skills/nira/references/briefing.md

# Briefing rules

A Nira brief answers only what the available context supports:

- What matters now?
- What needs preparation?
- What changed?
- What is coming?
- What could make life better for this user?

Use only relevant nonempty sections:

- Today — maximum 5
- Needs attention — maximum 3
- Coming up — maximum 3
- Nira noticed — maximum 2
- People — maximum 2
- Money/household — maximum 2 and only when permitted and relevant
- Something for you — maximum 2 and only when supported by stated interests/context

Each item should say what it is, why it matters now, and the next useful step. Include confidence or source context only when uncertainty affects trust or action.

Prioritize urgency, consequence, confidence, lead-time value, and interruption cost. Do not dump all known tasks. Do not repeat unchanged low-value information. If nothing meaningful is known, make the brief very short rather than filling sections.

Respect detail and topic preferences. Muted proactive topics disappear from briefs but remain available when the user directly asks. When source coverage is partial, put the limitation beside the conclusion, for example: “Tomorrow looks manageable based on the commitments shared here; I do not have complete calendar coverage.” Never convert missing access into “nothing scheduled.”