AI Daily News

Fetches AI industry news from smol.ai, intelligently summarizes and categorizes using built-in Claude AI capabilities, outputs structured markdown, and optionally generates themed webpages and shareable card images.

Quick Start

Yesterday's news

昨天AI资讯

Specific date

2026-01-13的AI新闻

By category

昨天的模型发布相关资讯

Generate webpage

昨天AI资讯，生成网页

Generate shareable card image

昨天AI资讯，生成分享图片 生成日报卡片图片

Supported Query Types

Type Examples Description

相对日期 "昨天AI资讯" "前天的新闻" "今天的AI动态" Yesterday, day before, today

绝对日期 "2026-01-13的新闻" YYYY-MM-DD format

分类筛选 "模型相关资讯" "产品动态" Filter by category

网页生成 "生成网页" "制作HTML页面" Optional webpage generation

图片生成 "生成图片" "生成分享卡片" "制作日报卡片" Generate shareable card image

Workflow

Copy this checklist to track progress:

Progress:

• Step 1: Parse date from user request
• Step 2: Fetch RSS from smol.ai
• Step 3: Check if content exists for target date
• Step 4: Extract and analyze content
• Step 5: Generate structured markdown
• Step 6: Ask about webpage generation (if requested)
• Step 7: Generate shareable card image (if requested)

Step 1: Parse Date

Extract the target date from user request.

User Input Target Date Calculation

"昨天AI资讯" Yesterday today - 1 day

"前天AI资讯" Day before yesterday today - 2 days

"2026-01-13的新闻" 2026-01-13 Direct parse

"今天的AI动态" Today Current date

Date format: Always use YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., 2026-01-13 )

Step 2: Fetch RSS

Run the fetch script to get RSS data:

python plugins/ai-daily/skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py

This downloads and parses https://news.smol.ai/rss.xml , returning structured JSON.

Available dates can be checked with:

python plugins/ai-daily/skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date-range

Step 3: Check Content

Verify if content exists for the target date.

When Content Exists

Continue to Step 4.

When Content NOT Found

Display a friendly message with available dates:

抱歉，2026-01-14 暂无资讯

可用日期范围: 2026-01-10 ~ 2026-01-13

建议:

• 查看 2026-01-13 的资讯
• 查看 2026-01-12 的资讯

User experience principles:

• Clear problem statement

• Show available alternatives

• Provide clickable commands for quick access

• Never leave user stuck with no options

Step 4: Extract and Analyze Content

Use built-in Claude AI capabilities to:

• Extract full content from the RSS entry

• Generate summary - 3-5 key takeaways

• Categorize items by topic:

• Model Releases (模型发布)

• Product Updates (产品动态)

• Research Papers (研究论文)

• Tools & Frameworks (工具框架)

• Funding & M&A (融资并购)

• Industry Events (行业事件)

• Extract keywords - Companies, products, technologies

Prompt Template:

Analyze this AI news content and organize it:

1. Generate 3-5 key takeaways (one sentence each)
2. Categorize items into: Model Releases, Product Updates, Research, Tools, Funding, Events
3. Extract 5-10 keywords

Original content: {content}

Step 5: Generate Markdown

Output structured markdown following the format in output-format.md.

Key sections:

• Title with date

• Core summary

• Categorized news items

• Keywords

• Footer with source info

Example output:

AI Daily · 2026年1月13日

核心摘要

• Anthropic 发布 Cowork 统一 Agent 平台
• Google 开源 MedGemma 1.5 医疗多模态模型
• LangChain Agent Builder 正式发布

模型发布

MedGemma 1.5

Google 发布 4B 参数医疗多模态模型... 原文链接

产品动态

...

关键词

#Anthropic #Google #MedGemma #LangChain

数据来源: smol.ai

Step 6: Webpage Generation (Optional)

Only trigger when user explicitly says:

• "生成网页"

• "制作HTML页面"

• "生成静态网站"

Ask User Preferences

是否需要生成精美的网页？

可选主题:

• 苹果风 - 简洁专业，适合技术内容
• 深海蓝 - 商务风格，适合产品发布
• 秋日暖阳 - 温暖活力，适合社区动态

Theme Prompt Templates

See html-themes.md for detailed prompt templates for each theme.

