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Regulatory Feed Watcher

Checks regulatory feeds and reports new, material rule changes since the last check

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Repository
anthropics/claude-for-legal
Stars
9,870
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill makes the agent check official regulatory sources, such as the US Federal Register and agency RSS feeds, for new developments since the last check. It filters what it finds by a materiality threshold set in the user's config file, then sorts the remaining items into tiers and flags comment deadlines. It also checks whether the user's configured sources cover their watchlist and tags every item with where it came from, so a lawyer can verify weaker sources first.

Great for

  • In-house legal or compliance staff who need a regular digest of regulatory changes
  • Teams using the Claude for Legal regulatory plugin with a configured watchlist and feed list
  • Users who want a scheduled check that only surfaces items above a materiality threshold

Skip it if

  • Final legal advice: the output is a triage digest and must be checked against primary sources before anyone relies on it, since secondary and web-search items can be wrong
  • Jurisdictions or agencies with no configured feed: the skill reports thin coverage rather than filling gaps, so it will not monitor sources you have not set up
  • Users without the Claude for Legal regulatory configuration file, because the skill depends on that file for its watchlist and threshold

Try asking

  • “check the feeds”
  • “what's new since last Tuesday --since 2024-06-01”
  • “regulatory update for the FTC and CPPA this week”
  • “classify this pasted FTC proposed rule and show the comment deadline”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Regulatory Feed WatcherInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    reg-feed-watcher.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip reg-feed-watcher.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip reg-feed-watcher.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Fill in your watchlist, materiality threshold and feed list in the regulatory-legal CLAUDE.md before the first run, or the skill will have little to filter against
  • Check every item tagged verify or secondary source against the issuing agency's website before relying on it
  • Run it on a schedule so each check picks up from the previous timestamp instead of re-reading old items

What's inside

  • references/source-catalog.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from anthropics/claude-for-legal under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.