Agent skill · research science · sickn33
news-sentiment-engine
Multi-source RSS news aggregation with Claude-powered sentiment analysis and structured briefing output
Why this skill is useful
Adds structured output generation and sentiment analysis capabilities for news aggregation that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires node, pnpm installed locally. Requires anthropic account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
News Sentiment Engine Collect and analyze AI/tech news from multiple sources with Claude-powered sentiment analysis. Open source lite version. When to Use Use when preparing a concise AI or technology news briefing from multiple RSS sources. Use when you need ranked article summaries with sentiment, tags, and impact scoring. Use when monitoring industry changes across product launches, policy moves, and infrastructure shifts. Use when deduplicating overlapping coverage before writing a daily or weekly briefing. What it does Collects news from 4+ RSS feeds (TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Hacker News) Deduplicates articles across sources Ranks by importance (industry impact, technology trends, policy changes) Generates structured briefing with sentiment tags Outputs formatted briefing card Usage Example Output Output Format For each article: Title + source + publish date Summary (2-3 sentences) Industry tags: [AI, Semiconductor, Cloud, etc.] Sentiment: Positive/Negative/Neutral Impact score: 1-5 Commentary: 1-sentence industry perspective Setup The optional setup below clones and runs a third-party Node project from tellmefrankie/news-engine. Review and pin that repository yourself before running it, and do not expose API keys to an unreviewed checkout. Provider analysis can incur charges; verify current service pricing and quotas. This AAS guide does not bundle the external collector or engine. Limitations RSS feeds can lag, disappear, throttle, or duplicate syndicated coverage. Sentiment and impact scores are briefing aids, not authoritative market or policy analysis. The example setup runs third-party code; review the repository and environment variables before use. Outputs should be cross-checked against original article sources before publication or investment use. Source and interpretation Commercial offers and operational volume claims in upstream marketing are not independently verified here. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/news-sentiment-engine