Global Perspectives News Openclaw

Purpose#

Generate a personalized news briefing tailored to your interests. You tell Claw what topics you care about and how you want the output—Claw searches the web and delivers a clean, structured digest of the most relevant stories from the past 24-48 hours.

Requires: Tavily MCP (for live web search). If Tavily is not connected, Claw will note it and offer to proceed with its training knowledge as a fallback.

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Key Concepts#

The Briefing Model#

1. Signal over noise — only stories with real substance
2. Scannable structure — grouped by topic, with summaries and source links
3. Configurable depth — headlines only, or with context and implications

Story Quality Criteria#

Stories must meet at least two of:

• Published or updated in the last 48 hours
• From a recognized publication or primary source
• Contains new information (not just opinion or recap)
• Directly relevant to the stated topic

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Application#

Global Navigation Rules#

• "back" / "上一步" — go back to previous step
• "restart" / "重新开始" — go back to Step 1
• "skip" / "跳过" — use default value
• "done" / "算了" — exit immediately

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Step 0: Check for Saved Preferences#

Check if ~/.claw/data/global-perspectives-news-prefs.json exists.

If exists, greet in saved language, show topics only:

上次你看了 [topics]，今天还想看这些吗？ (Chinese/Bilingual) Last time you followed: [topics]. Want the same today? (English/Bilingual)

1. Yes, go · 2. Yes, change something · 3. No, start fresh

If no file, go to Step 1.

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Step 1: Ask About Interests#

"Welcome! What would you like to read about today?

1. Technology & AI · 2. Finance & Economy · 3. Geopolitics & World Affairs
2. Science & Research · 5. Career & Workplace · 6. Business & Strategy
3. Environment & Climate · 8. Sports · 9. Entertainment & Media
4. Health & Lifestyle · 11. Law, Crime & Justice · 12. Travel & Places
5. Culture & Society · 14. Just surprise me · 15. Top 10 by location"

CRITICAL — mandatory steps by mode:

ModeStep 2Step 3Step 4Specific topics (1-13)✅✅✅Just surprise me (14)✅⛔ Skip✅Top 10 by Location (15)⛔ Skip⛔ Skip✅

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Step 2: Ask About Media Source Countries#

"Which countries' media would you like to draw from?

Official Media:

1. United States — CNN, NYT, WSJ, The Atlantic
2. United Kingdom — BBC, The Guardian, Financial Times
3. Europe — Der Spiegel (Germany), Le Monde (France), Kyiv Independent (Ukraine)
4. Russia — RT, TASS, Kommersant (English editions)
5. China — SCMP, Caixin, Xinhua, Global Times (English editions)
6. Middle East — Al Jazeera, Arab News, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz
7. Japan — Nikkei Asia, Japan Times
8. Singapore / Asia Pacific — Straits Times, CNA
9. India — The Hindu, Times of India, Economic Times, NDTV
10. Latin America — Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo (Brazil + non-Hispanic LATAM, Portuguese)
11. Hispanic World — Infobae, El País América (Spanish-speaking Americas + Spain)
12. Africa — AllAfrica, Daily Maverick, The East African, Premium Times
13. Canada — Globe and Mail, CBC News, Toronto Star, Maclean's
14. Australia & New Zealand — ABC News Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, RNZ
15. South Korea — Korea Herald, Chosun Ilbo (English), Hankyoreh
16. Turkey — TRT World, Hurriyet Daily News, Daily Sabah
17. Southeast Asia — Rappler (PH), Bangkok Post, Jakarta Post, CNA

Social Media: 18. Weibo — Chinese public sentiment via trending topics (热搜榜) 19. Xiaohongshu / RedNote — Chinese lifestyle, consumer trends, Gen Z culture 20. TikTok / 抖音 — global and Chinese viral content, youth trends 21. Instagram — visual culture, lifestyle, brand sentiment 22. Telegram — war zones, political movements, opposition channels 23. LinkedIn — professional sentiment, industry trends, executive commentary 24. Twitter / X — global real-time public reaction, trending hashtags 25. Reddit — English-language community discussion and analysis

No filter: 26. Global / No preference — let the best sources win

Pick multiple (e.g. '1, 4, 5, 18') or 26 for no filter.

Note: Latin America (#10) covers Portuguese-speaking Brazil and non-Hispanic LATAM. Hispanic World (#11) covers Spanish-speaking Americas AND Spain — Infobae and El País operate across the entire Spanish-speaking world, not just Latin America."

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Step 3: Narrow Down to Subtopics#

Present menus only for selected categories. Shortcut: "all" / "全部" = select all.

