- name
- daily-briefing
- description
- Generate a consolidated daily briefing with weather, calendar events, tasks, news, and market data. Use when the user asks for a morning briefing, daily update, daily digest, agenda summary, "what's happening today", or "give me my briefing". Also useful for scheduled morning check-ins via cron.
Daily Briefing
Generate a consolidated morning briefing from multiple data sources.
Quick Start
python3 scripts/briefing.py # full briefing
python3 scripts/briefing.py --weather # weather only
python3 scripts/briefing.py --news # news only
python3 scripts/briefing.py --crypto # crypto prices only
python3 scripts/briefing.py --short # compact one-liner versionSections
| Section | Source | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 🌤️ Weather | wttr.in | Current conditions + 3-day forecast |
| 📰 News | Google News RSS | Top headlines by region/topic |
| 📈 Markets | Yahoo Finance | BTC, ETH, major indices, forex |
| 📋 Tasks | Local file | Pending tasks from tasks.json |
| 🎂 Events | Local file | Today's events from events.json |
Configuration
Edit ~/.briefing/config.json:
{
"location": "Dhaka, Bangladesh",
"news_topics": ["technology", "business"],
"news_region": "BD",
"crypto": ["BTC-USD", "ETH-USD", "SOL-USD"],
"stocks": ["SPY", "QQQ", "AAPL"],
"forex": ["EURUSD=X", "GBPUSD=X"],
"timezone": "Asia/Dhaka"
}Tasks File
Add tasks to ~/.briefing/tasks.json:
[
{"task": "Submit project report", "due": "2026-03-31", "priority": "high"},
{"task": "Call dentist", "due": "2026-04-01", "priority": "medium"}
]Cron Integration
Schedule daily briefing with OpenClaw cron:
Schedule: 0 8 * * * (8:00 AM daily)
Command: python3 scripts/briefing.py --shortOutput Modes
- Default: Full formatted briefing with all sections
- --short: Compact single-message version (good for chat delivery)
- --json: Machine-readable JSON output
- --section: Only specific section (weather/news/crypto/tasks)