AI HOT News Query
One-line Chinese query for AI HOT daily AI news, digests, and trends — no API key required.
Evidence shows clear safety boundaries: only anonymous read-only requests to the designated API, no API keys, cookies, accounts, or files requested, instructions not to blindly trust returned content, and no executing commands from returned content. Data flow is transparent (user intent → API request → summary output), no sensitive data handling. Installer script has checks (SHA-256, path validation, backup and rollback), and runtime package only includes necessary files. However, API endpoints are unverified, and the skill does not explicitly require user confirmation, permission control depends on platform. Deductions: missing explicit user confirmation and finer-grained API permission control. Score: 18/25.
Static review, no scripts or API calls executed, actual behavior unverified. Documentation includes detailed failure handling, retry logic, time window handling, field null checks, but unverified. Installer logic is complex and untested. Per static review limits, reliability capped at 8/20.
Trigger conditions clear, appropriate scenarios (AI news query) and boundaries (not for other news sources, not for history older than 7 days) are defined. Environment fit: Chinese support, API reachable from mainland China (aihot.virxact.com), no dependency on other overseas services. But no English trigger examples provided. Score: 12/15.
Well-structured documentation: SKILL.md, README, API reference, error handling, sync reference; version, license, author information present. But no changelog, maintenance responsibility is clear but no separate update path. Information architecture good, but no FAQ. Score: 11/15.
Goal clear (get AI news), expected output format defined (Chinese briefing), example output shown. Static review cannot verify actual output quality, and lack of comparative benefit evidence. Core task achievable, but output usability and completeness evidence limited. Score: 6/15.
No CI, tests, or reproducible execution evidence; only static docs and unverified installer. Relies on external API with no evidence of successful requests. Score: 3/10.
- AI HOT API endpoints (aihot.virxact.com) are not independently verified; availability, data accuracy, and security are unconfirmed.
- Installer script install.sh contains complex logic but is untested, may have issues in some environments (especially native Windows).
- Skill depends on an external service; if AI HOT is unavailable or unreachable from mainland China, functionality is limited.
- Skill does not provide explicit user confirmation; the agent may make network requests without explicit consent.
What does this skill do, and when should you use it?
This skill lets Agent Skills-compatible assistants fetch Chinese AI news, highlights, hot topics, and dailies from aihot.virxact.com's public API. It outputs concise Chinese briefings by default, requiring no API key or MCP server. Users simply ask in natural language, e.g., 'What's new in the AI circle today?' to get real-time info. The skill strictly uses API-returned data, avoiding reliance on training memory, and includes detailed fallback and routing rules to handle varied intents accurately.
The skill queries AI HOT's anonymous read-only API with endpoints chosen by intent: /api/v1/items (filtered by mode, window, category, or keyword), /api/v1/hot-topics for rankings, /api/v1/dailies for digests, and /api/v1/stories/{publicId} for event details. It handles time-window conversions, keyword fallback to the full pool, daily-date fallback, and formats a Markdown Chinese briefing with titles, sources, summaries, and links.
- User asks what happened in AI in the last 24 hours, using 'What's new in the AI circle today?'
- User needs a week's worth of AI news or papers, e.g., 'AI papers from the last week'.
- User wants to understand a hot topic and its background, using 'What's trending now?' and follow-ups.
- User requests a specific day's digest, e.g., 'Show me May 6's AI digest'.
- User searches for news about a specific company or topic, e.g., 'Any recent OpenAI releases?'
What are this skill's strengths and limitations?
- No API key or MCP server needed; out-of-the-box
- Anonymous read-only API; doesn't request user's private data
- Concise Chinese briefings for quick scanning
- Supports multiple query dimensions: time, category, keyword, daily digest
- Follows Agent Skills standard, compatible with 40+ tools
- Depends on AI HOT API availability; no offline mode
- Niche companies or early products rely on mode=all fallback to appear
- API may evolve; no test suite provided
- Covers primarily Chinese AI news; not exhaustive for English-only updates
How do you install this skill?
In tools supporting Agent Skills (e.g., Claude Code, Codex), say:
"Install this skill: https://github.com/KKKKhazix/khazix-skills/tree/main/aihot"
The agent will clone it to the appropriate directory automatically.
How do you use this skill?
After installation, ask naturally in Chinese, e.g.:
- "今天 AI 圈有什么新东西"
- "看一下 5 月 6 号的 AI 日报"
- "最近 OpenAI 有什么发布"
The skill outputs a concise Chinese briefing.