Daily Briefing: Weather, Calendar, News, Tasks
Wake up to an automated summary of everything you need to know, delivered by OpenClaw every morning.
What You Will Get
After this setup, OpenClaw will send you a morning briefing at your chosen time every day. The briefing includes today's weather forecast, your calendar events, top news headlines, and any tasks due today. Everything arrives in a single, easy-to-read message.
The briefing pulls data from multiple sources and compiles it into a concise summary. You do not need to open five different apps to start your day. One glance at the briefing tells you what to wear, where to be, what is happening in the world, and what to focus on.
Over time, you can customize the briefing to include additional sections like stock prices, package tracking updates, or motivational quotes. The core structure stays the same: a single daily message that gets you oriented fast.
Setup Steps
Configure OpenClaw to generate and deliver your daily briefing.
Connect a Weather Data Source
Add a weather tool to OpenClaw that fetches the forecast for your location. You can use any free weather API endpoint. Configure it to return today's high, low, conditions, and rain probability so the briefing includes actionable weather info.
Link Your Calendar
Connect OpenClaw to your calendar using a macOS Shortcut that reads today's events. The shortcut should return event titles, times, and locations. If you use multiple calendars, include all of them so nothing is missed.
Add a News Headlines Source
Configure a web scraping or RSS tool that pulls top headlines from your preferred news sources. Limit the results to five or six headlines to keep the briefing scannable. Include the headline, source name, and a one-sentence summary.
Pull Today's Tasks
Connect your task manager, whether Apple Reminders, Todoist, or another system, so OpenClaw can list tasks due today. Sort them by priority so the most important items appear first in the briefing.
Write the Briefing Template
Create a prompt instruction that tells OpenClaw how to format the briefing. Use clear section headers like Weather, Calendar, News, and Tasks. Keep each section to a few bullet points. Include the current date at the top of the message.
Schedule the Briefing
Use RunTheAgent's scheduling feature to trigger the briefing at your preferred wake-up time, for example 6:30 AM. The schedule should run the briefing prompt automatically and send the result to your chosen channel, such as a chat message or push notification.
Customize and Iterate
After a few days, review which sections are most useful. Remove anything you skip and add new data sources you care about, like package tracking or exercise reminders. Fine-tune the tone to be concise or conversational based on your preference.
Tips and Best Practices
Keep It Under Two Screens
A briefing that requires scrolling for minutes defeats the purpose. Aim for a message you can read in under 60 seconds.
Use Conditional Sections
Tell OpenClaw to skip a section if there is nothing to report. No meetings today? Skip the calendar section entirely instead of showing an empty list.
Add a Weekend Variant
Create a lighter weekend briefing that skips work calendar events and focuses on weather, personal tasks, and fun activities.
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