Competitor News Monitor
NousResearch/hermes-agent
Watch named companies for material news; cited digests. An agent skill from NousResearch/hermes-agent.
Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase.
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Install Google News Research
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-research --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .claude/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .claude/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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 install https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-researchType 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.
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .agents/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .agents/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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.
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .cursor/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .cursor/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git --path research/google-news-research--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .gemini/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .gemini/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-researchInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .github/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .github/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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.
$ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandbaseai/sandbase-skills google-news-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/research/google-news-research .opencode/skills/google-news-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "google-news-research" agent skill from https://github.com/sandbaseai/sandbase-skills/tree/main/research/google-news-research into .opencode/skills/google-news-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "google-news-research", 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
google-news-research- GitHub stars
- 203
- Token cost
- ~506 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 218 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 23
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase.
- Works in 2 steps: Search news → Analyze coverage
- Asked for news monitoring
- SKILL.md covers Call SandBase capabilities, Operating principles, Workflow and Output, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Google News Research is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase. Use when asked for news monitoring, current events research, news coverage analysis, or media tracking.
Its SKILL.md is about 510 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/sandbase-api-map.md`).
The repository describes itself as: 88 installable open-source Agent Skills for research, social intelligence, marketing, and business workflows—compatible with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and DeepSeek… The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Asked for news monitoring
- Current events research
- News coverage analysis
Example prompts
- “/google-news-research”
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cbab581. 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.
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
Google News Research loads about 506 tokens when it runs, and up to ~714 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 218 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 sandbaseai/sandbase-skills at commit cbab581, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sandbaseai). 218 words, ~506 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/google-news-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- google-news-research
- description
- Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase. Use when asked for news monitoring, current events research, news coverage analysis, or media tracking.
Google News Research
News discovery and monitoring through SandBase's Google News integration. Search articles by topic, track news coverage, and analyze media patterns. Read the API map before selecting a capability.
Call SandBase capabilities
Use the capability identifiers below as discovery hints, not MCP tool names. Find the matching endpoint with sandbase_discover(q: "<provider and capability>"); use its returned name in sandbase_inspect(name: "<returned name>"). Read inputSchema, pricing, and execute_as, then call sandbase_run using execute_as.arguments.name and schema-defined arguments. If a run_id is returned, poll sandbase_run_get(run_id: "<returned run_id>") within the task budget until completed or failed; report pending or failed runs without resubmitting them automatically.
Operating principles
- News data is time-sensitive — always note publication dates.
- Cross-reference multiple sources for accuracy.
- Distinguish news reporting from opinion and commentary.
- Cite sources with title, publication, date, and URL.
Workflow
1. Search news
Use google_news_bulk_articles to search news articles by keyword, topic, or entity.
2. Analyze coverage
Look at: publication count, source diversity, timeline (accelerating/decelerating), tone.
Output
Return: news articles (title, source, date, URL), coverage timeline, source diversity analysis, and key themes.
Example tasks
- "What news has been published about [company/topic] in the last week?"
- "Track news coverage of [event] across major publications."
- "Compare how different media outlets are covering [topic]."
- "Find breaking news about [topic] today."
- "What's the news sentiment around [brand/person] this month?"
© sandbaseai, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in research/google-news-research of sandbaseai/sandbase-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/sandbase-api-map.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit cbab581
Compare with similar skills
Google News Research 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google News Research this skillsandbaseai/sandbase-skills | 203 | — | ~506 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Competitor News MonitorNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Articlethedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~421 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Qdrant Monitoringgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~276 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Newsalsk1992/CloddsBot | 3k | — | ~462 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Write News Articlegambitph/Stackable | 351 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Google News Research
What does Google News Research do?
Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase. Google News Research is an agent skill from sandbaseai/sandbase-skills. Search and monitor news articles across Google News through SandBase.
When should I use Google News Research?
Google News Research fits situations like: asked for news monitoring; current events research; news coverage analysis.
How do I install Google News Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (research/google-news-research in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .claude/skills/google-news-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Google News Research in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (research/google-news-research in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills) into .agents/skills/google-news-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Google News Research 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 sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill google-news-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-news-research, .gemini/skills/google-news-research, .github/skills/google-news-research and .opencode/skills/google-news-research in your project.
What does Google News Research need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Google News Research is instructions for the agent only.
Does Google News Research 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 Google News Research 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 Google News Research use?
Google News Research is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Google News Research use?
About 506 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 208 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Google News Research?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Google News Research: Competitor News Monitor (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), Article (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Qdrant Monitoring (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and News (alsk1992/CloddsBot, 3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Google News Research?
sandbaseai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sandbaseai/sandbase-skills, which has 203 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: sandbaseai/sandbase-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.