Daily Briefing

Send yourself a personalized morning briefing via Telegram.

Workflow

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Confirm today's date - Run date to get current day/date for the briefing header and quote rotation
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Gather content:
- •Weather via wttr.in (no API key needed)
- •News headlines via WebSearch
- •Quote based on day of week via WebSearch
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Format the message using Telegram HTML
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Send via telegram-sender skill

Content Sources

Today's Date

bash

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

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

bash

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

Weather (wttr.in - no API key)

bash

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:

bash

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

Full forecast:

bash

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

News Headlines

code

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

code

☀️ <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:

bash

~/.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:

bash

# 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).