diff --git a/cheddahbot/scheduler.py b/cheddahbot/scheduler.py
index b1a59e2..89b23a3 100644
--- a/cheddahbot/scheduler.py
+++ b/cheddahbot/scheduler.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import threading
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from croniter import croniter
 
@@ -49,7 +50,10 @@ class Scheduler:
         self._autocora_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
         self._content_watch_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
         self._cora_distribute_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
+        self._briefing_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
         self._force_autocora = threading.Event()
+        self._force_briefing = threading.Event()
+        self._last_briefing_date: str | None = None
         self._clickup_client = None
         self._field_filter_cache: dict | None = None
         self._loop_timestamps: dict[str, str | None] = {
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ class Scheduler:
             "autocora": None,
             "content_watch": None,
             "cora_distribute": None,
+            "briefing": None,
         }
 
     def start(self):
@@ -142,6 +147,16 @@ class Scheduler:
         else:
             log.info("Cora distribution watcher disabled (no cora_human_inbox configured)")
 
+        # Start morning briefing loop if ClickUp is configured
+        if self.config.clickup.enabled:
+            self._briefing_thread = threading.Thread(
+                target=self._briefing_loop, daemon=True, name="briefing"
+            )
+            self._briefing_thread.start()
+            log.info("Morning briefing loop started")
+        else:
+            log.info("Morning briefing disabled (ClickUp not configured)")
+
         log.info(
             "Scheduler started (poll=%ds, heartbeat=%dm)",
             self.config.scheduler.poll_interval_seconds,
@@ -184,6 +199,11 @@ class Scheduler:
         """Wake the AutoCora poll loop immediately."""
         self._force_autocora.set()
 
