polaris-news 0.8.0

Official Python SDK for The Polaris Report Knowledge API — real-time news intelligence for AI agents and applications.

polaris-news

Official Python SDK for The Polaris Report API.

Installation

pip install polaris-news

Quick Start

Authenticate via CLI

polaris login    # opens GitHub in your browser — API key saved automatically
polaris whoami   # check your auth status
polaris logout   # remove saved credentials

Use the client

from polaris_news import PolarisClient

client = PolarisClient()  # auto-reads saved credentials
feed = client.feed(category="technology", limit=10)
for brief in feed.briefs:
    print(brief.headline)

You can also pass a key explicitly or set the POLARIS_API_KEY environment variable.

Methods

Method	Description
feed(category?, limit?, page?, per_page?, min_confidence?)	Get the news feed
brief(brief_id, include_full_text?)	Get a single brief by ID
search(query, category?, page?, per_page?, sort?, min_confidence?, from_date?, to_date?, entity?, sentiment?)	Search briefs
generate(topic, category?)	Generate a brief on a topic
entities(q?, type?, limit?)	List entities
entity_briefs(name, role?, limit?, offset?)	Get briefs for an entity
trending_entities(limit?)	Get trending entities
similar(brief_id, limit?)	Get similar briefs
clusters(period?, limit?)	Get brief clusters
data(entity?, type?, limit?)	Get structured data points
agent_feed(category?, tags?, limit?, min_confidence?)	Get agent-optimized feed
compare_sources(brief_id)	Compare sources for a brief
trending(period?, limit?)	Get trending briefs
verify(claim, context?)	Fact-check a claim against briefs
stream(categories?)	Stream briefs via SSE (generator)

Error Handling

from polaris_news import PolarisClient, AuthenticationError, RateLimitError, NotFoundError

client = PolarisClient()

try:
    brief = client.brief("abc123")
except AuthenticationError:
    print("Invalid API key")
except NotFoundError:
    print("Brief not found")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(f"Rate limited. Retry after: {e.retry_after}s")

Streaming

client = PolarisClient()

for brief in client.stream(categories="technology,science"):
    print(f"[{brief.category}] {brief.headline}")

Documentation

Full API documentation: https://thepolarisreport.com/docs