News Headlines

Use the bundled script to fetch headlines from NewsAPI.

Available Sources

Sandbox Constraints

This script runs inside a sandboxed environment with strict rules:

• Only .venv/bin/python is allowed. Do not use bare python, python3, or any other interpreter.
• No shell operators. Do not use &&, ||, ;, |, >, <, $(...), or backticks.
• No cd. Always use the relative path from the project root.
• The API key is injected by the sandbox proxy. Do not pass an API key.
• The exact command prefix must be: .venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py

Any command that does not match this format will be rejected.

Run Workflow

1. Determine the source. Based on the user's request, pick the appropriate --source flag.

   • General US/business news: us-business
   • Tech news or TechCrunch: techcrunch
   • Wall Street Journal or financial news: wsj

2. Run the script with the chosen source.

3. Summarize the result for the user.

   • List the top headlines with brief descriptions.
   • Mention the source and publish time.
   • If the user asked broadly for "news", run multiple sources.

Command Format

The only allowed Bash command format:

.venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py --source <SOURCE>

Optional flags:

.venv/bin/python plugins/news-plugin/skills/news-headlines/scripts/get_news.py \
  --source techcrunch \
  --page-size 5

Output Expectations

• Article number, title, source name, author, publish date, description, and URL.
• Default returns 10 articles per source.