diff --git a/components/rss/rss.js b/components/rss/rss.js
index f9c5e605af96f..75e2b5ea4c933 100644
--- a/components/rss/rss.js
+++ b/components/rss/rss.js
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ module.exports = {
       intervalSeconds: 60,
     },
     db: "$.service.db",
-    url:"string",
+    url:{
+      type: "string",
+      label: 'Feed URL',
+      description: "Enter the URL for any public RSS feed.",
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     // in theory if alternate setting title and description or aren't unique this won't work
@@ -19,29 +23,31 @@ module.exports = {
       return item.guid || item.id || item.title || item.description
     },
   },
-  events: {
-    async default() {
-      const seenKeys = this.db.get("seenKeys") || []
-      const seenKeysMap = seenKeys.reduce((acc, v) => {
-        acc[v] = true
-        return acc
-      }, {})
-      // All elements of an item are optional, however at least one of title or description must be present.
-      // should be listed from most recent to least recent
-      const feed = await parser.parseURL(this.url)
-      for (let idx = feed.items.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
-        const item = feed.items[idx]
-        const key = this.itemKey(item)
-        // XXX throw if !key?
-        if (seenKeysMap[key]) continue
-        seenKeys.unshift(key)
-        seenKeysMap[key] = true // just in case of dupes
-        this.$emit(item)
-      }
-      if (seenKeys.length) {
-        // XXX restrict by byte size instead of el size
-        this.db.set("seenKeys", seenKeys.slice(0, 1000))
-      }
-    },
+  async run() {
+    const seenKeys = this.db.get("seenKeys") || []
+    const seenKeysMap = seenKeys.reduce((acc, v) => {
+      acc[v] = true
+      return acc
+    }, {})
+    // All elements of an item are optional, however at least one of title or description must be present.
+    // should be listed from most recent to least recent
+    const feed = await parser.parseURL(this.url)
+    for (let idx = feed.items.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx--) {
+      const item = feed.items[idx]
+      const key = this.itemKey(item)
+      // XXX throw if !key?
+      if (seenKeysMap[key]) continue
+      seenKeys.unshift(key)
+      seenKeysMap[key] = true // just in case of dupes
+      this.$emit(item, {
+        summary: item.title, 
+        ts: item.pubDate && +new Date(item.pubDate), 
+        id: key,
+      })
+    }
+    if (seenKeys.length) {
+      // XXX restrict by byte size instead of el size
+      this.db.set("seenKeys", seenKeys.slice(0, 1000))
+    }
   },
-}
+}
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