+    def force_briefing(self):
+        """Force the morning briefing to send now (ignores schedule/dedup)."""
+        self._last_briefing_date = None
+        self._force_briefing.set()
+
     def get_loop_timestamps(self) -> dict[str, str | None]:
         """Return last_run timestamps for all loops (in-memory)."""
         return dict(self._loop_timestamps)
@@ -1111,3 +1131,199 @@ class Scheduler:
             f"Matched tasks: {', '.join(matched_names)}",
             category="autocora",
         )
+
+    # ── Morning Briefing ──
+
+    _CENTRAL = ZoneInfo("America/Chicago")
+
+    def _briefing_loop(self):
+        """Check every 60s if it's time to send the morning briefing."""
+        # Wait before first check
+        self._stop_event.wait(30)
+
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
+            try:
+                forced = self._force_briefing.is_set()
+                if forced:
+                    self._force_briefing.clear()
+
+                now = datetime.now(self._CENTRAL)
+                today = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+                is_weekday = now.weekday() < 5  # Mon=0 .. Fri=4
+
+                target_hour = 6 if is_weekday else 8
+                target_minute = 30 if is_weekday else 0
+
+                at_briefing_time = (
+                    now.hour == target_hour and now.minute == target_minute
+                )
+                already_sent = self._last_briefing_date == today
+
+                if forced or (at_briefing_time and not already_sent):
+                    self._send_morning_briefing()
+                    self._last_briefing_date = today
+                    self._loop_timestamps["briefing"] = datetime.now(UTC).isoformat()
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.error("Briefing loop error: %s", e)
+
+            self._interruptible_wait(60, self._force_briefing)
+
+    def _send_morning_briefing(self):
+        """Build and send the morning briefing notification."""
+        client = self._get_clickup_client()
+        space_id = self.config.clickup.space_id
+        if not space_id:
+            log.warning("Briefing skipped — no space_id configured")
+            return
+
+        # Query tasks in the 4 relevant statuses
+        briefing_statuses = [
+            "running cora",
+            "outline review",
+            self.config.clickup.pr_review_status,  # "pr needs review"
+            self.config.clickup.error_status,       # "error"
+        ]
+
+        try:
+            tasks = client.get_tasks_from_overall_lists(
+                space_id, statuses=briefing_statuses
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("Briefing: ClickUp query failed: %s", e)
+            return
+
+        # Bucket tasks by status
+        cora_tasks = []
+        outline_tasks = []
+        pr_tasks = []
+        error_tasks = []
+
+        for t in tasks:
+            if t.status == "running cora":
+                cora_tasks.append(t)
+            elif t.status == "outline review":
+                outline_tasks.append(t)
+            elif t.status == self.config.clickup.pr_review_status:
+                pr_tasks.append(t)
+            elif t.status == self.config.clickup.error_status:
+                error_tasks.append(t)
+
+        # If nothing needs attention, send a short all-clear
+        if not any([cora_tasks, outline_tasks, pr_tasks, error_tasks]):
+            self._notify("Morning briefing: All clear — nothing needs attention.", category="briefing")
+            return
+
+        lines = ["Morning Briefing", ""]
+
+        # Section 1: Cora reports
+        if cora_tasks:
+            cora_statuses = self._check_cora_file_status(cora_tasks)
+            lines.append(f"CORA REPORTS ({len(cora_tasks)})")
+            by_customer = self._group_by_customer(cora_tasks)
+            for customer, ctasks in by_customer.items():
+                lines.append(f"  {customer}:")
+                for t in ctasks:
+                    status_note = cora_statuses.get(t.id, "")
+                    suffix = f" — {status_note}" if status_note else ""
+                    lines.append(f"    - {t.name}{suffix}")
+            lines.append("")
+
+        # Section 2: Outlines to approve
+        if outline_tasks:
+            lines.append(f"OUTLINES TO APPROVE ({len(outline_tasks)})")
+            by_customer = self._group_by_customer(outline_tasks)
+            for customer, ctasks in by_customer.items():
+                lines.append(f"  {customer}:")
+                for t in ctasks:
+                    lines.append(f"    - {t.name}")
+            lines.append("")
+
+        # Section 3: PRs to review
+        if pr_tasks:
+            lines.append(f"PRs TO REVIEW ({len(pr_tasks)})")
+            by_customer = self._group_by_customer(pr_tasks)
+            for customer, ctasks in by_customer.items():
+                lines.append(f"  {customer}:")
+                for t in ctasks:
+                    lines.append(f"    - {t.name}")
+            lines.append("")
+
+        # Section 4: Errors
+        if error_tasks:
+            lines.append(f"ERRORS ({len(error_tasks)})")
+            by_customer = self._group_by_customer(error_tasks)
+            for customer, ctasks in by_customer.items():
+                lines.append(f"  {customer}:")
+                for t in ctasks:
+                    lines.append(f"    - {t.name}")
+            lines.append("")
+
+        message = "\n".join(lines).rstrip()
+        self._notify(message, category="briefing")
+        log.info("Morning briefing sent (%d cora, %d outlines, %d PRs, %d errors)",
+                 len(cora_tasks), len(outline_tasks), len(pr_tasks), len(error_tasks))
+
+    def _group_by_customer(self, tasks) -> dict[str, list]:
+        """Group tasks by their Customer custom field."""
+        groups: dict[str, list] = {}
+        for t in tasks:
+            customer = t.custom_fields.get("Customer", "") or "Unknown"
+            groups.setdefault(str(customer), []).append(t)
+        return groups
+
+    def _check_cora_file_status(self, cora_tasks) -> dict[str, str]:
+        """For each 'running cora' task, check where its xlsx sits on the network.
+
+        Returns a dict of task_id → human-readable status note.
+        """
+        from .tools.linkbuilding import _fuzzy_keyword_match, _normalize_for_match
+
+        # Collect xlsx filenames from all relevant folders
+        folders = {
+            "cora_human": Path(self.config.autocora.cora_human_inbox),
+            "cora_human_processed": Path(self.config.autocora.cora_human_inbox) / "processed",
+            "lb_inbox": Path(self.config.link_building.watch_folder),
+            "lb_processed": Path(self.config.link_building.watch_folder) / "processed",
+            "content_inbox": Path(self.config.content.cora_inbox),
+            "content_processed": Path(self.config.content.cora_inbox) / "processed",
+        }
+
+        # Build a map: normalized_stem → set of folder keys
+        file_locations: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+        for folder_key, folder_path in folders.items():
+            if not folder_path.exists():
+                continue
+            for xlsx in folder_path.glob("*.xlsx"):
+                if xlsx.name.startswith("~$"):
+                    continue
+                stem = xlsx.stem.lower().replace("-", " ").replace("_", " ")
+                stem = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", stem).strip()
+                file_locations.setdefault(stem, set()).add(folder_key)
+
+        # Match each task's keyword against the file stems
+        result: dict[str, str] = {}
+        for task in cora_tasks:
+            keyword = task.custom_fields.get("Keyword", "") or task.name
+            keyword_norm = _normalize_for_match(str(keyword))
+
+            # Find which folders have a matching file
+            matched_folders: set[str] = set()
+            for stem, locs in file_locations.items():
+                if _fuzzy_keyword_match(keyword_norm, stem):
+                    matched_folders.update(locs)
+
+            if not matched_folders:
+                result[task.id] = "needs cora.xlsx from worker machine"
+            elif matched_folders & {"lb_inbox", "content_inbox"}:
+                result[task.id] = "queued for processing"
+            elif matched_folders & {"lb_processed", "content_processed"}:
+                result[task.id] = "pipeline complete"
+            elif "cora_human" in matched_folders:
+                result[task.id] = "waiting for distribution"
+            elif "cora_human_processed" in matched_folders:
+                result[task.id] = "distributed, waiting for pipeline"
+            else:
+                result[task.id] = "needs cora.xlsx from worker machine"
+
+        return result
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index e37106d..bf9524a 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ ntfy:
       include_patterns: ["failed", "FAILURE", "skipped", "no ClickUp match", "copy failed", "IMSURL is empty"]
       priority: urgent
       tags: rotating_light
+    - name: daily_briefing
+      topic_env_var: NTFY_TOPIC_DAILY_BRIEFING
+      categories: [briefing]
+      priority: high
+      tags: clipboard
 
 # Multi-agent configuration
 # Each agent gets its own personality, tool whitelist, and memory scope.