Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Connects to a self-hosted FreshRSS instance to fetch and filter RSS headlines and articles. Supports filtering by category, time range, read status, and count. Uses the Google Reader compatible API.
Lets you query your own FreshRSS instance directly from an agent instead of opening a browser or building custom API calls.
When to use it
- Check unread tech news from the last 2 hours
- Browse headlines from a specific category like Politics
- Pull the 20 most recent articles across all feeds
- List all configured feeds and categories
- Get a quick morning news digest filtered by time
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Show me unread headlines from the Technology category in the last 4 hours
- 1Run categories command to confirm exact category name casing
- 2Call headlines with --category Technology --hours 4 --unread flags
- 3Parse the formatted output of date, source, title, URL, and categories
- 4Return the filtered list to the user
A list of unread Technology articles published in the last 4 hours, each with date, source, title, and URL
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.