Can a news digest agent run without paid API keys?
The goal is to collect links from news websites every day, turn them into a digest, and feed that information into tools such as Claude or GPT. The main cost question is whether this can be done without paying for . One possible is to keep a window open with Claude Code running and use a timer inside that setup to repeat the task.
That feels fragile, so the desired setup is something reliable and easy to expand later. The digest may also need to feed into another agent or into a pipeline for the same agent, so the system can do more work after the first summary is made.
Key points
- The desired agent would collect news links and make a daily digest.
- The cost concern is avoiding keys for Claude or GPT access.
- Keeping Claude Code open in a with a timer is seen as a rough .
- The preferred system should be reliable and easy to extend.
- The digest may later be passed to another agent or pipeline.