news-briefinglisted
Install: claude install-skill BaesTheorem/exobrain-harness
# News Briefing
A personalized intelligence briefing that goes beyond headlines. Analyzes how stories are framed across the political spectrum, tracks what the federal government actually did, surfaces blind spots, cross-references prediction markets, and fact-checks key claims -- all with citations.
**Output**: Standalone note in `/Users/alexhedtke/Exobrain/News Briefings/YYYY-MM-DD.md`
**Target length**: Under a 12-minute read (~2,400-3,000 words). Washington is compressed, scannable lines, not another Top Stories block -- if the briefing is running long, trim analysis depth on stories 4+ before you trim DC coverage.
**Reference**: Read `[[Alex's Tastes]]` (`/Users/alexhedtke/Exobrain/Alex's Tastes.md`) for personalization context.
## Architecture
You are the **Lead Editor** (Opus). You delegate gathering to 4 subagents, then perform all analysis and synthesis yourself. Phase 2 analysis (bias, framing, blind spots, fact-checking) does NOT need separate subagents -- you have the gathered data and can analyze it directly during synthesis.
```
Lead Editor (Opus)
│
├── Gathering (4 parallel subagents)
│ ├── Main news agent (global + interest areas) -- sonnet
│ ├── DC policy agent (Congress, White House, agencies, courts) -- sonnet
│ ├── KC local agent -- haiku
│ └── Prediction markets agent -- haiku
│
└── Synthesis: Lead Editor analyzes + writes briefing
(bias/framing, blind spots, epistemic checks -- all inline)
```
## Toke