news

Search for recent news on any topic using web_search (Tavily) or the bundled DuckDuckGo script.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• "What's happening in the tech industry today?"
• "Latest AI news"
• "News about the 2026 World Cup"
• "Give me a news briefing on climate"
• "Headlines about [topic]"
• User wants recent or current events on any subject

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

• Historical news archives → use specialized archive/search tools
• Paywalled articles → web_search may surface snippets only
• Real-time breaking news alerts → use dedicated news APIs or feeds

Usage/Commands

Option A — web_search tool (preferred when Tavily is configured)

web_search(query="latest news about <topic>", topic="news", max_results=10)

Option B — Bundled script (works without Tavily)

python {skill_path}/search_news.py "topic" [--max 10]

Examples

• "What's happening in the tech industry today?" → web_search or search_news.py "tech industry"
• "Give me the latest AI news" → web_search or search_news.py "AI artificial intelligence"

Notes

• Tavily (web_search) is preferred when configured in pythonclaw.json
• search_news.py uses DuckDuckGo and requires no API key