COG Daily Brief Skill

Purpose

Find verified, relevant news for personalized daily briefings with strict verification standards and strategic relevance analysis tailored to user's specific interests and projects.

When to Invoke

• User wants their daily news briefing
• User says "daily brief", "news", "what's happening", "morning brief"
• User wants to stay updated on their interests
• Morning routine or regular check-in time

Agent Mode Awareness

Check agent_mode in 00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md frontmatter:

• If agent_mode: team — delegate news research across different interest areas to parallel sub-agents (e.g., one agent per topic cluster). Each agent searches, verifies sources, and returns findings. Combine and synthesize results into the final brief.
• If agent_mode: solo (default) — handle all research and synthesis directly in the conversation. No delegation.

Pre-Flight Check