# 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

🤖 AI News Digest

February 10, 2026 • 12 stories

BREAKING

Headline Here

Summary text here...

``` ## Files - `dedup.sh` — Manage deduplication tracker - `cron-setup.md` — Cron job configuration ## Dependencies - Web search capability (built into OpenClaw) - Email sending capability (Google Workspace skill or similar) - No external packages needed

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