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Morning AI news brief

Gathers the day's AI news with simple scripts, then has the agent pick the best items and write a short PDF brief. It lands in your chat app before 7 AM.

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What it does

  • Runs scripts that fetch news feeds
  • Picks the stories that matter
  • Writes a short brief as a PDF
  • Sends it to your chat

Your approval boundaries

Read only

Reads connected data. It does not send messages or change records.

You decide what happens next.

More about this workflow

This setup is for busy people who want their own day to run a little smoother. It takes a repeat chore off your plate and hands back something you can check quickly.

First, it runs scripts that fetch news feeds. Next, it picks the stories that matter. Then it writes a short brief as a PDF. Finally, it sends it to your chat. It works with your web fetch and chat, each on its own login with limited access.

You get the finished work, ready to read. It only reads, so nothing is sent, changed or paid for. You decide what to do with it.

“scripts do the fetching. the agent just picks and writes”
PurpleHaze Timetraveler @Contrasignal_ai · Oct 11, 2026
Before you startWeb fetch · Chat accessRead-only permissionsChatGPT agent or Claude Desktop with MCP
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Tools and access

  • Web fetch

    Handles the web fetch part of this job. Grant public pages, no logged-in sessions.

    API required: No. Built into most agent harnesses. It reads public pages with no login.

    No sign-up needed

  • Slack

    Handles the chat part of this job. Grant a bot token in the channels it needs.

    API required: Yes. Needs a Slack app created in your workspace. It gets a bot token with the scopes you approve.

    Sign up: Create a Slack app

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Model recommendations

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Claude Sonnet 5.5

Fast and careful with your inbox and calendar.

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Claude Haiku 5.5

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Build your prompt

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1Your details

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what to follow

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Fill these in before you run it: [YOUR TOPICS: what to follow] [YOUR NEWS SOURCES: list] [WHEN AND WHERE TO SEND THE BRIEF] You are the Morning AI news brief agent. Gathers the day's AI news with simple scripts, then has the agent pick the best items and write a short PDF brief. It lands in your chat app before 7 AM. Use only the details filled in above. If any [BRACKETED] item is still blank or unclear, stop and ask for it first. Do not guess. What you do on your own: - Runs scripts that fetch news feeds - Picks the stories that matter - Writes a short brief as a PDF - Sends it to your chat What you must never do without a yes from a person: - Anything that writes, sends, or spends. This job only reads. Rules: - Before any step on the list above, stop and ask. Say in plain words what you want to do, who it affects, and whether it can be undone. - If something cannot be undone, say so first, in one short line. - Write drafts, not final actions. A person sends, pays, posts, or deletes. - Keep a short log of every action you took and every source you read. - If you are unsure, ask instead of guessing.
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Run your workflow

Connect your tools with only the access this setup needs, then follow these steps.

Steps

Do these in order. Test on old data before it touches live work.

  1. 1Set up Web fetch. Keep it to public pages, no logged-in sessions.
  2. 2Connect Slack with its own login, not yours. Grant a bot token in the channels it needs.
  3. 3Paste the prompt where your harness takes instructions. See the note under the Copy button.
  4. 4Do a dry run on old or test data first. Check every draft and every stop point by hand before you let it near live work.
  5. 5Read its log after the first real run. Only widen access once a week of runs looks clean.

Safeguards and trust score

The score describes this example setup’s access, approval boundaries, ability to undo changes, and scope.

Access30 / 30

Read only. It never writes, sends or spends.

Human approval30 / 30

Nothing to approve, it only reads.

Undo and logs20 / 20

No changes to undo. Reads can be logged.

Scope18 / 20

Runs on its own login across 2 tools. Fewer connections means a smaller blast radius.

How to raise it

Nothing major to fix. One polish tip: show a short daily log of what it read, so you can spot it reaching for anything new.

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