daily-briefing

Collect tech updates from GitHub, Hacker News, arXiv, and weather into a daily MP3 briefing.

364|53|Updated May 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill daily-briefing-cosmicstack-labs
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: daily-briefing
Source: https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills/tree/main/categories/automation/daily-briefing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill daily-briefing-cosmicstack-labs

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

It saves you time by automatically compiling and deduplicating daily tech updates, then turning them into a concise summary you can listen to.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multi-source collection: Gathers daily items from GitHub trending/rising, Hacker News, arXiv, and weather.
  • Knowledge-base deduplication: Compares new items against the per-day knowledge base and keeps only meaningful new projects or updates.
  • AI summarization and TTS: Produces a warm-voiced MP3 briefing (plus a text transcript) using validated, date-correct prompts.

Quick Start

Run the daily-briefing playbook on a cron schedule to generate briefing/YYYY-MM-DD.mp3 and the corresponding .txt transcript.

Frequently Asked Questions about daily-briefing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How does AI news aggregation and deduplication work for daily tech briefings?▼

AI news aggregation for daily tech briefings works by collecting updates from multiple sources like GitHub, Hacker News, and arXiv, then comparing new items against a knowledge base to deduplicate and retain only meaningful new projects before summarization.

How do I automate daily tech briefing generation on a cron schedule?▼

To automate daily tech briefing generation on a schedule, run the briefing playbook via cron automation. This scheduled workflow collects news, deduplicates content against a knowledge base, and synthesizes an audio MP3 summary with a text transcript.

Do I need TTS credentials to generate spoken MP3 summaries?▼

Yes, you need TTS credential readiness to generate spoken MP3 summaries. The workflow requires validated text-to-speech credentials to convert AI summarizations into audio format, followed by post-TTS verification of the generated MP3 file.

What is the best way to convert aggregated news into an audio summary?▼

The best way to convert aggregated news into an audio summary is to use an automated pipeline that applies AI summarization to deduplicated updates and then synthesizes the text into a warm-voiced MP3 briefing alongside a text transcript.

Can I use this news aggregation workflow to collect updates from arXiv and GitHub?▼

Yes, you can use this news aggregation workflow to collect updates from arXiv and GitHub. Multi-source collection gathers daily items from GitHub trending/rising, Hacker News, arXiv, and weather data for comprehensive tech briefings.

What are the file handling limitations when generating automated daily briefings?▼

Automated daily briefing generation requires safe file handling with no shell-level delete operations. The workflow produces dated MP3 and text transcript files, applying bounded source counts and post-TTS verification to ensure safe output management.