Daily AI News Tweet Bot

This GitHub Action posts daily summaries of the latest AI research/news from an RSS feed (default: arXiv cs.AI) as concise tweets. Summaries are generated using open-source HuggingFace models.

Features

• Automated: Runs every day at 10 PM IST (16:30 UTC) via GitHub Actions.
• Summarizes: Uses HuggingFace's free transformers pipeline.
• Tweets: Posts to Twitter/X using Tweepy.
• Secure: Credentials managed via GitHub Secrets—no paid APIs.

File Tree

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├── .github/workflows/daily_tweet.yml   # GitHub Actions workflow
├── README.md
├── requirements.txt
├── tweet.py                            # Main script
├── test_tweet.sh                       # (Optional) Shell script for local testing

Setup & Deployment

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO.git
cd YOUR_REPO

2. Install Python Dependencies

Ensure Python 3.10+ is installed.

python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up Twitter Developer Credentials

• Create a Twitter Developer App.
• Generate your keys/tokens:
  • TWITTER_API_KEY
  • TWITTER_API_SECRET
  • TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN
  • TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET

4. Add GitHub Secrets

Go to your repo ➔ Settings ➔ Secrets and variables ➔ Actions ➔ New repository secret. Add:

• TWITTER_API_KEY
• TWITTER_API_SECRET
• TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN
• TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET

5. Test Locally (Optional)

Create a .env file or export credentials as environment variables:

export TWITTER_API_KEY=...
export TWITTER_API_SECRET=...
export TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=...
export TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET=...
python tweet.py

Or use the provided script:

bash test_tweet.sh

6. Push to GitHub

Commit your changes and push:

git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit: Daily AI Tweet bot"
git push

Customization

• Change the RSS feed: Edit RSS_FEED_URL in tweet.py to another RSS source.
• Change posting time: Modify the cron entry in .github/workflows/daily_tweet.yml.
• Model choice: Update the summarize_text function in tweet.py for alternative HuggingFace models.

Troubleshooting

• Missing dependencies: Run pip install -r requirements.txt.
• API errors: Confirm all credentials are set and correct.
• Tweet too long?: Script auto-truncates, but review logs for skipped posts.

License

MIT