How to install opennews
npx skills add https://github.com/6551team/opennews-mcp --skill opennewsFull instructions (SKILL.md)
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name: opennews description: "Real-time crypto, equities, macro, and financial market news aggregator — 84+ data sources across 6 categories covering digital assets, U.S. stocks, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, supply chains, commodities, rates, policy, and market-moving social/news signals. Sources include Bloomberg, Reuters, FT, CNBC, CoinDesk, Twitter/X, Binance, Coinbase, OKX, whale/KOL trades, price/funding/liquidation alerts, and 12 AI prediction signals. AI-analyzed with impact score, trading signals, and bilingual summaries. Free tools available without token."
user-invocable: true metadata: openclaw: requires: bins: - curl optionalEnv: - OPENNEWS_TOKEN primaryEnv: OPENNEWS_TOKEN emoji: "\U0001F4F0" install: - id: curl kind: brew formula: curl label: curl (HTTP client) os: - darwin - linux - win32 version: 1.0.5
OpenNews Financial Market News Skill
Real-time crypto, equities, macro, and financial market news aggregator powered by 6551.io — 84+ data sources across 6 engine categories, all AI-analyzed with impact scores, trading signals, and bilingual summaries.
Use OpenNews for time-sensitive, market-moving news and signals across digital assets, U.S. stocks, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, supply chains, commodities, rates, policy, and social/news channels that can affect prices or investor positioning.
Get your token: https://6551.io/mcp
Base URL: https://ai.6551.io
Data Sources — 84+ Sources Across 6 Categories
| Category | Count | Key Sources |
|---|---|---|
| News | 53 | Bloomberg, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC, CNN, BBC, Fox Business, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, Blockworks, Decrypt, DlNews, A16Z, TechCrunch, Wired, Politico, Business Insider, Twitter/X, Telegram, Weibo, Truth Social, U.S. Treasury, ECB, TASS, Handelsblatt, Welt, Ambrey, Morgan Stanley, PR Newswire, Coinbase, and more; useful for crypto, U.S. equities, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, supply chains, commodities, rates, policy, and market-moving social/news signals |
| Listing | 9 | Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Upbit, Bithumb, Robinhood, Hyperliquid, Aster |
| OnChain | 3 | Hyperliquid Whale Trade, Hyperliquid Large Position, KOL Trade |
| Meme | 1 | Twitter meme coin social sentiment |
| Market | 6 | Price Change, Funding Rate, Funding Rate Difference, Large Liquidation, Market Trends, OI Change |
| Prediction | 12 | CORRELATION_LOGICAL, SMART_MONEY_TRADE, PRICE_SPIKE, CLUSTER_ENTRY, WHALE_POSITION, NEW_WALLET_TRADE, INSIDER_PATTERN, CORRELATION_NARRATIVE, CORRELATION_HEDGE, CORRELATION_ENTITY_GEO, CORRELATION_CAUSAL, SETTLEMENT_ARBITRAGE |
Authentication
All requests require the header:
Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN
News Operations
1. Get News Sources
Fetch the full engine tree with all 6 categories and 84+ sources.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
"https://ai.6551.io/open/news_type"
Returns a tree with engine types (news — 53 sources, listing — 9 exchanges, onchain — 3 whale/KOL trackers, meme — 1 sentiment source, market — 6 anomaly signals, prediction — 12 AI prediction signals) and their sub-categories.
2. Search News
POST /open/news_search is the primary search endpoint.
Get latest news:
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}'
Search by keyword:
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"q": "bitcoin OR ETF", "limit": 10, "page": 1}'
Search by coin symbol:
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"coins": ["BTC"], "limit": 10, "page": 1}'
Filter by engine type and news type:
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"engineTypes": {"news": ["Bloomberg", "Reuters"]}, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'
Only news with coins:
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"hasCoin": true, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'
News Search Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | yes | Max results per page (1-100) |
page | integer | yes | Page number (1-based) |
q | string | no | Full-text keyword search |
coins | string[] | no | Filter by coin symbols (e.g. ["BTC","ETH"]) |
engineTypes | map[string][]string | no | Filter by engine and news types |
hasCoin | boolean | no | Only return news with associated coins |
score | integer | no | Filter by minimum AI score (0-100) |
Important: You need to understand the user's query intent and perform word segmentation, then combine them using OR/AND to form search keywords, supporting both Chinese and English.
Data Structures
News Article
{
"id": "unique-article-id",
"text": "Article headline / content",
"newsType": "Bloomberg",
"engineType": "news",
"link": "https://...",
"coins": [{"symbol": "BTC", "market_type": "cex", "match": "title"}],
"aiRating": {
"score": 85,
"grade": "A",
"signal": "long",
"status": "done",
"summary": "Chinese summary",
"enSummary": "English summary"
},
"ts": 1708473600000
}
Common Workflows
Quick Market Overview
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}' | jq '.data[] | {text, newsType, signal: .aiRating.signal}'
High-Impact News (score >= 80)
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"score": 80, "limit": 50, "page": 1}'
Free API Endpoints (No Token Required)
If you don't have an OPENNEWS_TOKEN, you can use these free endpoints as a fallback. These provide curated hot news and trending tweets by category, but with limited search capabilities compared to the authenticated API.
1. Get Free News Categories
Get all available news categories and subcategories for the free tier.
curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_categories"
2. Get Hot News by Category
Get hot news articles and trending tweets by category. No authentication required.
curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro"
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
category | string | yes | Category key from free_categories |
subcategory | string | no | Subcategory key for more specific filtering |
Response Structure:
{
"success": true,
"category": "crypto",
"subcategory": "defi",
"news": {
"success": true,
"count": 10,
"items": [
{
"id": 123,
"title": "...",
"source": "...",
"link": "https://...",
"score": 85,
"grade": "A",
"signal": "bullish",
"summary_zh": "...",
"summary_en": "...",
"coins": ["BTC", "ETH"],
"published_at": "2026-03-17T10:00:00Z"
}
]
},
"tweets": {
"success": true,
"count": 5,
"items": [
{
"author": "Vitalik Buterin",
"handle": "VitalikButerin",
"content": "...",
"url": "https://...",
"metrics": { "likes": 1000, "retweets": 200, "replies": 50 },
"posted_at": "2026-03-17T09:00:00Z",
"relevance": "high"
}
]
}
}
Example - Get Hot Macro News:
curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro"
Example - Get DeFi Subcategory News:
curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro&subcategory=defi"
Notes
- Primary API: Get your token at https://6551.io/mcp for full access to 84+ sources with advanced search
- Free API: Use free endpoints as fallback when token is unavailable (limited to curated hot news)
- Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request for authenticated API
- AI ratings may not be available on all articles (check
status == "done") - Free API data is cached and updated periodically; if data is still being generated, a 503 response will be returned
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