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Morning industry briefing

A concise morning brief with source links, important changes, and questions that need attention.

Designed for: Leaders and small teams who need a short update on a defined subject

Set up Researcher Download the workflow guide
Full workflow and setup details
Before you begin

Gather the information the Bot needs

  • A list of topics
  • Approved news and industry sources
  • Desired length and delivery time
Operating guide

Know when to run it and who leads

Lead Bot
Researcher
Typical first run
15–30 minutes for a first manual run
When to run it
Each workday, after a person starts or approves the run

Use this workflow when you need a concise morning brief with source links, important changes, and questions that need attention.

Access for the first run
  • The approved inputs listed on this page
  • Only the files, sources, and services required for this run
  • No sending, publishing, spending, or live-system changes without approval
Run the first version one step at a time

Give one Bot the complete job

Use one Bot for the first run. Add a specialist only when the job becomes complicated enough to need a separate role, different access, or independent review.

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Researcher

Find the most relevant items in the approved sources, check them, add context, and make a short brief

Produces: A concise source-linked brief with uncertain claims marked
Use the approved inputs I provide. Find the most relevant items in the approved sources, check them, add context, and make a short brief. Return this result: A concise source-linked brief with uncertain claims marked. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

Overall request

Prepare a three-item morning briefing from the approved source list. Explain why each item matters, link every source, and mark any fact that remains uncertain.

Use this as the complete first-run request.

Decisions for a person

  • Choose the topics and sources
  • Approve any recurring schedule
  • Decide whether to share the brief
First test

Try the workflow with low-risk material

Use five approved sources to produce a three-item brief. Open every link and check every key claim.

Check the result

Check the result against your original material. You make the decisions listed below. Use five approved sources to produce a three-item brief. Open every link and check every key claim.

If the workflow stalls

If the result is incomplete, mark the missing information and ask the same Bot to correct it. Add another Bot only when a genuinely separate role or independent check would help.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Begin with one Bot and one manual run

  1. Open the linked starter page, download its .tar.gz profile, and import it from the Profiles screen in Hermes Desktop.
  2. Review the profile’s SOUL.md, Bot Passport, and requested access.
  3. Run the complete request in that Bot’s chat with low-risk material and review the result.
  4. Add a schedule, outside connection, or optional specialist only after the manual version works.
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