| name | morning-intelligence |
| description | Run a 15-question interview to capture your role, topics, sources, exclusions, and format preferences — then write a master prompt you can drop into a scheduled task or Claude Code Routine to get a personalised news brief every morning. Use when asked to set up a morning intelligence brief, build a morning news prompt, or create a personalised news briefing. |
Morning Intelligence Skill
Write the prompt that writes your briefing. A 15-question interview extracts your exact context — role, topics, sources, exclusions, format, recency — then produces a single master prompt you can paste into a scheduled task or Claude Code Routine and never touch again.
Pro tip: Run this interview with Opus for the best output. Opus asks sharper follow-up questions and writes a tighter master prompt.
Credit: Originally created by Ashwin Francis (Cash&Cache) — adapted and extended for this library.
Required Inputs
No inputs required upfront. The skill runs the interview first.
If the user has already provided context (e.g. pasted a role description or topic list), absorb it and skip those questions in the interview — don't ask for information already given.
How the Interview Works
Run questions one at a time (or in small groups of 2–3 where they're closely related). Don't dump all 15 at once. Wait for each answer before proceeding. Ask natural follow-ups where the answer is vague.
Interview Questions
Block 1 — Who you are and how you read
- What is your role, and what lens do you read news through? (e.g. "Head of Product at a B2B SaaS — I read for competitive moves, AI tooling, and enterprise buying signals.")
- What are the 3–5 topics you always want covered? Be specific — "AI" is too broad; "AI applied to enterprise software" is better.
- What are 2–3 topics you actively want filtered out — things that waste your time every morning?
Block 2 — Sources and signals
- Which publications, newsletters, or outlets do you trust most? (Examples: The Information, TLDR, Benedict Evans, Stratechery, FT, specific subreddits)
- Are there any Twitter/X accounts, Substack writers, or niche sources that are must-reads for you specifically?
- Is there any geography that matters — are you focused on a specific country, region, or market?
Block 3 — Story type and recency
- What mix of story types do you want? Rank or weight these: breaking news / in-depth analysis / opinion / data & research / product launches & announcements.
- How fresh does the content need to be? Only today's news? Last 24 hours? Last 48 hours? Or are you okay with "last few days" if a story is important enough?
Block 4 — Format and time
- How do you want the brief formatted? Options: bullet list by topic / short narrative paragraphs / a digest with headlines + 1-line summaries / a table / mixed.
- What's your reading time budget in the morning? 5 minutes (tight digest) / 10 minutes (fuller brief) / 15 minutes (comprehensive).
Block 5 — This week specifically
- Is there anything you're tracking this week in particular — a specific company, deal, product launch, regulatory development, or ongoing story?
Block 6 — Follow-up clarification (questions 12–15)
Based on the answers above, ask 4 targeted follow-up questions to sharpen ambiguities. Examples of what to probe:
- If a topic is still broad: "You said [topic] — do you want the technical angle, the business/market angle, or both?"
- If sources are vague: "When you say [publication], do you want everything from them or only specific sections/writers?"
- If format is unclear: "You want bullets — should each topic have its own section with 3–5 bullets, or one flat list of all stories?"
- If recency conflicts with format: "You want only today's news but a comprehensive 15-minute brief — on slow news days, should I go deeper on one story or pull from the last 48 hours to fill it out?"
- If exclusions are vague: "You said no [topic] — does that include adjacent topics like [related thing], or strictly [topic]?"
Use your judgement on which 4 are most worth asking given the actual answers.
Output Structure
After the interview is complete, produce three things in order:
1. Summary of What You Told Me
A brief summary of the interview, clustered into thematic pillars. This lets the user verify the master prompt will be accurate before it's written.
WHAT I HEARD
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Role lens: [1 sentence]
Core topics: [Pillar 1] · [Pillar 2] · [Pillar 3]
Exclusions: [Topic A], [Topic B]
Sources: [List]
Story mix: [e.g. 60% analysis, 30% news, 10% data]
Recency: [e.g. Last 24 hours, today only for breaking]
Format: [e.g. Bullets by topic, ~10 min read]
This week: [Specific tracking items]
Confirm: "Does this look right? I'll write the master prompt based on this."
2. The Master Prompt
Formatted and ready to paste. Start with a markdown code block so the user can copy it cleanly.
```
MORNING INTELLIGENCE BRIEF — MASTER PROMPT
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You are an intelligence analyst briefing [ROLE] at the start of their day.
TASK
Generate a personalised morning news brief covering the following.
TOPICS TO COVER
1. [Topic / Pillar 1] — focus on [angle]
2. [Topic / Pillar 2] — focus on [angle]
3. [Topic / Pillar 3] — focus on [angle]
[add pillars as needed]
NEVER INCLUDE
- [Excluded topic 1]
- [Excluded topic 2]
- [Excluded topic 3]
PREFERRED SOURCES (prioritise these)
[Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4]
STORY TYPE MIX
[e.g. Prioritise analysis and data-driven pieces. Include breaking news only if significant. Skip opinion unless it's from [specific writer].]
RECENCY
[e.g. Cover only the last 24 hours. For ongoing stories I'm tracking, include relevant developments from the last 48 hours.]
CURRENTLY TRACKING THIS WEEK
[Specific story / company / topic the user flagged]
FORMAT
[e.g. Organise by topic. Under each topic: 2–4 bullet points. Each bullet: headline + 1–2 sentence summary + source name. End with a "What to watch today" section: 2–3 sentences on what matters most today.]
LENGTH
Target a [5/10/15]-minute read.
TONE
Analyst voice. No fluff. Lead with the signal, not the noise. If something is uncertain or based on incomplete reporting, flag it as such.
```
3. Setup Guide
A short section below the master prompt:
HOW TO USE THIS PROMPT
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OPTION A — Cowork Scheduled Tasks (Claude Pro/Max)
Requires: Desktop app open at scheduled time
1. Open Claude desktop → Cowork → Scheduled Tasks
2. Create a new task, set your time (e.g. 7:00 AM)
3. Paste the master prompt as the task content
4. Save. It will run every morning when your desktop app is open.
OPTION B — Claude Code Routines (runs in the cloud)
Requires: Claude Code with Routines access
Advantage: Runs without your laptop being on
1. In your project root, create or open .claude/routines.json
2. Add a new routine with a cron schedule (e.g. "0 7 * * *" for 7 AM daily)
3. Set the prompt field to the master prompt above
4. Commit and push — Claude Code will run it on schedule.
UPDATING YOUR BRIEF
When your focus shifts, re-run this skill. The interview takes 5–10 minutes
and produces a new master prompt to replace the old one.
Quality Checks
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Set up my morning intelligence brief"
- "Build me a morning news prompt"
- "Interview me for a morning briefing skill"
- "I want to start every day with a personalised news digest"
- "Help me set up a daily AI news brief"
- "Create a scheduled morning news prompt for me"
- "Build me a prompt for my daily briefing routine"
