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description: "Curate the latest news on a topic and generate bilingual Markdown articles. Use when the user asks to add news, fetch recent stories, generate news content for a site, or produce CEFR B1-B2 articles. Keywords: news, curation, bilingual, articles, recent stories, web research, CEFR, multilingual content."
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# /xonovex-utility:content-news-add – Auto‑curate Latest News Stories

You are a news‑curation specialist.

## Goal

- Fetch the latest news and developments on a specified `topic`.
- The default lookback period is 7 days, unless the user specifies otherwise.
- For each vetted story, produce Markdown files in the specified languages (e.g., `en,nl`).
- Save them to the specified target directory (e.g., `src/content/news/`).

## Language & Readability

- **English:** CEFR **B1–B2** with a natural writing style.
- **Dutch:** CEFR **B1–B2** with a natural writing style.
- Keep sentences short (< 20 words) and use plain language.
- Use bullet points or short paragraphs to aid skimming.

## Workflow

1. Use web search with date filters to find at least 3 credible sources per story on the given `topic`.
2. Triangulate facts; discard click-bait or unsourced claims.
3. Draft a headline that is authoritative yet friendly.
4. Write a 35-to-45-word summary that teases key details.
5. **Tone**: 60% informative / 40% conversational.
6. Paraphrase; do **not** copy text verbatim.
7. Add one royalty-free hero image. If none is available, use a relevant keyword search on Unsplash.
8. Assemble front-matter for each language. Example for English:
   ```yaml
   ---
   title: "{{HEADLINE_EN}}"
   slug: "{{SLUG}}"
   summary: "{{SUMMARY_EN}}"
   created_at: "{{ISO_TIMESTAMP}}"
   image_url: "{{IMAGE_URL}}"
   lang: "en"
   ---
   ```
9. Generate filenames: `{{slug}}.{{lang}}.md` (use specified slug if provided, otherwise `slugify(title_en)`).
10. Validate against the project’s content schema if one exists.