diff --git a/daily/generate.py b/daily/generate.py
index b39bf7d..0bdc6ca 100644
--- a/daily/generate.py
+++ b/daily/generate.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ from daily.github.auth import github_html_headers
 from daily.github.search import fetch_emerging_repos, fetch_topic_hot_repos
 from daily.github.trending import fetch_github_trending, trending_data_source_note
 from daily.localize import LocalizeJob, localize_descriptions, needs_chinese
+from daily.narrative_axis import theme_clusters, theme_names
 from daily.news.fetch import (
     fetch_ai_news,
     fetch_cn_ai_news,
@@ -448,27 +449,6 @@ def _fetch_latest_release_title(repo: str) -> str | None:
         return None
 
 
-def _theme_clusters(feed: dict[str, Any], limit: int = 5) -> list[tuple[str, list[str]]]:
-    buckets: dict[str, list[str]] = defaultdict(list)
-    seen: set[str] = set()
-    for board in ("topTrending", "topHot"):
-        for item in feed.get(board, [])[:20]:
-            item_id = _skill_id(item)
-            if item_id in seen:
-                continue
-            seen.add(item_id)
-            haystack = " ".join(
-                [item.get("title", ""), item.get("source", ""), item.get("description", "")]
-            ).lower()
-            for _icon, theme, keywords in THEME_RULES:
-                if any(k in haystack for k in keywords):
-                    label = f"**{item.get('title')}** (`{item.get('source')}`)"
-                    if label not in buckets[theme]:
-                        buckets[theme].append(label)
-                    break
-    return [(theme, examples[:limit]) for theme, examples in buckets.items() if examples]
-
-
 def _format_github_repo_section(repos: list[dict[str, Any]], *, show_created: bool = False) -> list[str]:
     lines: list[str] = []
     for i, repo in enumerate(repos, 1):
@@ -759,7 +739,7 @@ def generate_report() -> tuple[str, str, Path, Path]:
         github_topic=github_topic,
     )
 
-    themes = _theme_clusters(feed)
+    themes = theme_clusters(feed, theme_rules=THEME_RULES, skill_id_fn=_skill_id)
 
     lines = [
         f"# 早报 · {date_str}",
diff --git a/daily/narrative_axis.py b/daily/narrative_axis.py
index 7ed4195..d055f7e 100644
--- a/daily/narrative_axis.py
+++ b/daily/narrative_axis.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import logging
 import random
+from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -101,3 +102,48 @@ def enforce_narrative_axis(trends: dict[str, Any], axis: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     out = dict(trends)
     out["narrative_axis"] = axis
     return out
+
+
+def theme_clusters(
+    feed: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    limit: int = 5,
+    theme_rules: list[tuple[str, str, list[str]]],
+    skill_id_fn: Any,
+) -> list[tuple[str, list[str]]]:
+    """按 THEME_RULES 把 feed 的 topTrending/topHot 聚成 (主题, 示例列表)。
+
+    从 generate.py 迁入（原私有 _theme_clusters）。theme_rules 与 skill_id_fn
+    由调用方注入，避免对 generate.py 的反向依赖（防循环 import）。
+    """
+    buckets: dict[str, list[str]] = defaultdict(list)
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for board in ("topTrending", "topHot"):
+        for item in feed.get(board, [])[:20]:
+            item_id = skill_id_fn(item)
+            if item_id in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(item_id)
+            haystack = " ".join(
+                [item.get("title", ""), item.get("source", ""), item.get("description", "")]
+            ).lower()
+            for _icon, theme, keywords in theme_rules:
+                if any(k in haystack for k in keywords):
+                    label = f"**{item.get('title')}** (`{item.get('source')}`)"
+                    if label not in buckets[theme]:
+                        buckets[theme].append(label)
+                    break
+    return [(theme, examples[:limit]) for theme, examples in buckets.items() if examples]
+
+
+def theme_names(
+    feed: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    theme_rules: list[tuple[str, str, list[str]]],
+    skill_id_fn: Any,
+    limit: int = 3,
+) -> list[str]:
+    """仅取主题名（不含 markdown 示例），供「今日看点/theme_line」回退文案。"""
+    return [theme for theme, _ in theme_clusters(
+        feed, theme_rules=theme_rules, skill_id_fn=skill_id_fn
+    )][:limit]