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title: "Task: What is the Newsagent Task and how do you use it?"
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# Task: What is the Newsagent Task and how do you use it?

Newsagent

Category: Inspiration & Insight

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|  | Frequency
Daily or Weekly (configured per user) | Also useful for
All Agency | Primary team
Leadership / Senior Management |
WHAT THIS TASK DELIVERS

Industry, client, AI and social updates delivered as a short bulleted digest with links. Minimum weekly, ideally daily.

How it is triggered: Automatic on your configured cadence. Delivers to your Slack or Teams channel at the frequency set during onboarding.

WHAT IT PRODUCES

Short bulleted digest with source links, covering the topics and sectors configured at setup.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q  How do I switch from weekly to daily delivery?

A  This is a configuration change login here: www.spud.bot head to ”Tasks”, search for the task and change the scheduled time.

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Q  Can I add a specific client or competitor to coverage?

A  Yes. This is a configuration change login here: www.spud.bot head to”Tasks”, search for the task. Edit the task as you wish or create a new one.

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Q  Is the output safe to share directly with clients?

A  No. It is formatted for internal leadership use. For client-shareable updates, use Trends Insight.

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TASK SCOPE

|  | This task does not | This task does |
|  | ✗  Produce client-shareable formatted reports | ✓  Deliver industry, client, AI, and social news on a configured cadence |
|  | ✗  Run on-demand outside the set cadence | ✓  Format output as short bullets with source links |
|  | ✗  Self-update to new sources without an edit. | ✓  Run automatically without prompting |