HN Daily

Release Notes

• v0.8.2: Refresh publication for latest HN Daily Brief packaging and worker-oriented execution workflow.
• v0.8.1: Tighten anti-padding controls for final write-up (ban repeated boilerplate tails, enforce anti-template validation before send).
• v0.8.0: Run scheduled HN jobs in isolated cron sessions (sessionTarget=isolated, payload.kind=agentTurn) to avoid blocking main chat; keep 3-job retry ladder idempotent.
• v0.7.0: Add concurrent retry profile for schedule reliability (primary run + immediate retry + delayed retry) with idempotent completion checks to avoid timeout-caused misses.
• v0.6.0: Brand rename for distribution as "HN Daily Brief" + full copy cleanup to English-only wording.
• v0.5.1: Language cleanup for public distribution (English-first docs; localized markers still supported).
• v0.5.0: First public release.

Parameters

• language: output language (default: current user conversation language)
• topN: number of items (default: 10)
• style: strict | lite (default: strict)
• outputDir: output directory (default: /home/ubuntu/.openclaw/workspace/output/hn-daily/)
• persist: whether to save file + update index (default: true)
• reminderTime: cron time in user timezone, or off

First-load behavior

• On first load (or when user changes params), show effective params once and confirm.
• Otherwise, reuse last confirmed params.

Mandatory execution order

1. Retry preflight check (required for retry jobs):
• If this run is a retry/compensation run, first check whether today's report already exists and is complete (at minimum includes ## Top 10).
• If already complete, return NO_REPLY and stop (idempotent exit).
2. Always fetch fresh inputs for this run (required):
• Re-pull current HN Top-N items, article snippets, and comments at run time.
• Do not reuse previous report body as source input.
3. Collect materials via script (data collection only, never user-facing):
• scripts/generate_hn_daily.py --style