News Brief

Generate structured daily news briefs by searching and summarizing latest public information on any topic. Supports tech news, policy updates, and custom topics.

News Brief Skill

Generate structured daily news briefs from the web. Search for latest news, fetch article previews, and compile into a professional brief with curated sections.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• "Give me a briefing on tech news today"
• "What are the latest industry policies?"
• "Summarize the top news stories from today"
• "Show me trending topics in AI/tech"
• "Prepare a morning briefing on [topic]"

Supported Briefing Types

Global Tech News Brief

• Focus: Major tech companies, AI breakthroughs, venture capital, product launches, tech regulations
• Command: news-brief tech or web_search: tech news latest developments

Industry Policy Brief

• Focus: Regulatory changes, government policies, legislation affecting specific industries
• Command: news-brief policy or web_search: policy regulations changes for [industry]

Custom Topic Brief

• Focus: Any specific topic, theme, or keyword
• Command: news-brief custom [topic] or web_search: [topic] news latest

Brief Structure

Each briefing includes:

1. Overview - 2-3 sentences summarizing the day's key developments
2. Top Headlines - 3-5 selected stories with sources and summaries
3. Key Highlights - Bullet points of important takeaways
4. Trending Topics - Emerging themes gathering momentum
5. Sources & Links - Links to original articles (when fetched)

Implementation Workflow

This skill uses the web_search and web_fetch tools to:

1. Search - Use web_search to find latest public information on the specified topic
2. Fetch - Optionally use web_fetch to extract readable content from key articles
3. Format - Curate and structure the information into a coherent brief

Example: Tech News Brief

text

User: Give me the latest tech news briefing

Assistant executes:
web_search(query="global technology news latest today 2026", count=10)
web_fetch(url="https://example.com/article1")
web_fetch(url="https://example.com/article2")
Then formats results into structured brief.

Example: Policy Brief for Industry

text

User: What's the latest policy on semiconductor manufacturing?

Assistant executes:
web_search(query="semiconductor manufacturing policy regulations today 2026", count=10)
Then formats results into structured brief.

Brief Output Format

markdown

# 📰 [Brief Title]

---

## Overview
[2-3 sentences summarizing key developments]

## 📋 Top Headlines
1. **[Headline 1]**
   - Source: [URL]
   - Summary: [2-3 sentences]

2. **[Headline 2]**
   - Source: [URL]
   - Summary: [2-3 sentences]

## 🔑 Key Highlights
• [Highlight 1]
• [Highlight 2]
• [Highlight 3]

## 🔥 Trending Topics
• [Trend 1]
• [Trend 2]
• [Trend 3]

## 🔗 Sources
- [Source URL 1]
- [Source URL 2]
- [Source URL 3]

Resources

scripts/news_brief.py

Helper script that demonstrates how to structure search queries and output format.

Run directly for guidance:

bash

python3 scripts/news_brief.py tech
python3 scripts/news_brief.py policy
python3 scripts/news_brief.py custom "climate tech"