Daily Digest

Aggregate multiple web articles into a single markdown summary with key takeaways and quotes for daily briefings or knowledge sharing.

Fetch multiple URLs, extract readable content, and produce a consolidated markdown digest.

When to Use

• Morning briefings from multiple feeds
• Weekly knowledge summaries
• Competing articles on one topic into one view

Prerequisites

• OpenClaw runtime with web_fetch tool available
• No external API keys required

Steps

1. Collect URLs — Gather 3-10 URLs the user wants digested. Put them in a numbered list.
2. Fetch each URL — Call web_fetch for each URL with extractMode: "markdown" and maxChars: 8000.
3. Extract key points — For each fetched page, identify:
   • Title and source domain
   • 3-5 key takeaways (bullet points)
   • One notable quote or statistic if available
4. Compose digest — Structure output as:

   text

   # 📰 Daily Digest — YYYY-MM-DD
   
   ## Overview
   2-3 sentence executive summary across all sources.
   
   ## Source 1: <Title>
   *<domain>*
   - Key takeaway 1
   - Key takeaway 2
   - Key takeaway 3
   > Notable: ...
   
   ## Source 2: <Title>
   ...
   
   ---
   Generated by daily-digest skill
   

5. Deliver — Output the digest. If the user specified a channel (email, Slack, etc.), deliver there.

Tips

• If a URL fails to fetch, skip it gracefully and note it in the digest footer.
• Prefer maxChars: 8000 per source — enough for most articles without overload.
• Order sources by relevance or recency based on the user's request.
• If two sources cover the same story, merge them into one section with both domains listed.

Example

text

# 📰 Daily Digest — 2026-08-25

## Overview
AI regulation advances in the EU while open-source tooling continues to mature. Cloud costs show signs of stabilization.

## Source 1: EU AI Act Enters Enforcement Phase
*euractiv.com*
- First compliance deadlines hit in Q2 2026
- High-risk AI systems face stricter auditing requirements
- SMEs get extended transition periods
> Notable: "82% of enterprises say they are partially compliant"

## Source 2: The State of Open Source LLMs in 2026
*thenewstack.io*
- Local models now rival mid-tier cloud API performance
- Tool-using agents drive new adoption patterns
- Hardware efficiency gains outpace scaling laws

Known Limitations

• Cannot authenticate behind paywalled URLs
• Very large pages (>50K chars) may be truncated
• Paywalled or JS-heavy sites may return minimal content