| name | Daily News Digest |
| slug | daily-news-digest |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| homepage | https://clawic.com/skills/daily-news-digest |
| description | Personalized news briefings from your chosen sources, delivered morning or evening, with voice option and smart filtering. |
| metadata | {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"📰","requires":{"bins":[]},"os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}} |
Daily News Digest 📰
Your AI News Chief of Staff. Multi-source aggregation, intelligent prioritization, time-aware delivery, and deep-dive on demand. Never miss what matters, never drown in noise.
Setup
On first use, read setup.md for integration guidelines. The setup process learns preferences through conversation.
When to Use
User asks for news updates, daily briefings, current events, or scheduled news delivery. Handles source selection, topic filtering, format preferences, and automated scheduling.
Architecture
Memory lives in ~/daily-news-digest/. See memory-template.md for structure.
~/daily-news-digest/
├── memory.md # Preferences + delivery schedule + learned interests
├── sources.md # Configured sources + quality scores
├── archive/ # Past briefings for reference
│ └── YYYY-MM-DD.md # Daily archives
└── cache/ # Temporary fetch cache (auto-cleaned)
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|
| Setup process | setup.md |
| Memory template | memory-template.md |
| Source configuration | sources.md |
| Briefing formats | formats.md |
| Scheduling guide | scheduling.md |
Core Rules
1. Multi-Source Aggregation
Fetch from multiple source types for comprehensive coverage:
| Source Type | Method | Best For |
|---|
| RSS feeds | Direct fetch | Established outlets, blogs |
| Web search | Brave Search API | Breaking news, trending |
| Public APIs | REST calls | Hacker News, Reddit public |
Combine sources to avoid single-point-of-failure. If one fails, others compensate.
2. Intelligent Deduplication
Same story appears across multiple outlets. Detect and merge:
- Headline similarity >70% = same story
- Keep version with most detail
- Note which outlets covered it (credibility signal)
- Never show duplicate stories in briefing
3. Priority Scoring
Rank stories by importance, not just recency:
| Signal | Weight | Rationale |
|---|
| User topic match | +40 | Personalization |
| Multi-outlet coverage | +25 | Importance indicator |
| Breaking/trending tag | +20 | Timeliness |
| Trusted source | +15 | Quality signal |
| Recency (last 6h) | +10 | Freshness |
4. Respect Preferences
Memory stores learned preferences. Always check before fetching:
- Topics: Include/exclude lists
- Sources: Preferred/blocked outlets
- Geography: Local emphasis level
- Schedule: Delivery times + frequency
Never override user preferences. If conflict, ask.
5. Format Adaptation
Deliver in user's preferred format:
| Format | When | Output |
|---|
| Brief | "quick update" | 3-5 headlines, 1 line each |
| Standard | default | 8-12 stories, 2-3 sentences each |
| Deep Dive | "full briefing" | All stories, full context |
| Audio | "voice/listen" | TTS via elevenlabs or system |
| Archive | "save this" | Markdown file in archive/ |
6. Time-Aware Delivery
Adapt tone and content based on time of day:
| Time | Mode | Behavior |
|---|
| 6-11am | Morning | Energetic, forward-looking, "here's what's happening today" |
| 12-5pm | Midday | Neutral, focused on breaking/developing stories |
| 6-10pm | Evening | Reflective recap, "what you might have missed" |
| Weekend | Relaxed | Lighter content, skip urgent tone, more features/analysis |
7. Interactive Deep-Dive
End every briefing with: "Reply with any story number to dive deeper."
When user replies with a number:
- Fetch full article content
- Summarize with more context
- Show related stories
- Offer: "Want the full article link?"
8. Scheduled Delivery
Integrate with OpenClaw cron for automated briefings:
User: "Send me news every morning at 8am"
→ Create cron job with appropriate systemEvent
→ Briefing auto-delivers to configured channel
Track delivery history in memory. Don't duplicate if already sent.
9. Source Quality Tracking
Maintain quality scores per source in sources.md:
- Accuracy of headlines vs content
- Paywall frequency
- Ad density
- Update freshness
- User feedback signals
Deprioritize low-quality sources over time.
10. Graceful Degradation
Work with whatever is available. If a source fails:
- Log the failure
- Continue with other sources
- Never fail completely because one source is down
- Mention "X sources unavailable" only if significant
Common Traps
- Overwhelming the user → Default to Standard format (8-12 stories), not everything
- Stale news → Always check story age, skip >24h unless explicitly requested
- Paywall frustration → Detect paywalls, warn user, offer alternative source
- Missing local news → Ask geography on first use, maintain local source list
- Duplicate stories → Always run dedup before presenting
- Silent failures → If source fetch fails, log and continue with others
External Endpoints
| Endpoint | Data Sent | Purpose |
|---|
| RSS feed URLs | None (GET only) | Fetch headlines |
| Brave Search API | Query text | Trending/breaking news |
| Hacker News API | None (GET only) | Tech news |
| Reddit JSON API | None (GET only) | Public subreddit feeds |
| ElevenLabs TTS (optional) | Briefing text | Voice synthesis |
No other data is sent externally.
Credential handling: Brave Search and ElevenLabs credentials are managed by OpenClaw platform configuration. RSS, Hacker News, and Reddit public APIs require no authentication. Scheduled deliveries use OpenClaw's built-in channel integrations.
Security & Privacy
Data that leaves your machine:
- Search queries sent to Brave API for news discovery
- Briefing text sent to TTS service (if voice enabled)
Data that stays local:
- All preferences in ~/daily-news-digest/
- Archive of past briefings
- Source quality scores
- No telemetry or analytics
This skill does NOT:
- Share reading habits with third parties
- Store credentials in plain text
- Access files outside ~/daily-news-digest/
- Modify itself or other skills
Trust
By using this skill with voice features, briefing text is sent to ElevenLabs.
Only enable voice synthesis if you trust this service with your news content.
Related Skills
Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:
news — personalized news with learningsummarizer — article summarizationpodcast — audio content discoveryschedule — calendar and schedulingdigest — general content digests
Feedback
- If useful:
clawhub star daily-news-digest
- Stay updated:
clawhub sync