Technology & AI: LLMs & AI research / AI products / Cloud native & K8s / Cybersecurity / Consumer tech / All

Finance & Economy: Global markets / Startups & VC / Crypto & Web3 / Fintech / Real estate / Commodities & energy / Central banks / Personal finance / All

Geopolitics & World Affairs: US politics / China & Asia Pacific / Europe / Middle East / Global trade & sanctions / Latin America / Africa / South Asia / All

Science & Research: AI & ML papers / Space / Climate / Health & medicine / Biology / Physics & quantum / Robotics / Psychology / Archaeology / All

Career & Workplace: Remote work / Tech layoffs / Salary / Future of work & AI impact / Gig economy / Entrepreneurship / Workplace culture & DEI / All

Business & Strategy: M&A / IPOs / Corporate strategy / Regulatory & antitrust / Supply chain / All

Environment & Climate: Climate change / Green energy / Environmental policy / Natural disasters / Conservation / ESG / All

Sports: Football/Soccer / Basketball / Formula 1 / Tennis / Olympics / Esports / Other / All

Entertainment & Media: Movies / Music / Gaming / Celebrities / Streaming / Awards / All

Health & Lifestyle: Fitness / Nutrition / Mental health / Medical breakthroughs / Public health / Wellness / All

Law, Crime & Justice: Criminal cases / Court rulings / Regulatory enforcement / White-collar crime / Human rights / International law / All

Travel & Places: Destinations / Aviation / Tourism trends / Urban development / Immigration / Outdoor & adventure / Luxury / Budget / All

Culture & Society: Social movements / Education / Demographics / Religion / Internet culture / Arts & literature / Food culture / Fashion / Youth & Gen Z / Gender & diversity / Urban life / All

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Step 4: Reading Language and Depth#

CRITICAL: Always show ALL 7 language options (A through G) in full. Never abbreviate or show a subset. Users must see every option before choosing.

"Two quick settings:

1. Reading language:
   • A. English
   • B. Chinese 中文
   • C. Spanish Español
   • D. French Français
   • E. Japanese 日本語
   • F. German Deutsch
   • G. Bilingual — pick any two (e.g. "G, English + Chinese")
2. Depth:
   • A. Headlines only (title + one line)
   • B. Standard (title + 2-sentence summary)
   • C. Deep (title + summary + why it matters)"

Default: English, Standard.

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Step 5: Search for News#

• Query: [specific subtopic] [current year] [intent keyword]
• Time range: last 48-72 hours · Target: 3-5 results per topic

TopicAvoidUse insteadSportsfootball news latest``Champions League results March [year]AI researchAI news latest``arxiv LLM [year] latestGeopoliticsIran Israel news``Iran Israel war update [date]Finance (markets)stock market news``S&P 500 today [date], Fed rate decision [year]Business (M&A)company acquisition news``merger acquisition [industry] [year]Culture (food)food news latest``food trend [year], viral food [platform] [year]

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Step 6: Generate the Briefing#

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# Global Perspectives News — [Date]

## [🤖/💰/🌍...] [Topic Name]

- **[Story Title]**
  [Summary.]
  Source: [Publication] — [URL]

## Today's Takeaway · 今日总结
[1-2 sentences connecting the dots across all stories.]

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*Generated [date] · Sources: [regions] · Language: [lang] · Depth: [depth]*

If social media selected:

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## Social Pulse · 社交舆论
[Trending topics and sentiment signals.]
⚠️ Social media = sentiment signal, not verified fact.

Emoji guide: 🤖 AI · ☁️ Cloud · 💰 Finance · 🌍 Geopolitics · 🔬 Science · 💼 Careers · 🔐 Security · 📱 Tech · 📊 Business · 🌿 Environment · ⚽ Sports · 🎬 Entertainment · ❤️ Health · ⚖️ Law · ✈️ Travel · 🌐 Culture

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Step 7: Offer Next Steps#

Part A — Save preferences:

1. Yes, save as default · 2. No, ask me every time

Saves to ~/.claw/data/global-perspectives-news-prefs.json.

Part B — Actions:

1. Dive deeper on a story · 2. Save briefing to file
2. Change topics · 4. Change everything · 5. Done

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Common Pitfalls#

Pitfall 1 — Too many topics: After Step 3, if total subtopics > 10, offer: Prioritize top 8 / Keep all + Headlines-only / Keep all + full depth.

Pitfall 2 — Stale results: Always include latest in queries. Flag stories > 72 hours old.

Pitfall 3 — Duplicate stories: File each story under the single most relevant topic.

Pitfall 4 — Opinion pieces: Prioritize primary sources. Label op-eds explicitly.

Pitfall 5 — Skipping language/depth: Step 4 is MANDATORY for every run.

Pitfall 6 — Tavily not connected: Offer training-knowledge fallback with cutoff caveat.