Daily brief

Skill AfterRealm/father-time/skills/daily-brief

Get a morning briefing with peak hour status, schedule outlook, and work recommendations for the day. Use at the start of a new day, when asking for a daily summary, "what should I work on today", "plan my day", "morning check-in", or when the user wants a quick orientation before settling into work.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add AfterRealm/father-time --skill daily-brief

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Daily Briefing

Provide a concise start-of-day briefing to help the user plan their Claude Code usage.

What to Include

1. Time Check

Current time in user's timezone
What day of the week it is
Weekend or weekday

2. Peak Hour Status

Are we currently in peak hours?
When does the next peak window start/end?
Optimal work windows for today

3. Schedule Outlook

Weekday template:

Today's Peak: [start] – [end] in your timezone
Right now: [PEAK/OFF-PEAK]
Best heavy-work windows: Before [peak start] and after [peak end]

Weekend template:

No peak throttling today. Work freely all day.

4. Activity Pattern Insight

Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/activity_patterns.json and note:

"You typically start around [time] on [weekday]s"
"You've been averaging [N] sessions per week"
Any notable patterns (night owl, morning person, weekend warrior)

5. Work Recommendation

Based on current time + peak status:

If it's pre-peak: "You have [N hours] before peak starts. Good time for heavy work."
If it's peak: "Peak hours active. Light work recommended, or wait [N hours] for off-peak."
If it's post-peak: "Peak is over. Clear for heavy work until tomorrow."
If it's late night: "Deep off-peak. Best time for marathon sessions."

Response Format

Keep it tight — this should be a quick glance, not a report:

Good [morning/afternoon/evening]. [Day], [Date].

[PEAK/OFF-PEAK] — [status detail]
Heavy work window: [optimal times]
You usually work [pattern insight].

[One-line recommendation]