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]
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[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]

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Brief generated by Cromabelt Studios AI

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Cron Setup (Optional)

Add a daily cron for automatic briefings:

# 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

# 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