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Generate a diplomatic intelligence cable for a country using GDELT CLI data. Produces a professional HTML document in the style of diplomatic daily briefings.

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name	briefing
description	Generate a diplomatic intelligence cable for a country using GDELT CLI data. Produces a professional HTML document in the style of diplomatic daily briefings.
disable-model-invocation	true
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Write
argument-hint	<country> [capital]

Diplomatic Intelligence Cable Generator

Generate a professional diplomatic briefing cable for $ARGUMENTS using GDELT CLI.

Instructions

Step 1: Parse Arguments

Extract the country and capital from the arguments:

First argument: Country name (e.g., "Indonesia")
Second argument (optional): Capital city (e.g., "Jakarta")

If no capital provided, use common knowledge to determine the capital.

Step 2: Create Output Directory

COUNTRY_LOWER=$(echo "Indonesia" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
mkdir -p briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data

Step 3: Gather GDELT Data

Run the GDELT CLI to fetch news data. Handle rate limiting by waiting between requests.

# Wait 6 seconds between each request to avoid rate limiting

# 1. Search for recent news articles (get more for better analysis)
gdelt doc search "$COUNTRY" --timespan 7d --max-records 75 --json > briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data/articles.json
sleep 6

# 2. Get article volume timeline
gdelt doc timeline "$COUNTRY" --mode vol --timespan 7d --json > briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data/volume.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"error":"timeline unavailable"}' > briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data/volume.json
sleep 6

# 3. Get top themes/topics
gdelt doc wordcloud "$COUNTRY" --timespan 7d --json > briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data/wordcloud.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"error":"wordcloud unavailable"}' > briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/data/wordcloud.json

If rate limited (exit code 12), wait 60 seconds and retry. Read the JSON files after fetching.

Step 4: Analyze and Extract

Read the articles JSON and perform deep analysis:

4.1 Extract Key Personalities

Scan all article titles and descriptions for named individuals:

Government Officials: Presidents, ministers, governors, mayors
Foreign Leaders: Other heads of state, foreign ministers, ambassadors
Business Leaders: CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs
Other Notable Figures: Military leaders, religious figures, celebrities

For each personality, note:

Name and title/role
Number of mentions
Context (what stories they appear in)

4.2 Categorize as DOMESTIC vs EXTERNAL

DOMESTIC Affairs (internal to the country):

Internal politics, elections, parliament
Domestic economic policy
Local crime, disasters, social issues
National infrastructure, development
Keywords: domestic, internal, local, national, parliament, election, governor, province

EXTERNAL Affairs (international/foreign relations):

Bilateral relations with other countries
International trade negotiations
Foreign visits and diplomacy
International organizations (UN, ASEAN, G20)
Keywords: bilateral, foreign, ambassador, diplomatic, international, treaty, summit, visit

4.3 Thematic Categories (within Domestic/External)

POLITICAL: Government, leadership, elections, policy, parliament, president, minister ECONOMIC: Trade, investment, GDP, market, business, finance, tariff SECURITY: Military, defense, terrorism, crime, police, border SOCIAL: Health, education, religion, culture, disaster, environment

Step 5: Generate HTML Cable

Create briefings/$COUNTRY_LOWER/$CAPITAL_LOWER-daily-YYYY-MM-DD.html with this enhanced structure:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>CAPITAL DAILY - DATE</title>
    <style>
        :root {
            --navy: #1a1a2e;
            --navy-light: #16213e;
            --gold: #d4af37;
            --gold-light: #f4d03f;
            --text: #e8e8e8;
            --text-muted: #a0a0a0;
            --domestic: #4a9eff;
            --external: #ff6b6b;
        }

        * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

        body {
            font-family: 'Segoe UI', system-ui, sans-serif;
            background: var(--navy);
            color: var(--text);
            line-height: 1.6;
            padding: 2rem;
        }

        .container { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }

        .cable-header {
            border: 3px solid var(--gold);
            padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
            background: var(--navy-light);
        }

        .cable-header h1 {
            font-family: Georgia, serif;
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: var(--gold);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: baseline;
        }

        .cable-header .date { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--text-muted); }

        .cable-header .subtitle {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
        }

        .headline-box {
            background: var(--navy-light);
            border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
            padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .headline-box .label {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: var(--gold);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .headline-box h2 {
            font-family: Georgia, serif;
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            font-weight: normal;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        section { margin-bottom: 2rem; }

        section h3 {
            font-family: Georgia, serif;
            color: var(--gold);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
            padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        section h4 {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            margin: 1.5rem 0 0.75rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        section p { margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify; }

        /* Scope badges */
        .scope-badge {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: bold;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            border-radius: 2px;
            margin-right: 0.5rem;
        }
        .scope-domestic { background: var(--domestic); color: white; }
        .scope-external { background: var(--external); color: white; }

        .article-item {
            padding: 0.75rem 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
        }
        .article-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
        .article-item .title { font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
        .article-item .meta { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-muted); }

        /* Key Personalities */
        .personalities-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            gap: 1rem;
        }

        .personality-card {
            background: var(--navy-light);
            border: 1px solid #333;
            padding: 1rem;
        }

        .personality-card .name {
            font-weight: 600;
            color: var(--gold-light);
            margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
        }

        .personality-card .role {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .personality-card .context {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        .personality-card .mentions {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
        }

        /* Metrics */
        .metrics {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 1rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .metric {
            background: var(--navy-light);
            padding: 1rem;
            text-align: center;
            border: 1px solid #333;
        }

