# Morning Briefing

> Generate a daily morning briefing (weather, calendar, news, reminders) using the local `briefing` CLI. No API tokens consumed for data gathering. Use when the user asks for a morning briefing, daily summary, schedule overview, or wants automated daily briefings.

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

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# Morning Briefing

Generate a local daily briefing with zero API token cost.

## Quick Start
`briefing` — full briefing
`briefing weather` — weather only
`briefing calendar` — calendar events
`briefing news` — RSS headlines
`briefing reminders` — due reminders

## Output Formats
`briefing --format default` — rich readable
`briefing --format compact` — one-line summary
`briefing --format json` — machine-readable

## Configuration
Config: `~/.config/morning-briefing/config.json`
Setup: `briefing config init`
Override location: `briefing --location "New York"`
Calendar lookahead: `briefing calendar --days 3`

## Scheduling
Cron: `openclaw cron add --name "morning-briefing" --schedule "0 7 * * *" --prompt "Run \`briefing\` and relay the output to me."`
Heartbeat: Add to HEARTBEAT.md: "Between 07:00-08:00, run `briefing` and relay output"

## macOS Permissions
Calendar/Reminders: System Settings → Privacy & Security → allow Terminal

## License
Activate: `briefing activate <license-key>`
Status: `briefing status`