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.