text

Search for the latest AI industry news from the past 12 hours. Check these sources:
- TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Ars Technica
- VentureBeat AI, MIT Tech Review
- Twitter/X AI accounts

Read data/news-sent.txt for previously sent stories. Skip any duplicates.

Curate the top 10-15 stories. For each:
- Headline with source link
- 2-3 sentence summary
- Category tag: Breaking / Product / Research / Business / Other

Generate a beautiful HTML email with:
- Header: "🤖 AI News Digest — [Date]"
- Color-coded category badges
- Clickable headlines
- Clean, modern styling
- Dark mode compatible

Send to YOUR_EMAIL via Gmail.
Then append all sent headlines to data/news-sent.txt with today's date.

bash

# View recent sent stories
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh show

# Clear old entries (older than 7 days)
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh clean 7

# Reset tracker
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh reset

text

YYYY-MM-DD|Story headline or key phrase

html

<div style="max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">
  <h1 style="color:#1a1a2e;">🤖 AI News Digest</h1>
  <p style="color:#666;">February 10, 2026 • 12 stories</p>
  
  <div style="border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;padding:12px;margin:16px 0;">
    <span style="background:#e74c3c;color:white;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;">BREAKING</span>
    <h3><a href="https://..." style="color:#1a1a2e;">Headline Here</a></h3>
    <p style="color:#555;">Summary text here...</p>
  </div>
</div>

bash

# View recently sent stories
bash dedup.sh show

# Clean entries older than 7 days
bash dedup.sh clean 7

# Reset tracker
bash dedup.sh reset

bash

openclaw cron create news-digest \
  --schedule "30 2,6,10,14,18,22 * * *" \
  --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514 \
  --channel YOUR_CHANNEL_ID \
  --prompt "Generate an AI news digest:

1. Search for AI industry news from the past 6-8 hours using web search. Check:
   - TechCrunch AI, The Verge, Ars Technica AI
   - VentureBeat, MIT Technology Review
   - Major AI company blogs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta AI)

2. Read data/news-sent.txt for previously sent stories. Skip duplicates (fuzzy match — same topic counts as duplicate).

3. If fewer than 3 new stories found, reply 'No significant new AI stories' and stop.

4. Curate the top stories. For each provide:
   - Headline with source URL
   - 2-3 sentence summary
   - Category: Breaking / Product / Research / Business / Other

5. Generate a beautiful HTML email:
   - Header: '🤖 AI News Digest — [Date, Time]'
   - Color-coded category badges (red=breaking, green=product, blue=research, yellow=business)
   - Clickable headlines
   - Responsive design, dark-mode compatible
   - Footer with unsubscribe note

6. Send the HTML email to YOUR_EMAIL using Gmail.

7. Append all sent headlines to data/news-sent.txt:
   Format: YYYY-MM-DD|Headline text

8. Post a brief summary to this channel:
   📰 **AI News Digest Sent** — X stories
   Top story: [headline]"

SKILL.md

# AI News Digest — HTML Email

**slug:** ai-news-digest
**version:** 1.0.0
**description:** Curated AI industry news digest delivered as beautiful HTML email. Searches trusted sources, deduplicates stories, generates color-coded HTML with clickable links. Built-in dedup tracker prevents repeated stories.

**read_when:**
- User asks for AI news or tech news digest
- User wants a news summary or newsletter
- Cron job triggers scheduled news digest
- User mentions news deduplication

## What This Skill Does

1. **Searches** trusted AI/tech news sources via web search
2. **Deduplicates** against previously sent stories (tracked in `data/news-sent.txt`)
3. **Curates** the top 10-15 most important stories
4. **Generates** a beautiful HTML email with:
   - Color-coded categories (🔴 Breaking, 🟢 Product Launch, 🔵 Research, 🟡 Business, ⚪ Other)
   - Clickable headline links
   - 2-3 sentence summaries per story
   - Professional styling with responsive design
5. **Sends** via email (using Google Workspace / Gmail skill)
6. **Updates** dedup tracker to avoid repeats

## How to Use

### Manual Digest
```
Search for the latest AI industry news from the past 12 hours. Check these sources:
- TechCrunch AI, The Verge AI, Ars Technica
- VentureBeat AI, MIT Tech Review
- Twitter/X AI accounts

Read data/news-sent.txt for previously sent stories. Skip any duplicates.

Curate the top 10-15 stories. For each:
- Headline with source link
- 2-3 sentence summary
- Category tag: Breaking / Product / Research / Business / Other

Generate a beautiful HTML email with:
- Header: "🤖 AI News Digest — [Date]"
- Color-coded category badges
- Clickable headlines
- Clean, modern styling
- Dark mode compatible

Send to YOUR_EMAIL via Gmail.
Then append all sent headlines to data/news-sent.txt with today's date.
```

### Dedup Management
```bash
# View recent sent stories
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh show

# Clear old entries (older than 7 days)
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh clean 7

# Reset tracker
bash skills/ai-news-digest/dedup.sh reset
```

## Dedup Format

`data/news-sent.txt` stores one story per line:
```
YYYY-MM-DD|Story headline or key phrase
```

The agent checks this before including stories. Fuzzy matching recommended — don't require exact match, just similar topics.

