# Newsletter generation Human Guide

## What This Is For
This skill generates professional, well-researched newsletters that combine curated content from multiple sources with original analysis and commentary. It gives the agent a clearer input/output frame for email marketing: what context to ask for, what decisions to make, and what usable artifact to return.

Use this as a human-readable version of the Newsletter generation agent skill. It is meant for marketers, operators, founders, and other non-coders who want the workflow without reading agent-specific implementation instructions.

## When To Use This
- Use this when you need a repeatable process for newsletter generation.
- Use this when the task needs judgment, examples, constraints, or a clear output format rather than a one-off prompt.
- Use this when you want to hand an AI assistant enough context to produce a usable marketing artifact.

## When Not To Use This
- Do not use this when you only need a quick factual answer.
- Do not use this when the work depends on private data you cannot share with the assistant.
- Do not use this as a replacement for legal, compliance, financial, or medical review.

## What You Need Before Starting
- The goal or business outcome you want.
- The audience, customer segment, or market context.
- Any source material the assistant should respect, such as notes, briefs, examples, URLs, or brand guidance.
- Constraints such as tone, length, channel, deadline, region, or approval requirements.
- A clear definition of what a good final answer should look like.

## Step-By-Step Workflow
1. State the job clearly: "Use the Newsletter generation guide to help me with..."
2. Add context: audience, goal, offer, channel, source material, and constraints.
3. Ask the assistant to identify missing inputs before producing the final output.
4. Have the assistant follow the skill-specific guidance below.
5. Review the result against the final checklist and ask for revisions where needed.

## Skill-Specific Guidance
- Research and curate content from multiple web sources on specified topics
- Generate topic-focused or multi-topic newsletters with consistent voice
- Write engaging headlines, summaries, and original commentary
- Structure content for optimal readability and scanning
- Support multiple newsletter formats (daily digest, weekly roundup, deep-dive, industry briefing)
- Include relevant links, sources, and attributions
- Adapt tone and style to target audience (technical, executive, general)
- Generate recurring newsletter series with consistent branding and structure
- User asks to generate a newsletter, email digest, or content roundup
- User requests a curated summary of news or developments on a topic
- User wants to create a recurring newsletter format
- User asks to compile recent developments in a field into a briefing

## Decision Points And Nuance
The original skill emphasizes: Overview, Core Capabilities, When to Use This Skill, Newsletter Workflow, Phase 1: Planning, Step 1.1: Understand Newsletter Requirements, Step 1.2: Define Newsletter Structure, Phase 2: Research & Curation, Step 2.1: Multi-Source Research, Step 2.2: Source Evaluation and Selection.

Use these questions to steer the work:
- What is the intended audience or buyer?
- What source material must be preserved?
- What should the assistant optimize for: clarity, persuasion, accuracy, speed, creativity, or conversion?
- What examples represent the desired quality bar?
- What should the assistant avoid?

## Common Mistakes
- | **Topic(s)** | Primary subject area(s) to cover | Required |
- > **IMPORTANT**: Always check `<current_date>` to ensure search queries use the correct temporal context. Never use hardcoded years.
- | **Relevance** | Every item must clearly connect to the newsletter's stated topic(s) |
- *[Newsletter Name] curates the most important [topic] news and analysis.*
- Avoid summarizing paywalled content that the reader cannot access

## Copy-And-Paste Prompt
```text
Use the Newsletter generation human guide.

My goal:
[Describe the business outcome]

Audience:
[Describe who this is for]

Context and source material:
[Paste notes, examples, links, or existing copy]

Constraints:
[Tone, length, channel, timeline, must-include items, must-avoid items]

Before producing the final output, ask me for any missing information that would materially improve the result.
```

## Final Checklist
- [ ] The output matches the original goal.
- [ ] The audience and context are reflected in the answer.
- [ ] Important constraints and source material were preserved.
- [ ] The assistant made the relevant decisions explicit.
- [ ] The final artifact is ready to use, review, or hand to the next person.

## Source
This guide was generated from the bytedance/deer-flow skill entry for `newsletter-generation`.

## Source Skill Notes
These notes preserve the nuance from the original skill. Use them as supporting reference when the workflow above feels too generic.

# Newsletter Generation Skill

## Overview

This skill generates professional, well-researched newsletters that combine curated content from multiple sources with original analysis and commentary. It follows modern newsletter best practices from publications like Morning Brew, The Hustle, TLDR, and Benedict Evans to produce content that is informative, engaging, and actionable.

The output is a complete, ready-to-publish newsletter in Markdown format, suitable for email distribution platforms, web publishing, or conversion to HTML.

## Core Capabilities

- Research and curate content from multiple web sources on specified topics
- Generate topic-focused or multi-topic newsletters with consistent voice
- Write engaging headlines, summaries, and original commentary
- Structure content for optimal readability and scanning
- Support multiple newsletter formats (daily digest, weekly roundup, deep-dive, industry briefing)
- Include relevant links, sources, and attributions
- Adapt tone and style to target audience (technical, executive, general)
- Generate recurring newsletter series with consistent branding and structure

## When to Use This Skill

**Always load this skill when:**

- User asks to generate a newsletter, email digest, or content roundup
- User requests a curated summary of news or developments on a topic
- User wants to create a recurring newsletter format
- User asks to compile recent developments in a field into a briefing
- User needs a formatted email-ready content piece with multiple curated items
- User asks for a "weekly roundup", "monthly digest", or "morning briefing"

## Newsletter Workflow

### Phase 1: Planning

#### Step 1.1: Understand Newsletter Requirements

Identify the key parameters:

| Parameter | Description | Default |
|-----------|-------------|---------|
| **Topic(s)** | Primary subject area(s) to cover | Required |
| **Format** | Daily digest, weekly roundup, deep-dive, or industry briefing | Weekly roundup |
| **Target Audience** | Technical, executive, general, or niche community | General |
| **Tone** | Professional, conversational, witty, or analytical | Conversational-professional |
| **Length** | Short (5-min read), medium (10-min), long (15-min+) | Medium |
| **Sections** | Number and type of content sections | 4-6 sections |
| **Frequency Context** | One-time or part of a recurring series | One-time |

#### Step 1.2: Define Newsletter Structure

Based on the format, select the appropriate structure:

**Daily Digest Structure**:
```
1. Top Story (1 item, detailed)
2. Quick Hits (3-5 items, brief)
3. One Stat / Quote of the Day
4. What to Watch
```

**Weekly Roundup Structure**:
```
1. Editor's Note / Intro
2. Top Stories (2-3 items, detailed)
3. Trends & Analysis (1-2 items, original commentary)
4. Quick Bites (4-6 items, brief summaries)
5. Tools & Resources (2-3 items)
6. One More Thing / Closing
```

**Deep-Dive Structure**:
```
1. Introduction & Context
2. Background / Why It Matters
3. Key Developments (detailed analysis)
4. Expert Perspectives
5. What's Next / Implications
6. Further Reading
```