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How to Generate Shareable HTML Research Briefs with /last30days

Cowrie
Cowrie
Dev @ Bswen

Problem

Raw markdown research is great for developers but unreadable for non-technical stakeholders. Copying markdown into Slack loses formatting. Emailing raw text looks unprofessional. I needed a way to share research briefs that looks good, works offline, and has no dependencies.

The Solution

Add --emit=html to any /last30days query and it produces a self-contained HTML file:

Generate HTML brief
/last30days OpenClaw --emit=html

You can also use plain language:

Plain language equivalents
/last30days OpenClaw, give me a shareable HTML brief
/last30days Cursor IDE for slack

What the HTML Brief Contains

The output is a single self-contained file with:

  • Badge and metadata line at the top
  • Full synthesis with all citations rendered as links
  • Engine footer (the “All agents reported back!” tree) for provenance
  • Colophon with the topic and re-run instructions
  • Data quality warnings stay in stderr logs — never leak into the shareable artifact

Technical specs:

  • Inline CSS — no external dependencies
  • System-font fallbacks: Inter and JetBrains Mono
  • Dark mode by default
  • Print-friendly layout
  • Zero JavaScript — just HTML and CSS
  • Works offline

Custom Location

Save to a specific directory:

Custom save directory
/last30days Anthropic earnings --save-dir ~/client-reports --emit=html

The file saves alongside the raw markdown in LAST30DAYS_MEMORY_DIR (defaults to ~/Documents/Last30Days/).

Converting Existing Markdown

You can also convert any existing markdown synthesis to HTML:

Convert markdown to HTML
/last30days --synthesis-file ~/Documents/Last30Days/topic-synthesis.md

This is useful when you have saved briefs you want to share retroactively.

Summary

In this post, I showed how to use --emit=html to transform a raw research brief into a professional, dark-mode, self-contained HTML file. The key point is that it requires no dependencies, loses no formatting, and works offline — you can drag it into Slack, attach to email, or embed in Notion.

Final Words + More Resources

My intention with this article was to help others share my knowledge and experience. If you want to contact me, you can contact by email: Email me

Here are also the most important links from this article along with some further resources that will help you in this scope:

Oh, and if you found these resources useful, don’t forget to support me by starring the repo on GitHub!

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