Agent skill

News Search

Search news using DuckDuckGo. An agent skill from openakita/openakita.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passed

Install News Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install openakita/openakita news-search --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/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .claude/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .claude/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search

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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install openakita/openakita news-search --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .agents/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .agents/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install openakita/openakita news-search --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .cursor/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .cursor/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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/openakita/openakita.git --path skills/system/news-search

--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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install openakita/openakita news-search --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/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .gemini/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .gemini/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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 openakita/openakita news-search

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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .github/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .github/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -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 openakita/openakita news-search --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openakita/openakita.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/system/news-search .opencode/skills/news-search && 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 "news-search" agent skill from https://github.com/openakita/openakita/tree/main/skills/system/news-search into .opencode/skills/news-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "news-search", 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: news-search
GitHub stars: 2k
Token cost: ~198 tokens
SKILL.md length: 41 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 29
Repo updated: Sep 24, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Search news using DuckDuckGo. An agent skill from openakita/openakita.

You need to find recent news articles
SKILL.md covers Parameters, Examples and Related Skills
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

News Search is an agent skill from openakita/openakita. Search news using DuckDuckGo. Use when you need to find recent news articles, current events, or breaking news. Returns titles, sources, dates, URLs, and excerpts.

Its SKILL.md is about 200 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

The repository describes itself as: An open-source AI assistant framework with skills and agent architecture. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

You need to find recent news articles

Example prompts

“/news-search”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5f5b38d. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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

News Search loads about 198 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 41 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~198

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from openakita/openakita at commit 5f5b38d, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© openakita). 41 words, ~198 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/news-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: news-search
description: Search news using DuckDuckGo. Use when you need to find recent news articles, current events, or breaking news. Returns titles, sources, dates, URLs, and excerpts.
system: true
handler: web_search
tool-name: news_search
category: Web Search

News Search

使用 DuckDuckGo 搜索新闻，获取最新资讯。

Parameters

参数	类型	必填	说明
query	string	是	搜索关键词
max_results	integer	否	最大结果数（1-20，默认 5）
region	string	否	地区代码（wt-wt 全球）
safesearch	string	否	安全搜索（on/moderate/off）
timelimit	string	否	时间范围（d=一天, w=一周, m=一月）

Examples

搜索新闻:

json

{"query": "AI 最新进展", "max_results": 5}

搜索今日新闻:

json

{"query": "科技", "timelimit": "d"}

web-search: 搜索网页

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/system/news-search of openakita/openakita.

SKILL.md
agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5f5b38d

Compare with similar skills

News Search next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

News Search compared with similar skills
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News Search this skillopenakita/openakita	2k	—	~198	Automated safety check: Pass	AGPL-3.0	17 days ago
Competitor News MonitorNousResearch/hermes-agent	252k	—	~1.2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Newsalsk1992/CloddsBot	3k	—	~462	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	8 days ago
News Sentiment Enginesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills	47k	1 repos	~918	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	2 days ago
Newsmateaix/mateclaw	1.2k	—	~493	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	2 days ago
Newscountbot-ai/CountBot	784	—	~876	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today

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Questions about News Search

What does News Search do?

Search news using DuckDuckGo. An agent skill from openakita/openakita. News Search is an agent skill from openakita/openakita. Search news using DuckDuckGo.

When should I use News Search?

News Search fits situations like: you need to find recent news articles.

How do I install News Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install News Search in Codex?

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

Can I use News Search 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 openakita/openakita --skill news-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/news-search, .gemini/skills/news-search, .github/skills/news-search and .opencode/skills/news-search in your project.

What does News Search need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: News Search is instructions for the agent only.

Does News Search 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 News Search 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does News Search use?

News Search is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does News Search use?

About 198 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 792 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to News Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with News Search: Competitor News Monitor (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), News (alsk1992/CloddsBot, 3k stars), News Sentiment Engine (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and News (mateaix/mateclaw, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains News Search?

openakita (a GitHub user) maintains it in openakita/openakita, which has 1,999 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.

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

News Search

Install News Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

News Search

Parameters

Examples

Files

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Install News Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

News Search

Parameters

Examples

Related Skills

Files

Compare with similar skills

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More from openakita/openakita

Questions about News Search