Search tech blogs, developer forums, and IT media (TechCrunch, Hacker News, 36氪, etc.) for software and hardware industry updates with heat ranking and EN↔CN translation. Use this skill only when the topic is clearly about programming, software, hardware, AI, or IT infrastructure.
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Real-time keyword-based search across 75 tech news sources with smart domain routing, automatic network adaptation, domain aliases, heat analysis, and translation.
Overview
This skill searches multiple technology news sources simultaneously, automatically detects technical domains from your keyword (with alias support), routes to relevant sources only, ranks results by "heat score" (based on cross-source appearance, recency, and keyword relevance), and presents them in a clean Markdown format with automatic English-to-Chinese translation.
Total Sources: 75 (18 China + 57 Global, across 9 core technical domains)
Automatic Network Adaptation: The skill silently detects network accessibility and automatically adjusts source selection:
✅ Global network accessible: Uses all 75 sources (China + Global)
🇨🇳 China-only network: Automatically uses 18 China sources only
⚡ Completely transparent: Detection is cached for 5 minutes, no user notification needed
News Sources by Domain:
General (25 sources):
🌍 International: TechCrunch, The Verge, Wired, Ars Technica, MIT Technology Review, VentureBeat, Hacker News
Security (4 sources): The Hacker News (security), Krebs on Security, Reddit (r/netsec, r/cybersecurity)
OS (1 source): Phoronix
Smart Source Routing
Enhanced with Domain Aliases + Network Adaptation: The skill automatically detects technical domains from your keyword and searches only relevant sources. Network accessibility is detected silently in the background - if global sources are not accessible, the system automatically uses China sources only. Detection result is cached for 5 minutes.
How it works:
Silently detect network environment (cached for 5 minutes)
Filter sources by network accessibility (global vs China-only)
Each result has: title, summary, url, published_at, source, language, heat_score, duplicate_sources
Translate English content
For articles with language: "en", translate title and summary to Chinese
Keep technical terms in English (AI, GPT, API, SDK, etc.)
Format: English Title / 中文翻译
Format results by heat tier
🔥 Hot News (90+): Top stories appearing on multiple sources or very recent
📈 Trending (60-89): Moderately popular or recent stories
📰 Related (<60): Other relevant matches
Present as Markdown
See Output Format section below
Source Balancing
Default behavior: The script limits each source to 5 articles to ensure diversity across different news sources.
Why balancing matters:
Prevents single sources (like Hacker News) from dominating results
Ensures exposure to different editorial perspectives
Provides better coverage across international and Chinese sources
Customization:
# Show more articles per source
bash "$SKILLS_ROOT/technology-news-search/scripts/search-news.sh" "AI" --max-per-source 10
# Disable balancing (show all by heat score only)
bash "$SKILLS_ROOT/technology-news-search/scripts/search-news.sh" "AI" --no-balance
How it works:
Fetch articles from all sources (up to --limit per source)
Calculate heat scores for all articles
Sort by heat score (highest first)
Apply diversity filter: keep top --max-per-source from each source
Result: Balanced mix of high-quality articles from diverse sources
Output Format
Present search results in this Markdown format:
# 🔍 "[Keyword]" Technology News
> 📊 Found 12 articles from 7 sources
> 🕐 Search time: 2026-02-18 14:30
---
## 🔥 Hot News (Heat 90+)
### 1. OpenAI Announces GPT-5 Release Date / OpenAI 宣布 GPT-5 发布日期
**Source**: TechCrunch | **Published**: 2h ago | **Heat**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (95)
**Summary**: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that GPT-5 will launch in Q2 2026... / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 透露 GPT-5 将在 2026 年第二季度推出...
🔗 [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/openai-gpt5)
*💡 Also on: The Verge, Wired, MIT Tech Review*
---
### 2. GPT-5 性能测试曝光:超越人类专家水平
**Source**: 机器之心 | **Published**: 5h ago | **Heat**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (88)
**Summary**: 据可靠消息源透露,GPT-5 在多项基准测试中已超越人类专家水平...
🔗 [Read more](https://jiqizhixin.com/articles/2026-02-18-gpt5)
---
## 📈 Trending News (Heat 60-89)
### 3. [Title] / [Translation]
...
## 📰 Related News (Heat <60)
### 10. [Title]
...
Format Notes:
Group by heat score tiers (Hot 90+, Trending 60-89, Related <60)
Always translate English content to Chinese
Include source attribution and publish time
Show duplicate sources with "Also on: ..." line
Use star ratings for heat visualization (5 stars = 90-100, 4 stars = 70-89, etc.)
Provide clickable links to original articles
Source Configuration
Sources are configured in references/sources.json.
To enable/disable sources: Edit the JSON file and set "enabled": true/false.
To add new sources: Add entry to sources array with required fields (id, name, url, type, language, category).
The heat score (0-100) combines multiple factors:
Multi-source bonus: +20 per duplicate source (same story on multiple sites)
Time decay:
24h or less: +40 points (very fresh)
24-48h: +28 points (recent)
48-72h: +16 points (somewhat recent)
72h+: +8 points (older)
Keyword match quality:
Exact title match: +30
Partial title match: +15
Summary match: +5
HN engagement: +1 per 10 points (max +20)
Reddit engagement: +1 per 10 upvotes (max +20, NEW)
Official source bonus: +10 (for official blogs, NEW)
Base score: 20
Articles appearing on multiple sources rank higher, indicating broader industry interest. Official blog posts from React, Vue, Docker, etc. get priority. Reddit posts with high upvotes get boosted.
Notes
Always translate: English titles and summaries should have Chinese translations
Preserve technical terms: Keep AI, GPT, API, SDK, LLM, etc. in English
Clean presentation: Use Markdown only, no complex HTML artifacts
Cross-reference duplicates: Show which sources covered the same story
Keyword matching: Script searches in both titles and summaries across all languages
Troubleshooting
No results found:
Try broader keywords (e.g., "AI" instead of "GPT-5 benchmarks")
Check if sources are accessible (firewall/network issues)
Verify sources are enabled in references/sources.json
Script errors:
Ensure Node.js is available or WeSight Electron is running
Check network connectivity
Review stderr output for specific error messages
Some sources may be temporarily unavailable
Slow performance:
Reduce --limit parameter (default is 15)
Disable some sources in references/sources.json
Network speed affects RSS fetching time
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