AI-Powered Local News Monitor v2.1

Monitor local news with Claude AI-powered executive briefings and trend analysis. BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) - Use your Anthropic API key for AI features: executive news briefings, key theme extraction, competitive intelligence, PR opportunity identification, and strategic recommendations.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Your Anthropic API key to enable AI-powered news summarization and trend analysis. Claude AI synthesizes all news articles into an executive briefing with key themes, competitive intelligence, and actionable recommendations. Get your key at console.anthropic.com.

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "businessName": "Acme Plumbing",
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "industryKeywords": "plumbing, water heater, plumber shortage, home repair"
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "businessName": "Acme Plumbing",
  "location": "Dallas, TX",
  "industryKeywords": "plumbing, water heater, plumber shortage, home repair",
  "dateRange": "week",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "includeSentiment": true,
  "identifyLinkOpportunities": true,
  "anthropicApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "enableAiSummarization": true
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
businessName	string	-	No	Your business name to track mentions
location	string	"Dallas, TX"	No	City and state to focus news search on
industryKeywords	string	-	No	Keywords related to your industry (comma-separated)
competitorNames	string	-	No	Competitor business names to track (comma-separated)
dateRange	string	"week"	No	How far back to search for news
maxResults	integer	20	No	Maximum news articles to return per search
includeSentiment	boolean	true	No	Analyze sentiment of news articles
identifyLinkOpportunities	boolean	true	No	Flag articles that could be link building opportunities
webhookUrl	string	-	No	URL to POST alerts for new mentions
anthropicApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your Anthropic API key to enable AI-powered news summarization and trend analysis. Claude AI synthesizes all news articles into an executive briefing with key themes, competitive intelligence, and actionable recommendations. Get your key at console.anthropic.com.
enableAiSummarization	boolean	true	No	When enabled with an API key, Claude AI analyzes all news articles and provides: executive news briefing, key theme extraction, competitive movement alerts, PR opportunity recommendations, and strategic action items.
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Run with sample data to test without real scraping. Returns realistic sample output instantly.

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Article Found	Each news article mentioning your business found	$0.05

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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