morning-briefing - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: morning-briefing description: Daily morning briefing at 8:00 AM (or when user wakes up). Provides calendar summary, priorities from Responsibilities, urgent items, and suggested focus areas. Auto-invoke when it's 8 AM periodic pulse, user says 'morning briefing', or user just woke up. disable-model-invocation: false

Morning Briefing

Provide a comprehensive morning briefing to start the user's day with clarity and focus.

Workflow

1. Read Context

Read Goals/Goals.md for current priorities and active goals
Read Responsibilities/Responsibilities.md for today's recurring duties
Read Tasks/Open.md for pending tasks, noting:
- Overdue tasks (due date < today) → Flag prominently
- Due today → Include in priorities
- Due within 3 days → Mention as upcoming
Check Diary/ for any pending items from yesterday or instructions left for today
Read Preferences/Preferences.md for communication preferences

2. Gather Information

Check calendar (via memory/integration tools if available)
Identify meetings, appointments, deadlines for today
Look for upcoming deadlines this week
Scan Diary/ for follow-up items marked for today

3. Build the Briefing

Structure your briefing with these sections:

Greeting

Warm, energetic greeting appropriate for morning
Example: "Good morning! Ready to make today count?"

Today's Schedule

List meetings/appointments with times
Highlight the most important meeting
Note any preparation needed

Priorities (from Responsibilities/)

2-3 key tasks or responsibilities for today
Connect to active Goals when possible
Example: "Client presentation at 2 PM (ties to Q1 revenue goal)"

Urgent Items

Anything due today or overdue
Follow-ups waiting for action
Time-sensitive matters

Open Tasks (from Tasks/Open.md)

List overdue tasks with warning: "⚠️ OVERDUE (X days): [task]"
List tasks due today: "🔴 DUE TODAY: [task]"
List tasks due tomorrow: "📌 Due tomorrow: [task]"
Mention tasks due within 3 days: "Upcoming: [task] due [date]"
Flag stale tasks (30+ days): "⏳ Stale: [task] - reschedule or drop?"

Focus Suggestion

Suggest 1-2 focus areas for the day
Consider energy levels (mornings are good for deep work)
Example: "Focus block: 9-11 AM for strategy doc (before meetings start)"

Weather/Context (if relevant)

Briefly mention if weather affects plans
Transportation alerts if applicable

4. Deliver the Briefing

Send as a notification using send_notification():

Priority: normal (unless something urgent → high)
Format: Use MarkdownV2 for structure
Length: Keep it scannable (under 300 words)
Tone: Energizing and action-oriented

Example format:

Good morning! Here's your day at a glance:

📅 Schedule (3 meetings)
• 10:00 AM: Team standup
• 2:00 PM: Client presentation (Q1 proposal)
• 4:30 PM: 1-on-1 with Sarah

🎯 Top Priorities
• Finalize Q1 proposal slides (for 2 PM meeting)
• Review pull requests (team is waiting)
• Call dentist to reschedule

⚠️ Urgent
• Budget approval needed by EOD

💡 Suggested Focus
Deep work block: 9-11 AM for proposal prep
(Your calendar is clear then - perfect timing!)

You've got this! 🚀

5. Log Activity

Use the /diary-log skill or append to Diary/YYYY-MM-DD.md:

[08:00] Morning briefing sent
- 3 meetings today
- Key focus: Q1 proposal prep
- Urgent: Budget approval by EOD

Edge Cases

User wakes up late (after 10 AM)

Adjust greeting: "Good late morning!"
Focus on what's left in the day
Don't overwhelm with missed items

No calendar access

Focus on Responsibilities/ and Diary/ items
Suggest user check their calendar
Be helpful with what you know

Weekend

Still provide briefing but adjust tone
Focus on personal goals and projects
Keep it light and optional

User traveling

Note timezone if different
Highlight travel-related items
Consider jet lag in tone

Tips

Be concise - Morning time is precious
Prioritize ruthlessly - Show what truly matters
Be energizing - Set a positive tone for the day
Connect to goals - Remind user of the bigger picture
Actionable - Make it clear what to do first

The goal is for the user to feel: ✅ Informed about their day ✅ Clear on priorities ✅ Energized to start ✅ Connected to their goals