How to Build Your Own AI News Digest
Artem wrote that he wants a digest like mine, but for his own niche. Here’s how to build your own.
Recently I launched an AI news digest that automatically parses 30 RSS sources, picks 5-7 important stories, and writes a post in my style.
Artem (a subscriber) wrote: “I want the same thing but for my niche.” I figured this might be interesting for more people than just him, so I packaged everything into an open source repo with step-by-step setup.
How it works: Open Claude Code and type:
set up a digest for me using the repository github.com/tolmachevmaxim/ai-news-digest
An onboarding flow kicks off where Claude:
- asks about your topics,
- helps you create a Telegram bot,
- asks for examples of your posts so it can match your writing style.
At the end it does a test run — you check the result, and if you like it, you set up a schedule.
Under the hood there are two passes:
- A fast model (Haiku) selects the news,
- A more capable model (Opus) writes the final post.
There’s also a built-in humanizer — 12 rules that strip out typical AI clichés like “groundbreaking”, “additionally”, and similar filler.
You can use it with an Anthropic API key (~$1-2/month with daily runs) or via a Claude Code Max subscription — in which case you don’t pay separately for the API.
What’s not done yet: No Windows support; Linux should work fine. Only Anthropic is supported for now — OpenAI and OpenRouter aren’t there yet. If you need them, open an issue on GitHub and I’ll add them.
On the roadmap: a card format (swipe through news like stories) and possibly publishing beyond Telegram to Instagram and X as well.
Repo: github.com/tolmachevmaxim/ai-news-digest
When you try it — share links to what you build. Curious what people will create for other niches.