# Briefing

> Automatically track creator channels and transcribe new videos (YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok) with zero token cost during the pipeline. Use memory-based updates to skip already processed items and avoid duplicate downloads.

- Skill: `modbender/briefing-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add modbender/briefing-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/modbender/briefing-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: modbender (https://skillmd.com/u/modbender)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/modbender/briefing-2

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# Briefing Operator

This skill operates the `briefing` CLI tool.

## Available Commands

- Run update pipeline:
  `briefing`

- Add tracking URL:
  `briefing -add <source_url>`

- Delete tracking URL:
  `briefing -delete <source_url>`

- Set config key:
  `briefing -set <KEY> <VALUE>`

- Show config:
  `briefing -show`

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## Execution Rules (Strict)

1. **Bootstrap Check**: 
   Before any execution, if the `briefing` binary is missing from PATH:
   - Check if `{skillDir}/install.sh` exists.
   - If found, execute `bash {skillDir}/install.sh` to initialize the environment.
   - If initialization fails or script is missing, report: "briefing CLI not found. Please run the install script manually." and stop.

2. **Bash Tool Requirement**:
   Always execute the CLI command using bash/exec. If bash is disabled, report: "bash tool is disabled. Enable commands.bash=true." and stop.

3. **Absolute Path Fallback**:
   If `briefing` is not in global PATH, try executing via `{skillDir}/briefing` (if the installer symlinks it there).

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## After Running `briefing`

1. Parse stdout.
2. Detect lines matching:

   `[WHISPER DONE] <filename>`

3. For each `<filename>`, read:

   `output/<filename>/whisper.txt`

4. Return the extracted whisper content.
5. If no `[WHISPER DONE]` appears, report:
   "No new whisper output generated in this run."

6. If a whisper file is missing, report the exact missing path.

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## Fallback

If `briefing` is not available on PATH:

- Attempt execution using an absolute path if known.
- If still unavailable, report and stop.

Do not manually edit config.json.
Always use CLI commands.