daily-brief

name	daily-brief
description	Send a morning briefing via Telegram with weather, news, and a motivational quote. Designed to run via launchd for automated daily delivery.

Daily Briefing

Send yourself a personalized morning briefing via Telegram.

Workflow

1. Confirm today's date - Run date to get current day/date for the briefing header and quote rotation

2. Gather content:

   • Weather via wttr.in (no API key needed)
   • News headlines via WebSearch
   • Quote based on day of week via WebSearch

3. Format the message using Telegram HTML

4. Send via telegram-sender skill

Content Sources

Today's Date

date "+%A, %B %d, %Y"
# Output: Sunday, February 02, 2025

For day-of-week number (for quote rotation):

date "+%u"
# Output: 1-7 (Monday=1, Sunday=7)

Weather (wttr.in - no API key)

curl -s "wttr.in/YOUR_ZIP?format=%l:+%c+%t+(%h+humidity,+%w+wind)"
# Output: Mount Pleasant: ⛅️ +55°F (71% humidity, ↙5mph wind)

For more detail:

curl -s "wttr.in/YOUR_ZIP?format=%c+%t+High:%h+Low:%l"

Full forecast:

curl -s "wttr.in/YOUR_ZIP?1&T"  # Today only, no color codes

News Headlines

WebSearch: "top news headlines today"

Extract 3-5 current headlines.

Quote (Rotate by Day of Week)

Day	Theme	Search Query
1 (Mon)	Motivation	"motivational quote monday"
2 (Tue)	Growth	"personal growth quote"
3 (Wed)	Gratitude	"gratitude quote"
4 (Thu)	Productivity	"productivity quote"
5 (Fri)	Wisdom	"wisdom quote friday"
6 (Sat)	Rest	"rest and relaxation quote"
7 (Sun)	Reflection	"reflection quote sunday"

Message Template

☀️ <b>Daily Briefing</b> - {Day}, {Month} {Date}

🌤️ {weather_output}

📰 Headlines:
• {headline_1}
• {headline_2}
• {headline_3}

✨ "{quote}"
— {attribution}

Have a great day! 🚀

Sending

Use the telegram-sender skill:

~/.claude/skills/telegram-sender/scripts/send.sh "$MESSAGE"

Where $MESSAGE is the formatted template with actual values.

Customization Ideas

• Add calendar events for the day
• Include todo items from a notes app
• Add fitness goals or health reminders
• Include stock prices or crypto updates
• Add birthdays from contacts
• Different templates for weekdays vs weekends

Scheduling with launchd

See launchd/com.claude.daily-brief.plist for running this automatically every morning.

To install:

# Edit plist with your paths and zip code
cp launchd/com.claude.daily-brief.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.claude.daily-brief.plist

The skill will run at 7:00 AM daily (adjust time in plist).