Configuration
Access settings via: Settings > Community Plugins > Daily News Briefing
Basic Settings
| Setting | Description | Options / Example |
|---|---|---|
| News Pipeline | Your AI provider and architecture | 12 options (6 agentic, 5 modular, RSS) |
| Topics | Comma-separated list of news topics | AI, Tesla Stock, Bitcoin |
| Schedule Time | Auto-generate at this time daily (24h format) | 08:00, 17:30 |
| Language | Language for content and UI (ISO 639-1) | en fr de es it zh |
| Archive Folder | Where news notes are saved (auto-created) | News Archive |
Search Settings (Google providers only)
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Results per Topic | News items in final summary per topic | 5 (range: 3-15) |
| Max Search Results | Total results to fetch before filtering | 30 (range: 10-50) |
| Date Range | Recency filter: d1 yesterday, d3 3 days, w1 week, m1 month |
d1 |
| Use AI for Queries | Gemini generates optimized search queries using 5 parallel strategies | Enabled |
| Use AI News Judgment | AI selects the most relevant items from results | Enabled |
| Custom AI Judge Prompt | Override AI judgment logic. Use {{NEWS_TEXT}} and {{TOPIC}} |
Empty (default) |
RSS Settings (RSS Retriever only)
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| RSS Feed URLs | One URL per line. Supports any RSS/Atom feed. | — |
| Results per Topic | Max items per topic after filtering | 5 (range: 3-15) |
| Date Range | Filter by publish date | d3 |
Output Settings
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Output Format | Detailed: full summaries with "Key Developments" + optional "Analysis & Context". Concise: bullet points only. | detailed |
| Analysis & Context | Include analytical section after key developments | Enabled |
| Notifications | Show desktop notifications on generation | Enabled |
| Monthly Folders | Auto-organize notes into YYYY-MM subfolders |
Always on |
| Auto-Delete | Automatically delete news notes older than the retention period on plugin startup. The manual "Delete old news notes" command always runs regardless of this toggle. Empty news notes folders will be removed as well. | Disabled |
| Retention Period | How long to keep news notes: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or Never. | Never |
| Custom AI Prompt | Override summarization prompt. Use {{NEWS_TEXT}} for modular or {{TOPIC}} for agentic. |
Empty |
Metadata (YAML Frontmatter)
Toggle individual fields in the generated frontmatter:
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Date & Time | Generation timestamp | datetime: "2026-02-26T09:30:00" |
| Topics | Topics array | topics: ["AI", "Tesla"] |
| Tags | Auto-generated Obsidian tags | tags: ["ai", "tesla", "daily-news"] |
| Language | Language code | language: "en" |
| Source | Provider used | source: "Google Search + Gemini AI" |
| Processing Time | Generation duration | processingTime: "12s" |
| Output Format | Format setting | outputFormat: "detailed" |