Dsl Daily News Briefer

Daily News Briefer

When this skill is invoked, create a concise morning technology news digest.

Workflow

1. Locate the directory containing this SKILL.md; treat it as the skill directory.

2. Read references/trusted_sources.md from the skill directory to identify approved RSS feeds.

3. Run scripts/fetch_rss.py from the skill directory with Python 3, writing output to runtime/articles.json. For example:

   mkdir -p runtime && python3 <skill-directory>/scripts/fetch_rss.py > runtime/articles.json
   

4. Review the returned stories.

5. Include only stories published within the last 24 hours.

6. Remove duplicate or highly similar stories.

7. Rank the remaining stories by importance and relevance.

8. Select a maximum of 10 stories.

9. Format the final response using templates/morning_digest.md from the skill directory. Write the formatted digest to output/morning-digest.md (create output/ if missing) in addition to returning it in chat.

10. Deliver. Read references/delivery.md from the skill directory for the default recipient and subject line.

    • If running in an interactive session, ask the user which email address to send the digest to, offering the default from references/delivery.md; use whatever they choose (the default if they pick it, or another address if they give one).
    • If running non-interactively (e.g. invoked via a runner script or a scheduled/cron agent with no one to answer a prompt), skip asking and use the default recipient silently.
    • Use the available Gmail tool to create a draft addressed to the resolved recipient with the subject from references/delivery.md and the contents of output/morning-digest.md as the body. This tool creates a draft, not a sent email — final send is a manual step in Gmail.
    • On success, append a confirmation line to logs/runs.jsonl (recipient used, draft created). On failure, keep output/morning-digest.md in place and log the error to logs/runs.jsonl.

Rules

• Use only approved sources.
• Mention the source for every story.
• Keep each bullet concise and easy to understand.
• Do not invent missing facts.
• End the digest with exactly three important takeaways.

Output Structure

Morning Technology Digest

• Story headline — Short summary.
  Source: Source name

Three Important Takeaways

1. First takeaway
2. Second takeaway
3. Third takeaway