# aihot.the-packing-machine.com — Machinery News Digest

> AI-curated B2B packaging-machinery industry news. Pulls ~30 RSS sources
> (Feedburner, Google News aggregators, direct industry publications) every
> 6 hours. Each item is AI-summarized, categorized into 1 of 6 verticals,
> and scored 1-5 for importance. Audience: procurement managers and
> operations engineers at FMCG / pharma / industrial companies worldwide.

## Public data interfaces (for AI agents)

- [Stats API](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/api/stats.json): site overview — totals, by_category, by_importance, trending_tags_48h, all feed URLs
- [Items index](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/api/index.json): slim list of every item (~50 bytes each, ~120KB total)
- [Item detail pattern](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/api/items/{slug}.json): full record per item
- [Category pattern](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/api/category/{cat}.json): items filtered by 1 of 6 categories
- [Daily digest pattern](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/api/digest/{YYYY-MM-DD}.json): importance>=4 items per day

## Categories (6)

| slug | covers |
|---|---|
| machines | VFFS, HFFS, form-fill-seal, labeling, pouch equipment |
| components | sensors, servo motors, PLCs, valves, sealing bars |
| materials | films, laminates, sustainable polymers, recyclability regs |
| robotics | pick-place, palletizing, cobots in packaging lines |
| industry | M&A, regulation, trade news, market analysis |
| trade-shows | Interpack, Pack Expo, Hannover Messe, Chinaplas |

## RSS feeds

- All: /feed/all.xml
- Top stories: /feed/selected.xml (importance>=4, last 50)
- Weekly: /feed/weekly.xml (importance>=3, past 7 days, top 20)
- Per category: /rss/{cat}.xml (last 50 per category)

## Agent Skill

- [SKILL.md](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/machinery-skill/SKILL.md): drop-in for Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf

## Main pages (humans)

- [Homepage](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/): top stories + latest
- [/starred/](https://aihot.the-packing-machine.com/starred/): user's local bookmarks

## Notes for agents

- All API endpoints are static JSON files — no rate limit, no auth, no quota.
- Items without AI summary (Gemini daily quota exhausted) still appear with `ai_summary: ""` — verify before quoting.
- Always cite the `source_url` field (original article) when quoting content. The summary is AI-generated.
- Content updates every 6 hours via GitHub Actions cron.