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@pubwave/techbrief

v0.1.2

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Read global tech news and indie-dev writing with AI summaries and translation — runs on your own machine.

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TechBrief

The command that runs TechBrief — your personal reader for global tech news and indie‑dev writing, with AI summaries and translation.

Install

You need Node.js 20 or newer.

npm install -g @pubwave/techbrief

Start it

techbrief

On the first run, a short setup guide asks for:

  • the language you want to read in
  • whether to use a local AI (Ollama) or a cloud one (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter)

Then TechBrief starts up and opens the reader in your browser. Run techbrief again any time to open it.

Commands

| Command | What it does | | --- | --- | | techbrief | Start everything and open the reader | | techbrief setup | Change your language or AI settings | | techbrief sync | Fetch the latest articles now | | techbrief source list | See where articles come from | | techbrief doctor | Check that everything is set up correctly | | techbrief mobile run ios | Install and open the app on your iPhone | | techbrief mobile run android | Install and open the app on your Android |

Add --help to any command to see its options, e.g. techbrief sync --help.

Reading on your phone

Connect your phone to the same Wi‑Fi as your computer, then:

techbrief mobile run ios       # or: android

The app installs and points at the TechBrief running on your computer.

Notes

  • Everything runs on your own computer; the web reader is at http://127.0.0.1:9540.
  • Start without opening the browser with techbrief --no-open.