# Workshop: Monday Morning Brief — Copy-Pastable Prompt

**For attendees.** This prompt sets up a recurring Monday briefing — a single message that pulls together your week ahead so you know what's coming before you've had your coffee.

There are two parts:
1. **A setup conversation** to wire up the connections (calendar, inbox, weather)
2. **The brief prompt itself** — once it's running, this is what fires every Monday

Work through Part 1 first, then use Part 2 to test it and schedule it.

**Time required:** 15–20 minutes to set up. Then it runs itself.

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## Part 1: Setup — paste this first

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I want to set up a Monday morning briefing that pulls from my calendar, email, and a weather feed. Help me get this configured.

Here's what I want in the brief each Monday:
- What's on my calendar for the week — especially anything today or tomorrow that needs prep
- A quick scan of my inbox — anything flagged, unread from key people, or that's been sitting for more than a few days
- The weather for my location this week, so I can plan around it
- One thing I should probably do before the week gets away from me (based on what's in front of me)

**Step 1 — Check what you can see.** Before we do anything else, tell me: which of these do you currently have access to? Calendar, inbox, weather? If any are missing, walk me through the simplest way to connect them in plain steps — what to click, what permissions to grant, what to install if needed.

**Step 2 — Run a test brief.** Once we've confirmed what you can see, produce one example brief using today's data. Don't wait for Monday. I want to see what it looks like before I schedule it.

**Step 3 — Help me schedule it.** Once I'm happy with the format, show me the exact steps to schedule this to run automatically every Monday morning at a time I choose.

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## Part 2: The brief itself — use this once it's running

Once your connections are set up and you've confirmed the format looks right, this is the actual brief prompt. Save this somewhere easy to find, or paste it into your scheduling tool.

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Good morning. It's Monday. Run my weekly brief.

Check my calendar and give me:
- Everything on my schedule this week, grouped by day
- Anything today or tomorrow that needs prep or a decision before it happens
- Any conflicts or back-to-back blocks I should know about

Check my inbox and give me:
- Anything unread from people I've emailed in the last two weeks
- Anything flagged or marked important
- Anything that's been sitting unread for more than 3 days

Check the weather for [YOUR CITY] this week and give me:
- A two-line summary: general conditions, anything to plan around (rain, cold snap, etc.)

Then give me one thing — just one — that I should probably handle before the week gets away from me. Base it on what's in my calendar and inbox, not a generic tip.

Keep the whole thing under one screen. I'm reading this with my first coffee.

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## Notes for attendees

**Replace `[YOUR CITY]`** with your actual location before saving or scheduling.

**Which tools support scheduling natively?**

- **Claude (Cowork):** Yes — scheduling is built in. Once your brief is working, use the Cowork scheduling feature to set a recurring Monday run time.
- **ChatGPT / Codex:** Yes — both support scheduled tasks natively. Set it up once and it fires automatically each week.
- **Gemini + Google Workspace:** Best native integration for calendar and Gmail. Worth trying here first if you're on Google.

**What if it can't see my calendar or inbox?**
That's normal — permissions vary by tool and account type. Start with just the weather and calendar (usually easier to connect), and add inbox later. A partial brief is still useful.

**The format will drift.** AI tools don't have perfect memory of your preferences. If the brief starts going long or off-format, paste Part 2 again — it resets the instructions.