daily-stoic

What This Skill Does

The daily-stoic skill acts as an automated wisdom curator for OpenClaw users, providing access to the complete 366-day collection from Ryan Holiday's "The Daily Stoic". This tool is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily routines, allowing users to receive philosophical insights via terminal, Telegram messages, or automated email digests. It functions by accessing a structured JSON database of Stoic entries, parsing the daily content into various formats including plain text for console debugging, Telegram-friendly Markdown for bot integration, and HTML for professional email formatting. Whether you are seeking a moment of reflection during your morning commute or wish to programmatically trigger a Stoic thought as part of a larger daily planning script, this tool provides a standardized interface to fetch, format, and deliver these meditations.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/fcavalcantirj/daily-stoic

Ensure your system has Python 3 installed, as the primary logic resides in the get-stoic.py script. The skill will automatically point to the internal assets/stoic-daily.json data file, containing the full 366-day repertoire including leap year support.

Use Cases

• Mindful Scheduling: Automate your morning routine by triggering an email digest containing the day's Stoic reading before you start your workday.
• Bot Integration: Extend your Telegram bot capabilities to offer an on-demand "Stoic Quote of the Day" feature for your channel subscribers.
• Self-Reflection Journals: Use the raw JSON output to pipe entries directly into a digital journal or personal knowledge base for retrospective analysis.
• Automated Alerts: Set up a cron job to push wisdom to a group chat, ensuring consistent exposure to ancient philosophy without manual intervention.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, get today's Stoic quote and send it to me via Telegram."
2. "Send the Stoic reflection for February 3rd to my email address formatted in HTML."
3. "Schedule a daily reminder at 7:00 AM that delivers the current Daily Stoic entry to my chat interface."

Tips & Limitations

• Customization: If you want to modify the look of the emails, edit the file located at assets/email-template.html. This allows you to apply custom CSS to match your personal style.
• Data Integrity: The skill relies on the provided assets/stoic-daily.json. Ensure this file remains in the directory structure, as the script is hardcoded to reference it relative to its base directory.
• Date Handling: The script relies on the system clock. Ensure your server time zone is configured correctly if you want the quotes to reset exactly at midnight in your local time.