## HTML Email Template

The agent should generate HTML like:
```html
<div style="max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">
  <h1 style="color:#1a1a2e;">🤖 AI News Digest</h1>
  <p style="color:#666;">February 10, 2026 • 12 stories</p>
  
  <div style="border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;padding:12px;margin:16px 0;">
    <span style="background:#e74c3c;color:white;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;">BREAKING</span>
    <h3><a href="https://..." style="color:#1a1a2e;">Headline Here</a></h3>
    <p style="color:#555;">Summary text here...</p>
  </div>
</div>
```

## Files
- `dedup.sh` — Manage deduplication tracker
- `cron-setup.md` — Cron job configuration

## D

README.md

# AI News Digest — HTML Email

> Curated AI industry news digest with beautiful HTML emails and smart deduplication.

**Version:** 1.0.0
**Tags:** ai-news, newsletter, email, digest, html-email, deduplication, curation, tech-news

## Features

- 🔍 **Smart Search** — Scans trusted AI/tech news sources
- 🚫 **Deduplication** — Tracks sent stories to avoid repeats
- 🎨 **Beautiful HTML** — Color-coded categories, clickable links, responsive design
- 📧 **Email Delivery** — Sends via Gmail/Google Workspace
- ⏰ **Cron Ready** — Schedule 2-6x daily digests
- 🏷️ **Categorized** — Breaking, Product, Research, Business, Other

## How It Works

1. Agent searches web for latest AI news
2. Checks `data/news-sent.txt` to skip previously sent stories
3. Curates top stories with summaries and category tags
4. Generates styled HTML email
5. Sends via email and updates dedup tracker

## Setup

1. Copy this skill to your OpenClaw skills directory
2. Ensure you have email sending capability (e.g., Google Workspace skill with Gmail)
3. Set up a cron job (see [cron-setup.md](cron-setup.md))

## Dedup Management

```bash
# View recently sent stories
bash dedup.sh show

# Clean entries older than 7 days
bash dedup.sh clean 7

# Reset tracker
bash dedup.sh reset
```

## Output Example

The digest email includes color-coded stories:

- 🔴 **BREAKING** — Major announcements, funding rounds
- 🟢 **PRODUCT** — New launches, updates, features
- 🔵 **RESEARCH** — Papers, benchmarks, breakthroughs
- 🟡 **BUSINESS** — Deals, partnerships, market moves
- ⚪ **OTHER** — Opinion, policy, regulation

## Requirements

- OpenClaw agent with web search capability
- Email sending skill (Gmail recommended)
- No additional packages needed

## License

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE)

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cron-setup.md

# Cron Job Setup — AI News Digest

## OpenClaw Cron Job

```bash
openclaw cron create news-digest \
  --schedule "30 2,6,10,14,18,22 * * *" \
  --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514 \
  --channel YOUR_CHANNEL_ID \
  --prompt "Generate an AI news digest:

1. Search for AI industry news from the past 6-8 hours using web search. Check:
   - TechCrunch AI, The Verge, Ars Technica AI
   - VentureBeat, MIT Technology Review
   - Major AI company blogs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta AI)

2. Read data/news-sent.txt for previously sent stories. Skip duplicates (fuzzy match — same topic counts as duplicate).

3. If fewer than 3 new stories found, reply 'No significant new AI stories' and stop.

4. Curate the top stories. For each provide:
   - Headline with source URL
   - 2-3 sentence summary
   - Category: Breaking / Product / Research / Business / Other

5. Generate a beautiful HTML email:
   - Header: '🤖 AI News Digest — [Date, Time]'
   - Color-coded category badges (red=breaking, green=product, blue=research, yellow=business)
   - Clickable headlines
   - Responsive design, dark-mode compatible
   - Footer with unsubscribe note

6. Send the HTML email to YOUR_EMAIL using Gmail.

7. Append all sent headlines to data/news-sent.txt:
   Format: YYYY-MM-DD|Headline text

8. Post a brief summary to this channel:
   📰 **AI News Digest Sent** — X stories
   Top story: [headline]"
```

### Schedule Examples

| Frequency | Cron Expression |
|-----------|----------------|
| 6x daily (every 4h) | `30 2,6,10,14,18,22 * * *` |
| 3x daily | `0 4,12,20 * * *` |
| 2x daily (morning + evening) | `0 6,18 * * *` |
| Daily morning digest | `0 6 * * *` |

### Timezone

```bash
--schedule "30 8,20 * * * @ America/New_York"
```