OpenClaw News Publisher

Multi-platform news publishing automation from Markdown

Overview

OpenClaw News Publisher is a CLI-based tool that automates news article distribution across multiple platforms. Write once in Markdown, publish everywhere with a single command.

Core Capabilities

1. Multi-Platform Publishing

RSS Feed: Full implementation with automatic feed generation
WeChat Official Account: Framework ready (API pending)
Twitter/X: Framework ready (OAuth pending)
Toutiao (今日头条): Placeholder
YouTube: Placeholder
Douyin (抖音): Placeholder

2. Markdown-First Workflow

Write news in standard Markdown with YAML Front Matter
Template system for different content types
Preview before publishing
Automatic content extraction and formatting

3. Publishing Features

Automatic platform fallback on failures
Dry-run mode for testing
Publishing history tracking with JSON records
Platform-specific formatting (e.g., Twitter 280 char limit)
Batch publishing to multiple platforms

4. Content Management

Draft system for work-in-progress articles
Published archive organized by date
Template-based article creation
Front Matter metadata support

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-news-publisher.git
cd openclaw-news-publisher

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Configure platforms
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials

# Verify installation
./agents/news-cli.sh help

Quick Start

1. Create News Article

# Create from template
openclaw-news create "AI Breakthrough in 2026"

# Or use script directly
./scripts/create-news.sh "My News Title" --template tech-news

This generates: news/drafts/ai-breakthrough-TIMESTAMP.md

2. Edit Article

---
title: "AI Breakthrough in 2026"
author: "Your Name"
category: "Technology"
tags: ["AI", "Innovation"]
platforms: ["rss", "twitter"]
---

# AI Breakthrough in 2026

Your article content here...

3. Preview Article

openclaw-news preview news/drafts/ai-breakthrough-*.md

Shows: title, author, word count, content preview

4. Publish

# Publish to all configured platforms
openclaw-news publish news/drafts/ai-breakthrough-*.md

# Publish to specific platforms
openclaw-news publish news/drafts/my-news.md --platforms rss,twitter

# Dry run (preview only, no actual publishing)
openclaw-news publish news/drafts/my-news.md --dry-run

5. List Published Articles

openclaw-news list

CLI Commands

Command	Description	Example
`create`	Create news draft	`openclaw-news create "Title"`
`preview`	Preview article	`openclaw-news preview <file>`
`publish`	Publish to platforms	`openclaw-news publish <file>`
`list`	List published articles	`openclaw-news list`
`help`	Show help	`openclaw-news help`

Configuration

Platform Credentials (.env)

# Platform priority (comma-separated)
PUBLISH_PLATFORMS="rss,wechat,twitter"

# RSS Configuration
RSS_SITE_URL="https://your-site.com"
RSS_FEED_URL="https://your-site.com/feed.xml"

# WeChat
WECHAT_APP_ID="wx..."
WECHAT_APP_SECRET="..."

# Twitter
TWITTER_API_KEY="..."
TWITTER_API_SECRET="..."
TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN="..."

# (See .env.example for full configuration)

Article Format

Front Matter Fields

Field	Required	Description	Example
`title`	✅	Article title	"AI News"
`author`	⬜	Author name	"John Doe"
`category`	⬜	Category	"Technology"
`tags`	⬜	Tag array	`["AI", "Tech"]`
`platforms`	⬜	Target platforms	`["rss", "twitter"]`
`coverImage`	⬜	Cover image path	"img/cover.jpg"
`draft`	⬜	Draft status	`true` or `false`

Example Article

---
title: "Breaking: New AI Model Released"
author: "Tech Reporter"
category: "Technology"
tags: ["AI", "Machine Learning"]
platforms: ["rss", "twitter", "wechat"]
coverImage: "images/ai-model.jpg"
draft: false
---

# Breaking: New AI Model Released

## Summary
A revolutionary AI model has been announced...

## Details
The new model demonstrates...

### Key Features
- **Performance**: 50% improvement
- **Efficiency**: Reduced compute costs
- **Applications**: Healthcare, finance

## Conclusion
This breakthrough marks...

Platform-Specific Behavior

RSS

Generates RSS 2.0 feed at public/feed.xml
Converts Markdown to HTML automatically
Includes last 20 articles
Updates on each publish

Twitter

Automatically truncates to 280 characters
Extracts hashtags from article tags
Uses summary or first paragraph

WeChat

Extracts title, author, content
Prepares for draft article creation
(Full API integration pending)

Use Cases

1. News Website

# Daily news workflow
openclaw-news create "Today's Tech News"
# Edit article...
openclaw-news publish news/drafts/todays-tech-news-*.md --platforms rss

2. Multi-Platform Content Distribution

# Write once, publish everywhere
openclaw-news publish article.md --platforms rss,wechat,twitter,toutiao

3. Content Preview Before Publishing

# Preview and test
openclaw-news preview article.md
openclaw-news publish article.md --dry-run
openclaw-news publish article.md  # Actual publish

Project Structure

openclaw-news-publisher/
├── news/
│   ├── templates/        # Article templates
│   ├── drafts/           # Work in progress
│   └── published/        # Published archive
├── scripts/
│   ├── platforms/        # Platform publishers
│   ├── publish-news.sh   # Main publish script
│   └── create-news.sh    # Create drafts
├── agents/
│   └── news-cli.sh       # CLI entry point
└── public/
    └── feed.xml          # Generated RSS feed

Advanced Features

Publishing History

Each publish creates a JSON record:

{
  "article_id": "my-news",
  "platform": "rss",
  "status": "success",
  "published_at": "2026-03-10T12:00:00Z",
  "platform_url": "https://example.com/feed.xml",
  "error": null
}

Stored in: news/published/YYYY-MM-DD/article-id.platform.json

Automatic Platform Fallback

If a platform fails, publishing continues to next platform:

Publishing to: rss        ✅ Success
Publishing to: wechat     ❌ Failed (not configured)
Publishing to: twitter    ✅ Success

Summary: 2 success, 1 failed

Template System

Built-in templates:

default.md - General purpose
tech-news.md - Technology news

Create custom templates in news/templates/

Requirements

Node.js: >=18.0.0
Operating System: Linux, macOS, WSL
Dependencies: None (uses standard system tools)
Platform Credentials: Required for each platform

Limitations

WeChat/Twitter APIs require manual implementation
Toutiao/YouTube are placeholders
No built-in image hosting
No scheduling system (yet)

Roadmap

Support

GitHub: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-news-publisher
Issues: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-news-publisher/issues
Documentation: See docs/PLATFORMS.md

License

MIT License - Free for commercial and personal use

Version: 1.0.0 Author: justin Status: Production Ready (RSS), Beta (WeChat, Twitter)

OpenClaw News Publisher

OpenClaw News Publisher

Overview

Core Capabilities

1. Multi-Platform Publishing

2. Markdown-First Workflow

3. Publishing Features

4. Content Management

Installation

Quick Start

1. Create News Article

2. Edit Article

3. Preview Article

4. Publish

5. List Published Articles

CLI Commands

Configuration

Platform Credentials (.env)

Article Format

Front Matter Fields

Example Article

Platform-Specific Behavior

RSS

Twitter

WeChat

Use Cases

1. News Website

2. Multi-Platform Content Distribution

3. Content Preview Before Publishing

Project Structure

Advanced Features

Publishing History

Automatic Platform Fallback

Template System

Requirements

Limitations

Roadmap

Support

License

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