Daily Briefing Skill

SKILL.md

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name: daily-briefing-skill
slug: cromabelt-daily-briefing
title: "Daily Briefing — AI-powered daily research reports delivered to Telegram"
description: "Give it a topic or niche. It researches what's trending, what's working, and what's changing right now. Sends a structured briefing to Telegram every morning — headlines, angles, opportunities, and what to act on today."
tags: [briefing, research, daily, news, Telegram, content, social media, marketing]
version: 1.0.0
author: Cromabelt Studios
contact: cromabeltstudio@gmail.com
platform: ClawHub
price: FREE
category: Research / Intelligence
---

# Daily Briefing Skill

**Your topic. Every morning. Briefing on Telegram.**

You pick the niche. Every day (or on demand), this skill researches what's happening right now in that space — what's trending, what's getting traction, what angles are working — and delivers a clean briefing you can act on in 5 minutes.

Used by: content creators, traders, marketers, journalists, freelancers.

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## What You Get

Each briefing includes:

- **🔴 Today's Headlines** — biggest things happening right now
- **🟡 Trending Angles** — what's getting traction today
- **🟢 Opportunities** — what to act on now
- **📊 Pattern Shifts** — what's changing in the niche
- **🎯 Action Items** — 3 concrete things to do today

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## Triggers

- "daily briefing on [topic]"
- "brief me on [niche]"
- "morning research for [topic]"
- "what's hot in [niche] today"
- "daily intel on [topic]"
- "give me a briefing"

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## Inputs

| Input | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `NICHE` / `TOPIC` | ✅ | The topic or niche to brief |
| `DEPTH` | optional | `quick` (5 min) / `standard` (15 min) / `deep` (30 min) |
| `DELIVERY` | optional | `telegram` (default) / `pdf` / `both` |
| `DAY` | optional | Specific date or "today" (default: today) |

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## Process

### Step 1 — Topic Received
Skill confirms topic and sets research scope.

### Step 2 — Live Research
Runs parallel searches:
- What's trending today (search + social)
- Recent viral content in the niche
- Industry news from last 24-48h
- Engagement patterns and content formats that are winning

### Step 3 — Briefing Construction
Builds a structured brief with:
- **Sector Pulse** — overall market/state snapshot
- **Today's Movers** — specific things driving conversation
- **Content Radar** — angles and formats getting traction
- **Opportunity Window** — what has a short shelf life and needs action today
- **3 Action Items** — concrete tasks ranked by urgency

### Step 4 — Delivery
Sends to Telegram as formatted message + PDF attachment.

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## Output Format

```
📬 DAILY BRIEF — [TOPIC]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
[Date] | Depth: [STD/QUICK/DEEP]

🔴 TODAY'S HEADLINES
01. [Headline — what's driving today]
02. [Headline]
03. [Headline]

🟡 TRENDING ANGLES
• [Angle 1] — [why it's working]
• [Angle 2] — [why it's working]
• [Angle 3]

🟢 OPPORTUNITIES NOW
→ [Opportunity 1] (short window — act today)
→ [Opportunity 2]
→ [Opportunity 3]

📊 PATTERN SHIFTS
[something changing in the niche]

🎯 TODAY'S ACTION ITEMS
1. [Action — 2 min]
2. [Action — 10 min]
3. [Action — 30 min]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Brief generated by Cromabelt Studios AI
```

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## Cron Setup (Optional)

Add a daily cron for automatic briefings:

```bash
# Every morning at 8 AM (adjust timezone)
0 8 * * * python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/daily-briefing-skill/scripts/daily_briefing.py [default_topic]

# Or use the OpenClaw cron scheduler:
cron-scheduler add "0 8 * * *" "python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/daily-briefing-skill/scripts/daily_briefing.py crypto"
```

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## Installation

```bash
# Install dependencies
pip3 install requests beautifulsoup4 fpdf2 python-dotenv --break-system-packages

# Configure Telegram bot token in environment or script
export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="your:token"
export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="your_chat_id"
```

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## Configuration

Edit `scripts/daily_briefing.py` to set:
- Default topic (if none given)
- Your Telegram bot token and chat ID
- Preferred delivery time
- Research depth defaults

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## Requirements

- Python 3.8+
- `requests`, `beautifulsoup4`, `fpdf2`
- Telegram bot (optional for delivery)
- Web access for live research

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## Who It's For

- **Freelancers** researching niches for client work
- **Traders** tracking sector momentum daily
- **Content creators** finding daily content angles
- **Marketers** staying ahead of trends
- **Journalists** rapid background research

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*Built by Cromabelt Studios — cromabeltstudio@gmail.com*