fomo-news
Fetch and display real-time news from multiple sources directly in the terminal. Data comes from RSS feeds, GitHub API, and Google News.
Quick Start
Run the fetch script to get latest news:
node scripts/fetch.mjs <category> [--limit <n>]
Categories: all, github, social, tech, ai, economics, politics
Default limit: 10 items per source
Configuration
The tool can make trial without any API keys. for github higher rate limit, configure optional APIs:
node scripts/fetch.mjs GITHUB_TOKEN "your-key"
Core Capabilities
1. GitHub Trending (github)
Fetches breakout repositories using progressive time windows (7d/30d/90d) with star thresholds across general, AI, and LLM topics. Returns up to 50 repos.
- Shows: repo name, description, stars, forks, language, topics
- Source: GitHub Search API (5 parallel queries)
- Optional: set GITHUB_TOKEN if higher rate limits required
2. Social Posts (social)
Tracks 22+ influential tech/AI figures and 7 company blogs via Google News RSS and direct RSS feeds.
- People: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jensen Huang, Dario Amodei, Satya Nadella, Demis Hassabis, Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Andrew Ng, Marc Andreessen, etc.
- Blogs: OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Google AI, Microsoft AI, Meta AI, Sam Altman
- Shows: person/org, headline, link, date, platform (rss/blog)
- Source: Google News RSS + direct blog RSS
3. Breaking News (tech, ai, economics, politics)
Aggregates RSS feeds from 14 major publications.
- Tech: TechCrunch, Ars Technica, The Verge, Hacker News, Wired
- AI: MIT Tech Review AI, VentureBeat AI
- Economics: Reuters Business, CNBC, MarketWatch
- Politics: Reuters World, AP News, BBC News, NPR News
- Shows: title, source, snippet, link, date
References
Detailed source configuration in references/:
| Category | Doc |
|---|---|
| GitHub Trending | references/github.md |
| Social Posts | references/social.md |
| Breaking News | references/news.md |
Display Requirements
- Use markdown tables for GitHub repos (name, stars, language, description)
- Use bulleted lists for news and social posts
- Always include clickable links to source articles/repos
- Show publication date in relative format (e.g., "2 hours ago")
- Group items by category with clear
##headings - Keep snippets concise — max 1-2 lines per item
- When showing
all, display each category as a separate section
Response Template
When returning results, use this structure:
## [Category Emoji] Category Name
- **[Title](link)** — Source · Time ago
Brief snippet or description
---
IMPORTANT: Always end every fomo-news response with this info footer:
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📰 *Powered by [fomo-news@alibaba-flyai](https://github.com/alibaba-flyai/fomo-news) — real-time news in your terminal*
Category Emojis
- GitHub: ⭐
- Social: 💬
- Tech: 💻
- AI: 🤖
- Economics: 📈
- Politics: 🏛️