Type	Examples	Description
Relative date	`昨天AI资讯` `今天的新闻` `前天`	Yesterday, today, day before
Absolute date	`2026-01-13的新闻`	YYYY-MM-DD format
Date range	`有哪些日期的新闻`	Show available dates

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Parse date from user request
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch RSS data
- [ ] Step 3: Check content availability
- [ ] Step 4: Format and display results

Step 1: Parse Date

User Input	Target Date	Calculation
`昨天`	Yesterday	today - 1 day
`前天`	Day before	today - 2 days
`今天`	Today	Current date
`2026-01-13`	2026-01-13	Direct parse

Format: Always use YYYY-MM-DD

Step 2: Fetch RSS

python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date YYYY-MM-DD

Available commands:

# Get specific date
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date 2026-01-13

# Get date range
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --date-range

# Relative dates
python skills/ai-daily/scripts/fetch_news.py --relative yesterday

Requirements: pip install feedparser requests

Step 3: Check Content

When NOT Found

Sorry, no news available for 2026-01-14

Available date range: 2026-01-10 ~ 2026-01-13

Suggestions:
- View 2026-01-13 news
- View 2026-01-12 news

Step 4: Format Results

Example Output:

# AI Daily · 2026年1月13日

> not much happened today

## Content

[News content from smol.ai RSS...]

---
Source: smol.ai

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
RSS_URL	RSS feed URL	`https://news.smol.ai/rss.xml`

No API keys required.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
RSS fetch fails	Check network connectivity
Invalid date	Use YYYY-MM-DD format
No content	Check available date range

References

Output Format - Markdown template
HTML Themes - Webpage theme specifications

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