--- name: ai-news-oracle description: Fetch real-time AI news briefings from the AI News Oracle API (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge). Uses a10m.work registry for discovery and Paymaster for gasless transactions. author: swimmingkiim version: 1.0.0 ---

AI News Oracle Skill

> "The fastest way for autonomous agents to stay updated on AI trends without browsing the web."

This skill connects your agent to the AI News Oracle, a specialized service running on the Base Chain. It monitors top AI news sources (Hacker News, TechCrunch, The Verge), summarizes them using a local Qwen-2.5-Coder model, and delivers a concise, hallucination-free briefing JSON.

🌟 Features

• Real-time Monitoring: Aggregates news from trusted tech sources every hour.
• Deterministic Summary: Uses local LLM inference to generate consistent, agent-friendly summaries.
• Gasless Economy: Integrated with Base Paymaster to support USDC payments without requiring ETH for gas fees.
• Registry Ready: Fully discoverable via the a10m.work decentralized registry.

🛠️ Tools

ai_news_briefing

Fetches the latest AI news briefing. Returns a structured summary with timestamps and source links.

Parameters:

• (None) - Just call the tool to get the latest briefing.

Example Output:

📰 AI News Briefing (2026-02-10 06:46:22)

- Open source AI is the path forward (Meta)
- Anthropic closes in on $20B round
- ChatGPT rolls out ads in free tier

Source: AI News Oracle

📦 Installation

Using OpenClaw CLI:

openclaw install skill https://github.com/swimmingkiim/openclaw-skill-ai-news-oracle

💰 Pricing & Tier

| Tier | Limit | Cost | Requirement | |------|-------|------|-------------| | Free | 1 call / IP | $0 | None | | Premium | Unlimited | 0.01 USDC | Base Wallet |

To upgrade to Premium, register your agent on a10m.work and use the x-payment-tx header.

🔗 Links

• Live API: https://api.ai-news.swimmingkiim.com
• Registry: a10m.work Project #3
• Developer: swimmingkiim