Morning Briefing

Optional: This exercise requires Slack MCP. If you don't have Slack MCP available, you can still create a simplified version using only Google Calendar data. Adjust the prompt below to remove Slack-specific sections.

Prerequisite

You need to have completed TC3 (MCPs connected) and TC4 (my_persona created). The briefing uses your persona to know who your VIPs are, which channels to monitor, and what tone to write in.

What will happen

You will create a skill that every morning organizes your internal day: calendar, mentions and DMs in Slack, messages from VIPs, and pending items from previous days. No external news — that's for another skill. The focus here is you starting the day knowing exactly what awaits you.

Step 1 — Create the skill

Open a new conversation in ToqanClaw (click the +) and paste:

I want to create a skill called "my_morning_briefing".

Use my_persona to understand who I am, my priorities,
my VIPs, my important channels, and my communication style.

This skill organizes my INTERNAL day every morning:

1. CALENDAR
- Read my Google Calendar for today
- List meetings with times, attendees, and flag any needing prep
- Highlight back-to-back meetings or conflicts

2. SLACK — ACTION REQUIRED
- Scan DMs and mentions from my VIPs (ALWAYS high priority)
- Threads where I was tagged but haven't replied
- Messages that need a response or decision from me

3. SLACK — FYI
- Activity in my important channels (from my_persona)
- Key updates I should be aware of but don't need to act on

4. PENDING FROM YESTERDAY
- Cross-reference previous briefings for unresolved items
- Flag anything that's been pending for more than 1 day

OUTPUT FORMAT:
Post to my Slack DM in this format:

Morning Briefing — {date}

MY DAY
{calendar summary — meetings, prep flags, conflicts}

ACTION REQUIRED
{VIP messages, unread mentions, pending decisions}

FYI
{channel updates, informational items}

PENDING
{items still open from previous days}

Good morning!

Save this as a skill.

ToqanClaw will ask where you want to receive the post. It can be a personal channel or your own DM.

Step 2 — Test now

In the same conversation, ask:

Run my_morning_briefing now.

You should receive a complete post with a summary of your day. Review:

• Are the VIPs correct? (They came from your persona)
• Are the channels the ones that matter?
• Are the calendar meetings correct?
• Does the tone match you?

If something is wrong, adjust my_persona first — the briefing pulls from there.

Step 3 — Schedule to run every morning

Schedule my_morning_briefing to run automatically
every weekday at 8:00 AM (local time).
The post should be ready and waiting when I
open Slack — no need to ask for it.

Why separate briefing from news

The briefing is your internal day — Slack, calendar, pending items. Things that require you to act. The news is the external world — headlines, trends, market movements. Things for you to know.

Separating the two keeps each skill focused and allows scheduling at different times. The briefing arrives at 8 AM for you to plan your day. The news can arrive a bit later, when you already have your coffee in hand.