Apple Style Theme (Key Points):

Generate a clean, minimalist HTML page inspired by Apple's design:

Design:

• Pure black background (#000000)
• Subtle blue glow from bottom-right (#0A1929 → #1A3A52)
• Generous white space, content density ≤ 40%
• SF Pro Display for headings, SF Pro Text for body
• Smooth animations and hover effects

Structure:

• Header: Logo icon + Date badge
• Main: Summary card + Category sections
• Footer: Keywords + Copyright

Colors:

• Title: #FFFFFF
• Body: #E3F2FD
• Accent: #42A5F5
• Secondary: #B0BEC5

Save Webpage

Save to docs/{date}.html :

Save webpage

cat > docs/2026-01-13.html << 'EOF' {generated_html} EOF

Step 7: Shareable Card Image Generation (Optional)

Trigger when user explicitly requests:

• "生成图片"

• "生成分享卡片"

• "制作日报卡片"

• "生成卡片图片"

• "生成分享图"

Image Generation Process

Build condensed Markdown for card display:

• Title and date

• Core summary (3-5 items)

• Top items per category (3 items each)

• Keywords

Call Firefly Card API:

• API: POST https://fireflycard-api.302ai.cn/api/saveImg

• Body contains content field with Markdown

• Returns binary image stream (Content-Type: image/png )

Save and display result:

• Save to docs/images/{date}.png

• Display preview or download link

API Request Format

{ "content": "# AI Daily\n## 2026年1月13日\n...", "font": "SourceHanSerifCN_Bold", "align": "left", "width": 400, "height": 533, "fontScale": 1.2, "ratio": "3:4", "padding": 30, "switchConfig": { "showIcon": false, "showTitle": false, "showContent": true, "showTranslation": false, "showAuthor": false, "showQRCode": false, "showSignature": false, "showQuotes": false, "showWatermark": false }, "temp": "tempBlackSun", "textColor": "rgba(0,0,0,0.8)", "borderRadius": 15, "color": "pure-ray-1" }

Output Example

📸 分享卡片已生成

图片已保存到: docs/images/2026-01-13.png

预览图片

你可以将此图片分享到社交媒体！

Configuration

No configuration required. Uses built-in RSS fetching and Claude AI capabilities.

RSS Source: https://news.smol.ai/rss.xml

Date Calculation: Uses current UTC date, subtracts days for relative queries.

Complete Examples

Example 1: Yesterday's News (Basic)

User Input: "昨天AI资讯"

Process:

• Calculate yesterday's date: 2026-01-14

• Fetch RSS

• Check content exists

• Analyze and categorize

• Output markdown

Output: Structured markdown with all categories

Example 2: Specific Date

User Input: "2026-01-13的AI新闻"

Process:

• Parse date: 2026-01-13

• Fetch RSS

• Check content exists

• Analyze and categorize

• Output markdown

Example 3: By Category

User Input: "昨天的模型发布相关资讯"

Process:

• Calculate yesterday's date

• Fetch RSS

• Analyze and filter for "Model Releases" category

• Output filtered markdown

Example 4: With Webpage Generation

User Input: "昨天AI资讯，生成网页"

Process: 1-5. Same as Example 1 6. Ask: "Which theme?" 7. User selects: "苹果风" 8. Generate HTML with Apple-style theme 9. Save to docs/2026-01-14.html

Example 5: Content Not Found

User Input: "2026-01-15的资讯"

Output:

抱歉，2026-01-15 暂无资讯

可用日期范围: 2026-01-10 ~ 2026-01-13

建议:

• 查看 2026-01-13 的资讯
• 查看 2026-01-12 的资讯

References

• Output Format - Markdown output structure

• HTML Themes - Webpage theme prompts

Troubleshooting

RSS Fetch Fails

Error: "Failed to fetch RSS"

Solution: Check network connectivity to news.smol.ai

Date Parsing Fails

Error: "Invalid date format"

Solution: Use YYYY-MM-DD format or relative terms like "昨天"

No Content for Date

Output: Friendly message with available dates (see Step 3)

Webpage Save Fails

Error: "Cannot save to docs/"

Solution: Ensure docs/ directory exists:

mkdir -p docs

CLI Reference

Fetch RSS (returns JSON)

python plugins/ai-daily/skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py

Get available date range

python plugins/ai-daily/skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date-range

Get specific date content

python plugins/ai-daily/skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date 2026-01-13