# AI News Digest > Generate and send a weekly AI news digest email by searching multiple tech blogs for the past week and compiling results into a formatted HTML email. Use when the user asks to create a news digest, send AI news summary, compile tech news, or run the weekly news workflow. - Skill: `michaelschecht/ai-news-digest` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add michaelschecht/ai-news-digest` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/michaelschecht/ai-news-digest/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Web & Frontend - Author: michaelschecht (https://skillmd.com/u/michaelschecht) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/michaelschecht/ai-news-digest --- # Weekly AI News Digest Searches 11 AI/ML blog sources for the past week, compiles findings into a categorized HTML digest, and sends it via email. ## Quick Start When the user asks to run this workflow: 1. Search all news sources using Serper 2. Compile results into HTML email 3. Send via available email MCP tool ## Instructions ### Step 1: Get recipient email Ask the user for the recipient email address if not provided. Default to asking rather than assuming. ### Step 2: Search AI News Sources (Past Week) Use the Serper MCP tools (`mcp__serper__google_search`) to search for AI news from the past week from these 11 sources. Use `num: "10"` for 10 results per source to have enough candidates after date filtering. > **CRITICAL DATE FILTERING**: The `tbs: "w"` parameter is unreliable and often returns old content. You MUST: > 1. Calculate the date 7 days ago from today (e.g., if today is Jan 18, 2026, use `after:2026-01-11`) > 2. Add the `after:YYYY-MM-DD` operator to EVERY search query > 3. After receiving results, ONLY include articles that have a `date` field showing a date within the past 7 days > 4. Discard any results without a date field or with dates older than 7 days **Sources to search (run in parallel for speed):** For each source, append `after:YYYY-MM-DD` with the date 7 days ago. Example for Jan 18, 2026: ``` site:openai.com/news AI after:2026-01-11 site:deepmind.google AI after:2026-01-11 site:research.google AI after:2026-01-11 site:news.mit.edu artificial intelligence after:2026-01-11 site:machinelearningmastery.com after:2026-01-11 site:marktechpost.com AI after:2026-01-11 site:towardsai.net after:2026-01-11 site:tldr.tech AI after:2026-01-11 site:topbots.com AI after:2026-01-11 site:sidbharath.com AI after:2026-01-11 site:digitalocean.com AI machine learning after:2026-01-11 ``` **Post-Search Filtering (REQUIRED):** After collecting all search results, filter them strictly: 1. Check each result's `date` field (e.g., "Jan 15, 2026", "3 days ago") 2. Parse the date and verify it's within the last 7 days 3. **DISCARD** any result that: - Has no `date` field - Has a date older than 7 days - Has only a year (e.g., "2025") without specific date 4. If a source returns no recent results, that's okay - don't include old content just to fill the digest ### Step 3: Compile the Digest Organize search results into these categories: 1. **Executive Summary** - 2-3 sentences summarizing key themes 2. **Research Breakthroughs** - Academic and lab research news 3. **Industry News** - Business, products, market developments 4. **Tutorials & Guides** - How-to content, learning resources 5. **Tools & Resources** - New tools, platforms, open source projects Format as clean HTML with: - Professional styling (Arial font, max-width 700px, white background card) - Clickable links to source articles - Color-coded section headers (#1a73e8 blue) - Footer with source attribution ### Step 4: Determine Email Tool Check for available email MCP tools in this order of preference: 1. **Google Super (Rube)** - Check for `GOOGLESUPER_SEND_EMAIL` via `mcp__rube__RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` 2. **Gmail (Rube)** - Check for `GMAIL_SEND_EMAIL` via `mcp__rube__RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` 3. **Direct Gmail MCP** - Check for `mcp__gmail__send_email` if available **To check Rube tools:** ``` Use mcp__rube__RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS with: - queries: [{"use_case": "send an email", "known_fields": "recipient_email: "}] - session: {"generate_id": true} ``` Look at `toolkit_connection_statuses` in the response: - If `googlesuper` has `has_active_connection: true` → Use `GOOGLESUPER_SEND_EMAIL` - If `gmail` has `has_active_connection: true` → Use `GMAIL_SEND_EMAIL` - If neither is connected → Prompt user to connect via `mcp__rube__RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` ### Step 5: Send the Email Use the available email tool with these parameters: ```json { "recipient_email": "", "subject": "Weekly AI News Digest - Week of ", "body": "", "is_html": true } ``` **Subject line format**: "Weekly AI News Digest - Week of Jan 13-17, 2026" For Rube tools, use `mcp__rube__RUBE_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL` with the appropriate tool_slug. ### Step 6: Confirm Success Report to the user: - Email sent successfully - Message ID (if returned) - Summary of what was included (counts per category) ## HTML Email Template ```html

Weekly AI News Digest

Week of [DATE RANGE] | Past 7 Days in AI

Executive Summary

[SUMMARY]

Research Breakthroughs

  • [Title] - [Description] ([Source])

Industry News

  • [Title] - [Description] ([Source])

Tutorials & Guides

  • [Title] - [Description] ([Source])

Tools & Resources

  • [Title] - [Description] ([Source])

Generated by Claude Code Weekly AI News Digest Skill
Sources: OpenAI, DeepMind, Google Research, MIT News, Machine Learning Mastery, MarkTechPost, Towards AI, TLDR Tech, TOPBOTS, Sid Bharath, DigitalOcean

``` ## Customization Options Users can customize: - **Recipients**: Provide different email addresses - **Sources**: Request additional or different blog sources - **Categories**: Request different categorization schemes - **Time Range**: Default is past 7 days (using `after:` date operator), can adjust to 14 or 30 days - **Frequency**: Designed for weekly delivery, can be scheduled via external scheduler ## Requirements - **Serper MCP** - For Google search (`mcp__serper__google_search`) - **Email MCP** - One of: - Rube with Google Super connected - Rube with Gmail connected - Direct Gmail MCP server ## Troubleshooting **No email tool available:** - Check if Rube MCP is configured - Use `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` to connect Gmail or Google Super - User must complete OAuth flow via provided link **Search returns no results or very few recent articles:** - Some sources may not have published in the past week - that's normal - Try expanding to 14 days by adjusting the `after:` date - Check if Serper MCP is configured and has credits - The digest may be shorter some weeks - quality over quantity **Email not received:** - Check spam folder - Verify recipient email address - Check message ID in response for tracking