        .metric .value {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--gold);
            font-weight: bold;
        }

        .metric .label {
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .topics {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .topic-tag {
            background: var(--navy-light);
            border: 1px solid var(--gold);
            color: var(--gold-light);
            padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
        }

        footer {
            margin-top: 3rem;
            padding-top: 1rem;
            border-top: 1px solid #333;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            text-align: center;
        }

        footer a { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }

        @media print {
            body { background: white; color: black; }
            .cable-header { border-color: black; }
            section h3 { color: black; border-color: black; }
            .metric .value { color: black; }
            .scope-domestic, .scope-external { color: black; background: #ddd; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .personalities-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .metrics { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <header class="cable-header">
            <h1>
                <span>CAPITAL DAILY</span>
                <span class="date">DD MONTH YYYY</span>
            </h1>
            <div class="subtitle">Automated Intelligence Cable</div>
        </header>

        <div class="headline-box">
            <div class="label">Headline</div>
            <h2>Main headline summarizing key developments</h2>
        </div>

        <section id="summary">
            <h3>1. Executive Summary</h3>
            <p>2-3 sentence overview of the most significant developments...</p>
        </section>

        <section id="personalities">
            <h3>2. Key Personalities</h3>
            <p>Notable figures appearing in this reporting period:</p>
            <div class="personalities-grid">
                <div class="personality-card">
                    <div class="name">Name</div>
                    <div class="role">Title / Position</div>
                    <div class="context">Brief context of their appearance in the news</div>
                    <div class="mentions">X mentions</div>
                </div>
                <!-- More personality cards -->
            </div>
        </section>

        <section id="domestic">
            <h3>3. Domestic Affairs</h3>

            <h4>Political</h4>
            <p>Analysis of domestic political developments...</p>
            <div class="article-item">
                <span class="scope-badge scope-domestic">Domestic</span>
                <span class="title">Article Title</span>
                <div class="meta">Source - Date</div>
            </div>

            <h4>Economic</h4>
            <p>Analysis of domestic economic news...</p>

            <h4>Social & Security</h4>
            <p>Analysis of social issues, crime, disasters...</p>
        </section>

        <section id="external">
            <h3>4. External Affairs</h3>

            <h4>Bilateral Relations</h4>
            <p>Analysis of bilateral diplomatic activity...</p>
            <div class="article-item">
                <span class="scope-badge scope-external">External</span>
                <span class="title">Article Title</span>
                <div class="meta">Source - Date</div>
            </div>

            <h4>Trade & Investment</h4>
            <p>Analysis of international trade and investment...</p>

            <h4>Regional & Multilateral</h4>
            <p>Analysis of regional organization activity (ASEAN, UN, G20, etc.)...</p>
        </section>

        <section id="media">
            <h3>5. Media Landscape</h3>
            <div class="metrics">
                <div class="metric">
                    <div class="value">N</div>
                    <div class="label">Articles</div>
                </div>
                <div class="metric">
                    <div class="value">N</div>
                    <div class="label">Sources</div>
                </div>
                <div class="metric">
                    <div class="value">N</div>
                    <div class="label">Domestic</div>
                </div>
                <div class="metric">
                    <div class="value">N</div>
                    <div class="label">External</div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <h4>Top Topics</h4>
            <div class="topics">
                <span class="topic-tag">Topic 1</span>
                <span class="topic-tag">Topic 2</span>
            </div>
        </section>

        <footer>
            <p>Based on analysis of N articles from N sources</p>
            <p>Generated by <a href="https://github.com/neul-labs/gdelt-cli">GDELT CLI</a></p>
        </footer>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Step 6: Populate with Real Data

For each section:

Executive Summary: Write 2-3 sentences covering the most important story from domestic AND external affairs.
Key Personalities:
- Extract 4-6 key figures from the articles
- Include their title/role
- Note the context of their mention
- Count how many articles mention them
Domestic Affairs:
- Group articles about internal matters
- Subdivide into Political, Economic, Social/Security
- Each subsection: 1-2 sentence analysis + top 2-3 articles
External Affairs:
- Group articles about international matters
- Subdivide into Bilateral, Trade, Regional/Multilateral
- Each subsection: 1-2 sentence analysis + top 2-3 articles
Media Landscape:
- Count total articles, unique sources
- Count domestic vs external split
- Extract top topics

Step 7: Write Final Output

Save the HTML file and report:

File location
Summary of findings
Key personalities identified
Domestic vs External article breakdown

Classification Guidelines

DOMESTIC indicators:

Article primarily about internal country affairs
No foreign countries prominently mentioned
Focus on local government, provinces, domestic companies
Social issues, local disasters, domestic crime

EXTERNAL indicators:

Foreign country or leader mentioned prominently
Bilateral meeting, trade deal, or diplomatic activity
International organization involvement
Cross-border issues

When ambiguous: If an article involves both (e.g., trade deal affects domestic industry), classify based on the PRIMARY focus. Trade negotiations with foreign countries = EXTERNAL. Domestic response to foreign policy = DOMESTIC.

Important Notes

Use formal, analytical tone throughout
Present facts without speculation
Key Personalities section should highlight WHO is driving the news
Domestic/External split helps readers quickly find relevant information
Always include source attribution
If a category has no articles, note "No significant developments reported"

name	briefing
description	Generate a diplomatic intelligence cable for a country using GDELT CLI data. Produces a professional HTML document in the style of diplomatic daily briefings.
disable-model-invocation	true
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Write
argument-hint	<country> [capital]