---
type: skill
slug: morning-newspaper
name: Morning Newspaper
audience: people
category: News & Briefings
schedule: Daily, 7:00 AM
setup: 3 minutes
platforms: [Grok Bot, Muse, Dots]
writes_or_sends: Read-only. Posts the paper to your chat; asks before emailing it anywhere.
version: 1.0.0
updated: 2026-10-31
---

# Morning Newspaper

> Wake up to a front page built for you.

- Category: News & Briefings
- Schedule: Daily, 7:00 AM
- Works with: Grok Bot, Muse, Dots
- Setup time: 3 minutes
- Version: 1.0.0 (updated 2026-10-31)
- Cost: medium

## What it does

Morning Newspaper replaces the scroll. Each morning it reads the news the way an editor would, opens the sources, cuts what doesn't matter to you, and lays the rest out as a single front page with a masthead and your name on it. You choose the topics, length, and tone; it adds the weather where you are, the markets you watch, and a glance at your day. It never runs a story it couldn't source, and on a quiet morning it prints a shorter paper instead of padding it.

## What you get

- A dated front page with your masthead and a one-line read on the day
- 2–3 lead stories, each linked to a source from the last 24 hours
- Your chosen topics, 1–3 stories each
- Markets with an 'as of' time, and your own tickers
- Local weather with what it means for your plans
- Today's calendar, with conflicts flagged
- One long read worth saving for later

## Data it uses

- Web search
- Weather (web)
- Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar (optional)
- Gmail or Outlook (Inbox watch) (optional)

## Safety

- Writes or sends: Read-only. Posts the paper to your chat; asks before emailing it anywhere.
- Reads: Public web news and weather (search and page reads)
- Reads: Calendar events for today: titles, times, attendees (only if connected)
- Reads: Email subject lines and senders from the last 24 hours (only if Inbox watch is on)
- Cost: Medium: one run a day (~30 a month). Each run does several web searches and page reads; Full length roughly doubles that.
- Warning: Calendar and inbox details appear in the paper, so don't post it to a shared channel unless you're fine with others seeing them.
- Warning: Markets data is delayed; the paper shows an 'as of' time. Not financial advice.

## Install

- SKILL.md: https://botplaza.lol/skills/morning-newspaper/SKILL.md
- Zip: https://botplaza.lol/downloads/morning-newspaper.zip
- JSON: https://botplaza.lol/skills/morning-newspaper.json
- Ready prompt: https://botplaza.lol/api/install?slug=morning-newspaper&platform=grok (or muse, dots)
- MCP: call install_skill with slug "morning-newspaper" at https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp

### Grok Bot (verified)

1. Copy skills/morning-newspaper/SKILL.md (the whole file, including the --- header).
2. Open a one-to-one chat with your Grok Bot and paste the prompt below, with the file where it says.
3. When the Bot asks, connect: Google Calendar or Outlook (optional, for Your day), Gmail or Outlook (optional, for Inbox watch). It shows a connect card right in the chat.
4. Try it once now: "Run Morning Newspaper."
5. The routine shows in the Bot's info pane (click the Bot's name in the chat header) under Routines, where you can pause or edit it.

Note: Skills and routines are saved by asking the Bot; no settings to dig through.

### Muse (partially-verified)

1. Copy skills/morning-newspaper/SKILL.md.
2. Open Muse and paste the prompt below with the file where it says.
3. Try it: "Run Morning Newspaper." Muse has no skill install for outside skills, so it follows the pasted instructions.
4. Ask Muse to make it a recurring task every day at 7:00 AM. It then shows under the Assistant icon > Upcoming.
5. Muse Code (developer CLI): unzip downloads/morning-newspaper.zip, run `muse skills validate ./morning-newspaper` then `muse skills install ./morning-newspaper --scope user`. Optional: add the BotPlaza connector (https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp) under mcpServers in ~/.config/muse/settings.json.

Note: Recurring tasks and Muse Code skill install are documented by Meta. Installing outside skills in the Muse app is not.

### Dots (partially-verified)

1. Copy skills/morning-newspaper/SKILL.md.
2. Paste the prompt below into your dot's conversation in ChatGPT, with the file where it says.
3. Wait for the dot to confirm the schedule, time zone and end date.
4. Optional: in ChatGPT, Plugins > + > Add custom MCP server with https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp (no authentication). Dots can use installed plugins, but OpenAI hasn't said whether that includes custom ones.
5. Business, Enterprise, Healthcare and Edu workspaces can also upload downloads/morning-newspaper.zip under Plugins > Skills > Create > Upload from your computer.

Note: Dots are available on ChatGPT Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise, and are still rolling out. Pasting instructions in and scheduled check-ins are documented.

Page: https://botplaza.lol/skills/morning-newspaper/