Apple News Skill

Access personalized news and premium content through Apple's native news aggregator.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/apple-news/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/apple-news ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set APPLE_ID "your_apple_id"
canifi-env set APPLE_PASSWORD "your_password"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Personalized Feed: Get news tailored to your interests and reading history
2. Channel Following: Follow publishers, topics, and channels for curated content
3. Apple News+ Access: Read premium magazine and newspaper content with subscription
4. Offline Reading: Download articles for offline access
5. Audio Stories: Listen to audio versions of top stories

Usage Examples

Get Top Stories

User: "Show me today's top stories from Apple News"
Assistant: Returns top headlines and trending stories

Follow Channel

User: "Follow The Verge on Apple News"
Assistant: Adds The Verge to your followed channels

Search Articles

User: "Search Apple News for articles about electric vehicles"
Assistant: Returns relevant articles from subscribed and suggested sources

Browse Magazine

User: "Show me the latest issue of Wired magazine"
Assistant: Opens current Wired issue (requires News+ subscription)

Authentication Flow

1. Apple News requires Apple ID authentication
2. Uses macOS/iOS native authentication
3. News+ requires active subscription
4. Family Sharing supported for subscriptions

Error Handling

Notes

• Only available on Apple platforms (macOS, iOS, iPadOS)
• News+ includes magazines and newspapers
• No third-party API available
• Uses system-level Apple ID authentication
• Local Spotlight integration for search
• Privacy-focused with on-device personalization