Newsnow OpenClaw Plugin & Skill | ClawHub
Looking to integrate Newsnow into your AI workflows? This free OpenClaw plugin from ClawHub helps you automate devops & cloud tasks instantly, without having to write custom tools from scratch.
What this skill does
CLI tool to fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns structured news items with titles, URLs, and metadata. USE FOR: - Fetching trending/hot news from Chinese and international platforms - Monitoring hot topics across social media, tech, finance, and news sites - Getting structured news data as JSON for further processing - Listing available news sources Requires npm install. Some sources need env vars (PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN). Some sources may be blocked by Cloudflare (linuxdo).
Install
openclaw skills install @sorrycc/newsnownpx clawhub@latest install newsnowFull SKILL.md
Open original| name | description |
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| newsnow | CLI tool to fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns structured news items with titles, URLs, and metadata. USE FOR: - Fetching trending/hot news from Chinese and international platforms - Monitoring hot topics across social media, tech, finance, and news sites - Getting structured news data as JSON for further processing - Listing available news sources Requires npm install. Some sources need env vars (PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN). Some sources may be blocked by Cloudflare (linuxdo). |
SKILL.md content below is scrollable.
newsnow CLI
Fetch trending news and hot topics from 66 sources across 44 platforms. Returns news items with title, URL, and optional metadata.
Run newsnow --help for usage details.
Workflow
Follow this pattern:
- List - Don't know what sources are available? List them first.
- Fetch - Know the source? Fetch news directly.
- JSON - Need structured data? Add
--jsonfor machine-readable output.
| Need | Command | When |
|---|---|---|
| See all sources | newsnow list |
Don't know source names |
| See sources as JSON | newsnow list --json |
Need source list programmatically |
| Get news | newsnow <source> |
Know the source, want readable output |
| Get news as JSON | newsnow <source> --json |
Need structured data for processing |
Commands
list
List all available sources.
newsnow list
newsnow list --json
Fetch a source
newsnow hackernews
newsnow hackernews --json
Output fields (JSON mode):
id- Unique item identifiertitle- News headlineurl- Link to the article (optional)pubDate- Publication date (optional)extra- Additional metadata like view counts, comments (optional)
Sources
66 source endpoints across 44 platforms:
| Platform | Sources |
|---|---|
| 36kr | 36kr, 36kr-quick, 36kr-renqi |
| Baidu | baidu |
| Bilibili | bilibili, bilibili-hot-search, bilibili-hot-video, bilibili-ranking |
| Cankaoxiaoxi | cankaoxiaoxi |
| Chongbuluo | chongbuluo, chongbuluo-hot, chongbuluo-latest |
| CLS | cls, cls-telegraph, cls-depth, cls-hot |
| Coolapk | coolapk |
| Douban | douban |
| Douyin | douyin |
| Fastbull | fastbull, fastbull-express, fastbull-news |
| FreeBuf | freebuf |
| Gelonghui | gelonghui |
| Ghxi | ghxi |
| GitHub | github, github-trending-today |
| Hacker News | hackernews |
| Hupu | hupu |
| iFeng | ifeng |
| iQIYI | iqiyi-hot-ranklist |
| ITHome | ithome |
| Jin10 | jin10 |
| Juejin | juejin |
| Kaopu | kaopu |
| Kuaishou | kuaishou |
| LinuxDo | linuxdo, linuxdo-latest, linuxdo-hot |
| MktNews | mktnews, mktnews-flash |
| Nowcoder | nowcoder |
| PCBeta | pcbeta-windows, pcbeta-windows11 |
| Product Hunt | producthunt |
| QQ Video | qqvideo-tv-hotsearch |
| SMZDM | smzdm |
| Solidot | solidot |
| Sputnik News CN | sputniknewscn |
| SSPai | sspai |
| Steam | steam |
| Tencent | tencent-hot |
| The Paper | thepaper |
| Tieba | tieba |
| Toutiao | toutiao |
| V2EX | v2ex, v2ex-share |
| Wall Street CN | wallstreetcn, wallstreetcn-quick, wallstreetcn-news, wallstreetcn-hot |
weibo |
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| Xueqiu | xueqiu, xueqiu-hotstock |
| Zaobao | zaobao |
| Zhihu | zhihu |
Source Selection Guide
| Category | Recommended Sources |
|---|---|
| Tech | hackernews, github, v2ex, juejin, ithome, linuxdo |
| Finance | xueqiu, wallstreetcn, cls, jin10, gelonghui, fastbull |
| General News | toutiao, baidu, thepaper, ifeng, zaobao, cankaoxiaoxi |
| Social/Trending | weibo, douyin, bilibili, zhihu, tieba, douban |
| Security | freebuf |
| Product/Design | producthunt, sspai |
Environment Variables
PRODUCTHUNT_API_TOKEN- Required forproducthuntsource
Known Limitations
linuxdo,linuxdo-latest,linuxdo-hotmay return 403 Forbidden (Cloudflare)- Some Chinese sources may be inaccessible from outside mainland China
Working with Results
newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[].title'
newsnow hackernews --json | jq '.[:5]'
newsnow weibo --json | jq '.[] | "\(.title) \(.url)"'