xnewsbot 0.4.0

AI-powered news bot for X.com (Twitter) automation with research and writing capabilities.

AI-Journo 🤖📰

AI-Journo is an intelligent, autonomous journalism system that discovers, verifies, summarizes, and posts breaking news on X.com (formerly Twitter). Built with a multi-agent architecture using Selenium automation and powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model, it specializes in covering geopolitics, conflicts, wars, and other high-impact global events.

✨ Features

🔍 Autonomous News Discovery

• Monitors trusted news sources (BBC, Reuters, CNN, Al Jazeera, Dawn)
• Scrapes homepages and search results for breaking news
• Tracks trending topics from verified X.com accounts

🛡️ Intelligent Verification

• Multi-source cross-referencing for fact-checking
• AI-powered content summarization with Gemini 2.0 Flash
• Filters out speculation and unverified information

📝 Professional Content Creation

• Generates concise, neutral summaries optimized for social media
• Maintains journalistic standards and objectivity
• Supports image attachments and media handling

🚀 Automated X.com Management

• Selenium-based browser automation for posting
• Cookie-based session management for persistent login
• Account engagement features (following, searching, monitoring)

🧠 Memory Management

• Tracks processed stories to avoid duplication
• Maintains context across sessions
• Persistent memory for agent coordination

🏗️ Architecture

AI-Journo uses a sophisticated multi-agent system with specialized roles:

┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   MainAgent     │    │ ResearchAgent   │    │  WriterAgent    │
│                 │    │                 │    │                 │
│ • Orchestrates  │◄──►│ • News discovery│◄──►│ • Content       │
│ • Memory mgmt   │    │ • Verification  │    │   creation      │
│ • Coordination  │    │ • Source checks │    │ • Summarization │
└─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
          │                                             │
          ▼                                             ▼
┌─────────────────┐                          ┌─────────────────┐
│    XAgent       │                          │   Tools Suite   │
│                 │                          │                 │
│ • X.com posting │                          │ • Web scraping  │
│ • Account mgmt  │                          │ • Image handling│
│ • Monitoring    │                          │ • API calls     │
└─────────────────┘                          └─────────────────┘

🤖 Agent Roles

• MainAgent: Central coordinator managing workflow, memory, and agent communication
• ResearchAgent: Discovers and verifies news from trusted sources
• WriterAgent: Creates optimized social media content from research summaries
• XAgent: Handles all X.com interactions via Selenium automation

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Install from PyPI (when published)
pip install xnewsbot

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/iPythonezta/AI-Journo.git
cd AI-Journo
pip install -e .

Basic Usage

from xnewsbot import AIJourno

# Initialize with your credentials
journo = AIJourno(
    x_username="your_username",
    x_password="your_password", 
    api_key="your_gemini_api_key"
)

# Run a specific task
journo.run("Find and post latest news about Middle East conflicts")

# Monitor breaking news
journo.run("Monitor trending topics and post updates on significant developments")

Environment Setup

1. Get Gemini API Key: Visit Google AI Studio to get your API key
2. Install Chrome: Required for Selenium automation
3. Create directories: The system will create images/ and cookies/ folders automatically

📋 Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Google Chrome (for Selenium automation)
• Gemini API Key (for AI processing)

Dependencies

smolagents>=0.3.0
litellm>=1.0.0  
selenium>=4.0.0
requests>=2.25.0
beautifulsoup4>=4.9.0
undetected_chromedriver>=3.4.0
pillow>=8.0.0
urllib3>=1.26.0

🔧 Configuration

Supported News Sources

• BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/)
• Dawn (https://www.dawn.com/)
• Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.com/)
• Reuters, CNN (via web scraping)

X.com Account Monitoring

The system can monitor trusted accounts for breaking news:

• @warmonitors
• @sentdefender
• @jacksonhinkle
• Custom account lists

🛠️ Advanced Usage

Custom Research Tasks

# Research specific topics
journo.run("Research and verify reports about recent developments in Ukraine")

# Monitor specific regions
journo.run("Find breaking news from Middle East sources and create summary post")

Image Handling

# The system automatically handles images
# Images are stored in xnewsbot/images/ directory
# Supports JPEG, PNG formats
# Automatic image attachment to posts

Memory Management

# Memory is automatically managed
# Prevents duplicate story processing
# Maintains context across sessions
# Can be cleared manually if needed

📁 Project Structure

AI-Journo/
├── xnewsbot/
│   ├── __init__.py          # Package initialization
│   ├── ai_journo.py         # Main AIJourno class
│   ├── agents.py            # Multi-agent system setup
│   ├── tools.py             # Specialized tools and utilities
│   ├── twitterbot.py        # Selenium X.com automation
│   ├── prompts/             # AI agent prompts
│   │   ├── main_prompt.txt
│   │   ├── research_agent_prompt.txt
│   │   ├── writer_prompt.txt
│   │   └── x_agent_prompt.txt
│   └── images/              # Media storage
├── requirements.txt         # Dependencies
├── setup.py                # Package configuration
└── README.md               # This file

🔒 Security & Privacy

• Local Processing: All automation runs locally on your machine
• Credential Management: Secure session handling with cookie storage
• Rate Limiting: Built-in delays to respect platform limits
• No Data Collection: No user data is transmitted to external services (except API calls)

⚠️ Important Notes

Rate Limiting

The system includes built-in rate limiting to respect:

• X.com API limits and platform policies
• News source scraping guidelines
• Gemini API quotas (5 requests per minute)

Responsible Use

• Verify Information: Always cross-check important news before posting
• Respect Sources: Follow news website terms of service
• Platform Compliance: Ensure X.com account follows platform guidelines
• Ethical Journalism: Maintain objectivity and factual accuracy

Legal Compliance

• Use only for legitimate journalism and news sharing
• Respect copyright and fair use policies
• Follow local laws regarding automated social media activity

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

For support, questions, or feature requests:

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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⚡ Built for the future of automated journalism - AI-Journo helps you stay informed and share breaking news responsibly.