newsletter
Create The Jungle Brief newsletter issues. Use when assembling newsletter content from ideas and posts, creating issue sections, or reviewing newsletter drafts. Includes newsletter-specific voice (curated, direct, insider feel), format guidelines, and issue templates.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill automates the end-to-end production of 'The Jungle Brief' newsletter, solving the challenge of maintaining a consistent, high-signal brand voice across recurring issues. It streamlines the transition from raw ideas to polished drafts by providing a structured framework for content assembly, editorial review, and adherence to specific formatting and brand guidelines.
Use Cases
- Assembling full newsletter issues by synthesizing canonical ideas and recent posts into a cohesive 5-7 minute read.
- Generating specialized content sections including deep-dive insights, tool recommendations, and curated link commentaries.
- Ensuring brand consistency by applying the 'curated, direct, and insider' voice and specific typography/color schemes to all drafts.
- Reviewing and editing existing newsletter drafts to align with predefined length constraints (1,200-1,500 words) and structural templates.
- Planning a bi-weekly or weekly content calendar by organizing ideas into the newsletter's standard three-part structure.
| name | newsletter |
|---|---|
| description | Create The Jungle Brief newsletter issues. Use when assembling newsletter content from ideas and posts, creating issue sections, or reviewing newsletter drafts. Includes newsletter-specific voice (curated, direct, insider feel), format guidelines, and issue templates. |
Newsletter Skill (The Jungle Brief)
Create curated, high-signal newsletter issues that build subscriber loyalty.
When to Use
- Assembling The Jungle Brief issues from canonical ideas
- Creating newsletter sections (deep insight, template/tool, links)
- Reviewing or editing newsletter drafts
- Planning newsletter content calendar
Quick Reference
Frequency: Bi-weekly (moving to weekly)
Structure per issue:
- One deep insight (from a canonical idea)
- One template or tool
- 3-5 curated links with commentary
Target length: 5-7 minute read (~1,200-1,500 words)
Context Files
context/voice.md- Newsletter-specific voice (curated, direct)context/format.md- Issue structure and section guidelinescontext/curation.md- Link selection and commentary
Brand Reference
See docs/guides/brand-guide.md for:
- Newsletter colour scheme (Deep Jungle header, Golden Amber accents)
- Typography guidelines (Sora headings, Source Sans body)
- Email template styling recommendations
Templates
templates/issue.md- Full newsletter issue template