Customization - Daily News Briefing

Templates

Control how your news notes are formatted with 5 template types and 25+ placeholders.

1. Default

---
{{METADATA}}
---

# Daily News Briefing
*Generated at {{TIMESTAMP}}*

## Table of Contents
{{TABLE_OF_CONTENTS}}

{{TOPICS}}

{{PROCESSING_STATUS}}

2. Minimal

# Daily News - {{DATE}}
{{TOPICS}}

3. Detailed

---
{{METADATA}}
---

# Daily News Briefing
**Date:** {{DATE}} | **Time:** {{TIME}} | **Language:** {{LANGUAGE}}

---

## Table of Contents
{{TABLE_OF_CONTENTS}}

---

{{TOPICS}}

---

{{PROCESSING_STATUS}}

4. Custom

Write your own template using any placeholder. Must include {{TOPICS}}.

5. Template File

Load a template from a .md file in your vault (e.g., Templates/news-template.md). Great for version control and sharing.

Placeholders Reference

Core (8)

Placeholder	Description	Example
`{{TOPICS}}`	Required. All news content by topic.	—
`{{METADATA}}`	YAML frontmatter block	—
`{{TIMESTAMP}}`	Full datetime	`2026-02-26 09:30:00`
`{{DATE}}`	Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	`2026-02-26`
`{{TIME}}`	Time (HH:MM:SS)	`09:30:00`
`{{TABLE_OF_CONTENTS}}`	Auto-generated TOC	`- [[#AI]]`
`{{PROCESSING_STATUS}}`	Errors/warnings (empty if none)	—
`{{LANGUAGE}}`	ISO 639-1 code	`en`

Date & Time (10)

Placeholder	Example
`{{YEAR}}`	`2026`
`{{MONTH}}`	`02`
`{{MONTH_NAME}}` / `{{MONTH_NAME_SHORT}}`	`February` / `Feb`
`{{DAY}}`	`26`
`{{DAY_NAME}}` / `{{DAY_NAME_SHORT}}`	`Thursday` / `Thu`
`{{HOUR}}` / `{{MINUTE}}` / `{{SECOND}}`	`09` / `30` / `00`

Metadata (5)

Placeholder	Description
`{{METADATA_DATETIME}}`	Date+time in YAML format
`{{METADATA_TAGS}}`	Tag array: `["#ai", "#tesla"]`
`{{METADATA_LANGUAGE}}`	Language code
`{{METADATA_PROVIDER}}`	Provider identifier

Topic Info (2)

Placeholder	Example
`{{TOPIC_COUNT}}`	`3`
`{{TOPIC_LIST}}`	`AI, Tesla, Bitcoin`

The plugin validates custom templates in real-time and warns about unknown placeholders or missing {{TOPICS}}.

Custom Prompts

Override the default AI prompts to customize summarization behavior.

Summarization Prompt

Use {{NEWS_TEXT}} as a placeholder for the news content:

Example: Breaking News Focus

Analyze the following news and extract only breaking news and major announcements.
Ignore opinion pieces and minor updates.

News content:
{{NEWS_TEXT}}

Format as bullet points with bold headline, 2-3 sentence summary, and source link.

Example: Investment Focus

Analyze this news from an investor's perspective:

{{NEWS_TEXT}}

For each item provide: market impact, key financial metrics, and risk factors.

AI Judge Prompt (Google providers only)

Controls how AI selects the best items from search results. Use {{NEWS_TEXT}} and {{TOPIC}}:

Example: Quality Filter

Select the 5 most significant news items about {{TOPIC}} from the list below.
Prioritize breaking news from reputable sources. Exclude opinion pieces and ads.

News list:
{{NEWS_TEXT}}

Tips

Be specific about what to include and exclude
Request a specific format (bullet points, tables, etc.)
Set clear priorities for the AI
Test iteratively — start simple and refine