# 2026-02-03 — News Workflow Optimization

## Der Standard RSS Optimization (Completed)

Built a new helper script `~/bin/derstandard` that:
- Uses fivefilters proxy to bypass web_fetch private IP restrictions
- Pre-processes RSS output for minimal token usage
- Tracks seen articles in `memory/derstandard-seen.txt` (auto-prunes to 200)
- Batch fetches multiple articles in one call (`derstandard articles url1,url2,...`)

Key commands:
- `items` — NEW articles only, marks all displayed as seen
- `articles` — fetch full content for multiple URLs
- `seen` / `reset` — manage seen state

## AI News Feed Analysis

For the AI news cron job, analyzed which feeds have full content:
- **Simon Willison** (Atom): Full content in `<summary>` ✅ no fetch needed
- **Sebastian Raschka** (Substack): Full content ✅ no fetch needed
- **OpenAI Blog** (RSS): Only snippets ❌ requires article fetching
- **VentureBeat**: Redirect issues, needs investigation

Created `~/bin/ainews` helper script mirroring derstandard workflow.

## Cron Job Updates

Updated all 4 Der Standard cron jobs (10:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00 Vienna) to use:
1. `derstandard items` for new articles
2. Pick relevant ones (intl politics, tech, science, economics)
3. `derstandard articles` to fetch full content
4. Write German briefing (~2000-2500 words)

All jobs use Haiku 4.5 model in isolated sessions.

## Git Status

5 commits made to master (local only, no remote configured).