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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# daily-brief-collector.sh
+# No-agent data collector: fetches free public data for the daily brief.
+# Injected as cron context via the script= parameter.
+# Zero API keys needed — all sources are free/public.
+#
+# Pattern: no-agent polling script → context injection → agent curates
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "# Daily Brief Data — $(date -I 2>/dev/null || date +%Y-%m-%d)"
+echo ""
+
+# --- 1. Weather ---
+echo "## 🌤 Weather — Placerville, CA"
+if WEATHER=$(curl -sf "wttr.in/Placerville,CA?format=%C+%t+%w+%h&u" 2>/dev/null); then
+  echo "Current: $WEATHER"
+else
+  echo "Weather: (unavailable)"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# --- 2. Hacker News Top Stories ---
+echo "## 📰 Hacker News — Top Stories"
+TOP_IDS=$(curl -sf "https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json" 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+ids = json.load(sys.stdin)[:8]
+for i in ids:
+    print(i)
+" 2>/dev/null)
+
+if [ -n "$TOP_IDS" ]; then
+  echo "$TOP_IDS" | while read -r ID; do
+    ITEM=$(curl -sf "https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/$ID.json" 2>/dev/null)
+    [ -n "$ITEM" ] && echo "$ITEM" | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+d = json.load(sys.stdin)
+title = d.get('title', '?')
+url = d.get('url', 'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=' + str(d.get('id', '')))
+score = d.get('score', 0)
+print(f\"- [{title}]({url}) (⬆{score})\")
+" 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+else
+  echo "HN: (unavailable)"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# --- 3. GitHub Trending (24h) ---
+echo "## 💻 GitHub — Trending Repos (24h)"
+YESTERDAY=$(date -d '2 days ago' +%Y-%m-%d 2>/dev/null || date -v-2d +%Y-%m-%d 2>/dev/null || echo "2026-06-18")
+curl -sf "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=created:>$YESTERDAY&sort=stars&order=desc&per_page=5" 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+data = json.load(sys.stdin)
+items = data.get('items', [])
+if not items:
+    print('No repos found in last 24h')
+else:
+    for r in items:
+        name = r['full_name']
+        desc = (r['description'] or 'No description')[:100]
+        stars = r['stargazers_count']
+        url = r['html_url']
+        lang = r.get('language') or '?'
+        print(f\"- [{name}]({url}) — {desc} ({lang}, ⭐{stars})\")
+" 2>/dev/null || echo "GitHub: (unavailable)"
+echo ""
+
+echo "---"
+echo "Use the data above to generate a concise daily brief (max 8 bullets). Format all links as clickable Telegram markdown. No intro or closing text."
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