name: google-news
description: Stay informed with Google's AI-powered news aggregator and personalized headlines.
category: news

Google News Skill

Stay informed with Google's AI-powered news aggregator and personalized headlines.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/google-news/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/google-news ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD "your_password"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Personalized Headlines: Get news personalized based on interests and search history
2. Topic Coverage: Follow topics for comprehensive coverage from multiple sources
3. Full Coverage: View complete story coverage with different perspectives
4. Location News: Get local news based on your location
5. Fact Check: Access fact-check labels and source credibility information

Usage Examples

Get Headlines

User: "Show me today's top headlines from Google News"
Assistant: Returns personalized top stories and breaking news

Follow Topic

User: "Follow 'Climate Change' topic on Google News"
Assistant: Adds topic to your followed interests for ongoing coverage

Full Coverage

User: "Show full coverage for the latest tech industry story"
Assistant: Returns multiple perspectives and sources for the story

Local News

User: "What's happening in San Francisco today?"
Assistant: Returns local news for San Francisco area

Authentication Flow

1. Uses Google account authentication
2. OAuth 2.0 for third-party access
3. Personalization requires signed-in account
4. Cross-device sync with Google account

Error Handling

Notes

• Free service with Google account
• AI-powered story clustering
• Available in 120+ countries
• Newsstand for magazine subscriptions
• Web, iOS, and Android apps
• Privacy controls in Google account settings