Pulse Check — Your Daily Briefing Skill

Purpose

Pulse Check compiles everything you need to know into a single, scannable morning message. No apps to open. No dashboards to check. One message, every morning.

What It Includes

Each pulse contains these sections (any can be toggled off in config):

1. •Weather — Current conditions + forecast for the day. Flags rain/extreme heat/cold that could impact outdoor work.
2. •Calendar — Today's meetings/appointments with context pulled from recent messages about each person/topic.
3. •Unreplied Messages — Messages across all channels you haven't responded to yet, ranked by urgency (time waiting + sender priority).
4. •Money Snapshot — Quick cash position: recent payments received, pending invoices, upcoming expenses. Flags anything overdue.
5. •Active Projects Pulse — For each active project: days until next milestone, any blockers mentioned in recent messages, sub confirmations pending.
6. •Today's Priorities — AI-generated top 3 priorities based on deadlines, unreplied messages, and calendar gaps.

Trigger

• •Automatic: Runs daily via cron at configured time (default: 6:30 AM local)
• •Manual: Say "pulse" or "pulse check" in any connected channel

Configuration

Edit pulse-config.json in the skill directory:

{
  "schedule": "6:30",
  "timezone": "America/Chicago",
  "weather_location": "Oxford, MS",
  "sections": {
    "weather": true,
    "calendar": true,
    "unreplied": true,
    "money": true,
    "projects": true,
    "priorities": true
  },
  "unreplied_max": 10,
  "project_tags": ["oak-st", "johnson-kitchen", "fairtrademworker"],
  "priority_contacts": ["mom", "john-rivera", "mike-plumbing"],
  "income_sources": [],
  "expense_tracking": true,
  "delivery_channel": "telegram"
}

How Sections Work

Weather

Uses OpenWeather API. Highlights conditions relevant to construction work:

• •Temperature + "feels like"
• •Precipitation probability (flags >30% for outdoor work warning)
• •Wind speed (flags >20mph)
• •Sunrise/sunset for daylight planning

Calendar

Pulls from connected calendar (Google Calendar, Apple Calendar via gog/apple-reminders skills). For each event, Pulse Check searches recent messages for context about attendees or topics.

Unreplied Messages

Scans all connected channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, SMS, email) for inbound messages you haven't replied to. Sorts by:

1. •Priority contacts first
2. •Then by age (oldest unreplied = most urgent)
3. •Truncates to unreplied_max

Shows sender, time received, and a 1-line summary of what they need.

Money Snapshot

If you use invoicing tools (QuickBooks, Wave, Stripe, or even just email invoices), Pulse Check tracks:

• •Payments received in last 24hrs
• •Invoices overdue
• •Known upcoming expenses (recurring bills, scheduled material orders)
• •Simple net position: "You're +$X or -$X vs this time last week"

Active Projects Pulse

For each tag in project_tags, scans recent messages and files for:

• •Last activity date
• •Any mentions of delays, issues, or blockers
• •Upcoming deadlines from calendar
• •Pending confirmations from subs

Today's Priorities

AI-synthesized top 3 things you should focus on today based on:

• •Overdue unreplied messages
• •Imminent deadlines
• •Calendar gaps (free time = opportunity to tackle backlog)
• •Anything flagged as urgent in recent messages

Output Format

The pulse is delivered as a single clean message:

☀️ Oxford, MS — 72°F, clear skies. No rain today. Sunset 5:47pm.

📅 Today:
• 9:00 AM — Call with John Rivera (you owe him a reply about Oak St timeline)
• 2:00 PM — Inspector at Johnson kitchen

📩 Unreplied (4):
• Mike (plumbing) — 14hrs ago — "what time Wednesday?"
• Sarah Johnson — 2 days ago — asking about cabinet color
• Home Depot Pro — 1 day ago — order confirmation needs response
• Mom — 6hrs ago — dinner Sunday?

💰 Money:
• Received: $4,200 (Rivera Electric, Invoice #0041)
• Overdue: $2,800 (Johnson, 8 days late)
• Due this week: $1,200 (material order, HD Pro)
• Net vs last week: +$1,200

🏗️ Projects:
• Oak St Remodel — inspection in 3 days, plumbing rough-in not confirmed
• Johnson Kitchen — cabinets delayed, ETA unknown, need to follow up with supplier
• FairTradeWorker — no blockers, last commit 2 days ago

🎯 Top 3 Today:
1. Reply to Mike and confirm Wednesday plumbing time (blocks Oak St inspection)
2. Chase Johnson invoice — 8 days overdue
3. Call cabinet supplier re: Johnson kitchen delay

Good morning. Go get it. 🦞

Installation

This skill is now integrated into the core repository. Location: src/pulse-check/

Dependencies

• •Required: OpenWeather API key (set in .env as OPENWEATHER_API_KEY)
• •Required: BlueCollarClaw SQLite Database (initialized via easy-setup.js)
• •Optional: GitHub token (for repo analysis)
• •Optional but recommended: Google Calendar or Apple Calendar connected, messaging channels active
• •Optional: Financial tool integrations (QuickBooks, Stripe, Wave)

Notes

• •Pulse Check never sends data externally — all synthesis happens locally via your configured LLM
• •The briefing gets smarter over time as it learns your project patterns and contact priorities
• •Say "pulse off" to skip tomorrow's briefing, "pulse at 8" to reschedule one-time
• •Say "pulse [project-name]" for a deep-dive on a single project