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Daily News Summarizer with OpenClaw

A practical OpenClaw workflow for building a daily news summarizer, from source selection to scheduled delivery.
Mar 12, 2026

Daily News Summarizer with OpenClaw

This workflow shows how to build a daily news digest that collects information from multiple sources, summarizes it, and delivers a briefing through a chat channel.

What this workflow does

Every day at a scheduled time, the assistant:

  1. fetches content from configured sources
  2. reads and summarizes each source
  3. removes duplicate or overlapping stories
  4. ranks by relevance
  5. delivers a formatted digest to the target channel

What you need

Step 1: choose your sources

Pick 3-5 sources for your first digest. Good starting points:

  • RSS feeds from industry blogs
  • Hacker News front page
  • a specific subreddit
  • a news API endpoint
  • a curated list of URLs

Do not start with 20 sources. Start with a few and expand once the format is right.

Step 2: configure the schedule

Set up a heartbeat or scheduled task that runs once per day:

  • good default: every morning at 8am in the target timezone
  • avoid: every hour (too noisy for a digest format)
  • alternative: twice daily (morning + evening) for fast-moving topics

Step 3: write the summarization prompt

The prompt should instruct the assistant to:

  • read each source
  • extract the top 3-5 stories
  • write a one-paragraph summary per story
  • include source links
  • remove duplicates across sources
  • rank by relevance to the target audience

Keep the prompt focused. Do not ask the assistant to do sentiment analysis, translation, and formatting all in the same step.

Step 4: set the delivery target

Configure where the digest goes:

  • a Discord channel
  • a Telegram chat
  • an email address
  • a webhook endpoint

The delivery channel should be somewhere the audience actually checks daily.

Step 5: test and iterate

Run the workflow manually first. Check:

  • are the right stories being selected?
  • is the summary quality good enough?
  • is the format readable in the target channel?
  • is the length appropriate (not too long, not too short)?

Adjust the prompt and source list based on the first few runs.

Useful extensions

Once the basic digest works:

  • category-specific digests: separate feeds for tech, business, or a specific industry
  • bilingual output: generate summaries in two languages
  • breaking change alerts: detect urgent stories and send them immediately instead of waiting for the daily digest
  • weekly roundup: in addition to daily, produce a weekly "top stories" summary
  • source health check: alert when a source feed stops updating
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