Daily Briefing

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{
  "name": "Daily Briefing",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
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            {
              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "0 7 * * *"
            }
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    },
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        "path": "briefing",
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    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "\nconst { execSync } = require('child_process');\n\n// Scan Local-Network-Hub for files modified in last 48h\nconst findCmd = `find /mnt/docs/Local-Network-Hub -name \"*.md\" -newer /mnt/docs/Local-Network-Hub/03-Inbox -type f 2>/dev/null | head -30`;\nlet recentFiles = '';\ntry {\n    recentFiles = execSync(findCmd, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();\n} catch(e) {\n    recentFiles = '';\n}\n\n// Read Claude_Vault open tasks\nlet tasks = '';\ntry {\n    const taskFind = `find /mnt/docs/Claude_Vault/tasks -name \"*.md\" -type f 2>/dev/null`;\n    const taskFiles = execSync(taskFind, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim().split('\\n').filter(Boolean);\n    const fs = require('fs');\n    const snippets = taskFiles.slice(0, 10).map(f => {\n        try {\n            const c = fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8');\n            const titleLine = c.split('\\n').find(l => l.startsWith('title:') || l.startsWith('# ')) || f;\n            const statusLine = c.split('\\n').find(l => l.startsWith('status:')) || '';\n            return `- ${titleLine.replace(/^(title:|#)\\s*/,'')} ${statusLine}`.trim();\n        } catch { return ''; }\n    }).filter(Boolean);\n    tasks = snippets.join('\\n');\n} catch(e) {\n    tasks = 'Could not read tasks.';\n}\n\n// Read content of recent files (first 300 chars each)\nlet context = '';\nif (recentFiles) {\n    const fs = require('fs');\n    const files = recentFiles.split('\\n').filter(Boolean);\n    context = files.map(f => {\n        try {\n            const c = fs.readFileSync(f, 'utf8').substring(0, 300);\n            return `### ${f.split('/').pop()}\\n${c}`;\n        } catch { return ''; }\n    }).filter(Boolean).join('\\n\\n');\n}\n\nreturn [{ json: {\n    tasks,\n    context: context || 'No recent vault changes.',\n    date: new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10)\n} }];\n"
      },
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        "jsCode": "\nconst d = $input.first().json;\nconst prompt = `Today is ${d.date}. You are a concise executive assistant.\n\nOPEN TASKS:\n${d.tasks || 'None found.'}\n\nRECENT VAULT ACTIVITY:\n${d.context}\n\nWrite a tight daily briefing (under 200 words):\n1. Top 3 priority tasks for today with a one-line reason each\n2. Any urgent items or deadlines visible in the notes\n3. One suggested focus area\n\nBe direct. No filler. Use markdown.`;\n\nreturn [{ json: { prompt } }];\n"
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        "sendBody": true,
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        "jsCode": "\nconst resp = $input.first().json;\nconst briefing = resp.choices[0].message.content;\n\nconst now = new Date();\nconst pad = n => String(n).padStart(2,'0');\nconst ts  = `${now.getFullYear()}-${pad(now.getMonth()+1)}-${pad(now.getDate())}`;\n\nconst content = `---\ntype: briefing\ndate: \"${ts}\"\ngenerated: \"${now.toISOString()}\"\n---\n\n${briefing}\n`;\n\nconst fs = require('fs');\nconst outPath = `/mnt/docs/Local-Network-Hub/00-System/daily-briefing-${ts}.md`;\nfs.writeFileSync(outPath, content, 'utf8');\n\n// Also overwrite a fixed \"today\" file for easy dashboard access\nfs.writeFileSync('/mnt/docs/Local-Network-Hub/00-System/today.md', content, 'utf8');\n\nreturn [{ json: { ok: true, file: outPath, preview: briefing.substring(0, 200) } }];\n"
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          }
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      "main": [
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          {
            "node": "Write Briefing",
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          }
        ]
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  "active": true,
  "settings": {
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  "tags": []
}

About this workflow

Daily-Briefing. Uses googleCalendar, telegram. Scheduled trigger; 9 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/runfish5/micro-services/blob/main/projects/n8n/05_daily-briefing/workflows/daily-briefing.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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