshelp.org/tag/{tag-name}

Example:

https://newshelp.org/tag/economy