Morning Status Email

Every morning at 7 AM, Isaac gets an email containing:

• Weather — Current conditions, temperature, precipitation chance, humidity, and wind for Sioux Falls
• Top Priority — Current focus project with todo list and last 3 git commits
• Daily Checklist — Journal, read, and workout tracking with streaks
• Next Priorities — Upcoming projects in priority order
• My Projects — My own priority list (like this email system)

The system is built on three components:

1. Python Script — Gathers data from multiple sources: Open-Meteo API for weather, GitHub API for commits, local JSON files for projects and checklist
2. MJML Template — A responsive email template with placeholders that gets filled with data, then compiled to bulletproof HTML
3. OpenClaw Cron — Runs daily at 7 AM America/Chicago time, triggers the script, and sends via Resend

Isaac can update his checklist via Telegram by sending:

• done journal — Mark journaling complete
• done read — Mark reading complete
• done workout — Mark workout complete
• status — Check current checklist status

Streaks are tracked per habit and reset daily. The system handles the new day reset automatically.

• Use structured templates — MJML with clear placeholders beats regex on minified HTML every time
• GitHub API over local repos — No need to clone everything; gh api works great for commit history
• Open-Meteo > WTTR.IN — Proper precipitation probability instead of "0.0mm"
• Env vars in script — Cron runs isolated, so set API keys in the Python file, not globally

• Full blog post →
• Source code on GitHub →