Generates AI Architect newsletters combining latest AI news, research insights, and visual storytelling. Supports daily briefs and weekly deep-dives.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/claude-skills-library:ai-architect-newsletterThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Automated intelligence newsletter generation for AI Architects, combining latest AI news, FrankX research hub insights, and visual storytelling into production-ready HTML/text newsletters.
Automated intelligence newsletter generation for AI Architects, combining latest AI news, FrankX research hub insights, and visual storytelling into production-ready HTML/text newsletters.
/ai-architect-newsletter - Generate weekly newsletter/ai-architect-newsletter daily - Quick daily brief/ai-architect-newsletter [topic] - Deep dive on specific topic/ai-architect-newsletter status - Review recent newsletters# Basic invocation (uses Opus 4.6 recommended)
/ai-architect-newsletter
# The system will:
# 1. Gather latest AI news (WebSearch)
# 2. Pull relevant research from /research hub
# 3. Generate visual newsletter (HTML + text)
# 4. Save to content/newsletters/YYYY-MM-DD-newsletter.html
# 5. Display summary with preview link
Each story includes:
One technical deep-dive featuring:
Highlight from FrankX research hub:
3-4 new tools with:
See ai-news-sources.md for complete source list including:
Model Releases:
Research:
Tools & Frameworks:
Enterprise AI:
The skill automatically scans /research/ directory for:
/research command output)Cross-references news with research to provide context and depth.
AI Lab Logos:
assets/branding/labs/Generated Images:
Embedding vs Linking:
Trigger: /ai-architect-newsletter
Output:
Recommended Model: Opus 4.6 (deep synthesis)
Trigger: /ai-architect-newsletter daily
Output:
Recommended Model: Sonnet 4.5 (faster)
Trigger: /ai-architect-newsletter [topic]
Examples:
/ai-architect-newsletter agentic systems/ai-architect-newsletter vision models/ai-architect-newsletter production RAGOutput:
Recommended Model: Opus 4.6 (depth)
Trigger: /ai-architect-newsletter status
Output:
Purpose: Automated news gathering via WebSearch
Usage:
// Called automatically during newsletter generation
// Or manually: npx tsx scripts/gather-ai-news.ts --mode weekly
Output: JSON file with structured news data
Location: .claude/skills/ai-architect-newsletter/cache/news-YYYY-MM-DD.json
See script for configuration options.
Purpose: Scan and index FrankX research hub
Usage:
// Scans /research/ directory for relevant content
// Indexes by topic, date, relevance
Output: Research index JSON Cross-reference: Matches news topics with research findings
Purpose: Template engine for HTML/text output
Usage:
// Processes gathered data into newsletter format
// Applies templates, injects content, optimizes assets
Templates Used:
assets/templates/newsletter.html - Main HTML templateassets/templates/newsletter.txt - Plain text versionassets/templates/social-preview.html - Social sharing cardPurpose: Image processing and embedding
Usage:
// Compresses images for email clients
// Converts to base64 for embedding (small images)
// Uploads to CDN and generates links (large images)
Optimization:
See content-patterns.md for complete style guide.
Key Principles:
Tone:
Avoid:
/mnt/c/Users/Frank/FrankX/
├── content/newsletters/
│ ├── YYYY-MM-DD-weekly.html
│ ├── YYYY-MM-DD-weekly.txt
│ └── archive/
└── public/newsletters/
└── images/
└── YYYY-MM-DD/
/mnt/c/Users/Frank/ai-architect-academy/
├── newsletters/
│ ├── YYYY-MM-DD.html
│ └── archive/
└── assets/newsletter-images/
Repo Detection:
// Automatically detects current repo
const isAcademy = process.cwd().includes('ai-architect-academy');
const outputPath = isAcademy
? 'newsletters/'
: 'content/newsletters/';
Cross-Repo Syncing:
This SKILL.md provides core workflow. For detailed information:
Synergy with /research:
# 1. Run research first
/research agentic systems
# 2. Generate newsletter with research integrated
/ai-architect-newsletter
# Research findings automatically included in newsletter
Synergy with /generate-social:
# After newsletter generation
/generate-social content/newsletters/YYYY-MM-DD-weekly.html
# Creates X thread + LinkedIn post from newsletter
Before sending newsletter:
Opus 4.6 (Recommended for quality):
Sonnet 4.5 (Faster):
When to use each:
Newsletter not generating:
Missing images:
Research not integrated:
/research command first to generate contentMulti-repo issues:
Created: 2026-02-16 Status: Production Ready Model: Works with Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.6 recommended for quality Line Count: 458 (under 500-line rule ✅)
npx claudepluginhub frankxai/claude-skills-library --plugin claude-skills-librarySearches for today's AI news across multiple categories, checks official changelogs, and creates/updates a briefing in Notion with deduplication against previously covered stories.
Generates a concise text digest and 9:16 infographic image from scored, verified AI news data for sharing on messaging platforms like WeChat, Telegram, and Slack.
Creates, curates, and grows email newsletters across 6 formats (curated, story-driven, educational, interview, data-driven, personal update) with editorial structure, content sourcing, commentary writing, and subscriber growth guidance.