Every morning, get a spoken summary of your day: calendar events, weather, top news, and pending reminders — all in one go.
Checking your calendar, then weather app, then news, then reminders is a fragmented morning ritual that fragments your attention before the day even starts. A unified briefing lets you stay informed while getting ready.
Minis pulls together:
- Today's calendar events (via Apple Calendar)
- Current weather (via Apple Weather framework)
- Top news headlines (via web search)
- Pending reminders (via Apple Reminders)
...and delivers it as a clean, readable summary. Optionally, use the doubao-tts skill to have it read aloud.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Built-in | Calendar, Reminders, Weather, Location access |
doubao-tts (optional) |
Text-to-speech for audio playback |
- Open Minis in the morning
- Paste the prompt below
- Optionally ask Minis to read it aloud
Give me a morning briefing:
1. My calendar events for today
2. Current weather and today's forecast
3. Top 3 technology news headlines
4. Pending reminders
End with a one-sentence focus for the day.
A structured summary covering all four sections, ending with a prioritized focus sentence. Takes about 15–20 seconds.
If using TTS, an audio file is generated and plays automatically.
- Calendar permissions granted to Minis
- Reminders permissions granted to Minis
- Location permissions granted for weather
- For optional TTS, configure
DOUBAO_TTS_API_KEY; optionally setDOUBAO_TTS_RESOURCE_ID - Legacy TTS alternative: configure both
DOUBAO_TTS_APPIDandDOUBAO_TTS_TOKEN
- Automate it: Set a Shortcut to open Minis with this prompt every morning at 7am
- Add stocks: "Also include the current price of AAPL and BTC"
- Weekly version: Run on Monday mornings with "this week's" instead of "today's"
Submitted by: @OpenMinis
2026-03