daily-brief

1# COG Daily Brief Skill
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3## Purpose
4Find verified, relevant news for personalized daily briefings with strict verification standards and strategic relevance analysis tailored to user's specific interests and projects.
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6## When to Invoke
7- User wants their daily news briefing
8- User says "daily brief", "news", "what's happening", "morning brief"
9- User wants to stay updated on their interests
10- Morning routine or regular check-in time
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12## Agent Mode Awareness
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14**Check `agent_mode` in `00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md` frontmatter:**
15- If `agent_mode: team` — delegate news research across different interest areas to parallel sub-agents (e.g., one agent per topic cluster). Each agent searches, verifies sources, and returns findings. Combine and synthesize results into the final brief.
16- If `agent_mode: solo` (default) — handle all research and synthesis directly in the conversation. No delegation.
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18## Pre-Flight Check
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20**Before executing, check for user profile:**
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221. Look for `00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md` and `00-inbox/MY-INTERESTS.md` in the vault
232. If NOT found:
24   ```
25   Welcome to COG! Daily briefs work best when personalized.
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27   Let's quickly set up your profile (takes 2 minutes).
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29   Would you like to run onboarding first, or should I generate a general brief?
30   ```
313. If found:
32   - Read `MY-INTERESTS.md` to get topics for news curation
33   - Read `MY-PROFILE.md` to get user's name and active projects
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