Agent skill

Bbc News

Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds.

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Install Bbc News

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .claude/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .claude/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .agents/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .agents/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .cursor/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .cursor/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git --path skills/bbc-news

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .gemini/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .gemini/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .github/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .github/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot bbc-news --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bbc-news .opencode/skills/bbc-news && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "bbc-news" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/bbc-news into .opencode/skills/bbc-news/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bbc-news", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: bbc-news
GitHub stars: 392
Used in: 2 other repos
Token cost: ~555 tokens
SKILL.md length: 166 words
Files: 5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo: 89
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds.

The user asks for BBC news
SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Available Sections, Options and Examples, plus 2 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and pip3
UK news headlines

What it does

Bbc News is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Use when the user asks for BBC news, UK news headlines, world news from BBC, or news from specific BBC sections (technology, business, politics, science, health, entertainment, regional UK news, or world regions).

Its SKILL.md is about 560 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `README.md`, `_meta.json` and `references/feeds.md`).

The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

The user asks for BBC news
UK news headlines
World news from BBC
News from specific BBC sections (technology

Example prompts

“/bbc-news”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python3
- pip3
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip3, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Bbc News loads about 555 tokens when it runs, and up to ~984 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 166 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~555
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~984

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 166 words, ~555 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bbc-news/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: bbc-news
description: Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Use when the user asks for BBC news, UK news headlines, world news from BBC, or news from specific BBC sections (technology, business, politics, science, health, entertainment, regional UK news, or world regions).

BBC News

Fetch top stories from BBC News across different sections and regions.

Quick Start

Fetch top stories:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py

Fetch from specific section:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world
python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology

List all available sections:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py --list

Available Sections

Main Sections

top - Top stories (default)
uk - UK news
world - World news
business - Business news
politics - Politics
health - Health news
education - Education
science - Science & Environment
technology - Technology news
entertainment - Entertainment & Arts

UK Regional

england - England news
scotland - Scotland news
wales - Wales news
northern-ireland - Northern Ireland news

World Regions

africa - Africa news
asia - Asia news
australia - Australia news
europe - Europe news
latin-america - Latin America news
middle-east - Middle East news
us-canada - US & Canada news

Options

Limit number of stories:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py world --limit 5

JSON output:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --json

Examples

Get top 5 UK stories:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py uk --limit 5

Get Scotland news in JSON:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py scotland --json

Get latest technology headlines:

bash

python3 scripts/bbc_news.py technology --limit 3

Dependencies

Requires feedparser:

bash

pip3 install feedparser

Resources

scripts/bbc_news.py

Python CLI that fetches and displays BBC News stories from RSS feeds. Supports all major BBC sections and regions, with text and JSON output formats.

references/feeds.md

Complete list of BBC News RSS feed URLs organized by section and region.

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in skills/bbc-news of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

SKILL.md
README.md
_meta.json
references/feeds.md
scripts/bbc_news.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Bbc News

What does Bbc News do?

Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds. Bbc News is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Fetch and display BBC News stories from various sections and regions via RSS feeds.

When should I use Bbc News?

Bbc News fits situations like: the user asks for BBC news; UK news headlines; world news from BBC; news from specific BBC sections (technology.

How do I install Bbc News in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bbc-news in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .claude/skills/bbc-news in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bbc News in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bbc-news in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/bbc-news in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bbc News in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill bbc-news -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bbc-news, .gemini/skills/bbc-news, .github/skills/bbc-news and .opencode/skills/bbc-news in your project.

What does Bbc News need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bbc News needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Bbc News access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bbc News safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Bbc News use?

Bbc News is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Bbc News use?

About 555 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 429 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Bbc News?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bbc News: Story Readiness (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars), Job Stories (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars), User Stories (phuryn/pm-skills, 27k stars) and Create Stories (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bbc News?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: CraftOS-dev/CraftBot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Bbc News

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

BBC News

Quick Start

Available Sections

Main Sections

UK Regional

World Regions

Options

Examples

Dependencies

Resources

scripts/bbc_news.py

references/feeds.md

Files

Used in 2 other repositories

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