daily-stoic – OpenClaw Skill

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name: daily-stoic description: Send daily Stoic philosophy quotes from "The Daily Stoic" by Ryan Holiday. Use when setting up daily wisdom reminders via email or Telegram, or when a user wants stoic quotes for a specific date. Supports all 366 days with title, quote, and reflection.

Daily Stoic

Deliver daily Stoic wisdom from "The Daily Stoic" by Ryan Holiday. Each day has a title, opening quote, and reflection.

Quick Start

# Get today's stoic message
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py

# Get specific date (MM-DD format)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py 02-03

# Output formats
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format text    # Plain text (default)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format json    # JSON
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format html    # Email-ready HTML
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format telegram # Telegram markdown

Send via Clawdbot

Telegram

# Use Clawdbot's message tool with telegram format
MESSAGE=$(python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format telegram)
# Then send via Clawdbot message action

Email (via gog skill)

# Generate HTML email
HTML=$(python3 {baseDir}/scripts/get-stoic.py --format html)

# Send via gog gmail
gog gmail send --to recipient@email.com --subject "Daily Stoic - $(date +%B\ %d)" --body-html="$HTML"

Cron Setup

Schedule daily delivery at 7am:

0 7 * * * python3 /path/to/scripts/get-stoic.py --format telegram | send-to-telegram

Or use Clawdbot cron with text:

"Send today's Daily Stoic quote via Telegram and email to the configured recipients"

Data

• 366 entries (includes Feb 29)
• Each entry: date_label, title, quote, source, reflection
• Data file: assets/stoic-daily.json

Example Output

February 3rd — THE SOURCE OF YOUR ANXIETY

"When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want?" —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.13.1

The anxious father, worried about his children. What does he want? A world that is always safe...

Customization

Edit the HTML template in assets/email-template.html to match your brand.