Organises scattered notes into a structured brief with sections for core facts, timeline, key players, context, open questions, and next steps. For journalists and producers preparing to write.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/autopunk-media-skills:topic-background-briefThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Organise user-provided notes, facts, and context into a structured background brief for a story — creating a scannable reference document that a journalist, producer, or editor can consult throughout production.
Organise user-provided notes, facts, and context into a structured background brief for a story — creating a scannable reference document that a journalist, producer, or editor can consult throughout production.
Required: The story topic and angle; all notes and facts gathered so far (can be unstructured, rough, or copied directly from a notepad).
Optional: What gaps you already know exist; who the brief is for (reporter, editor, producer, director); whether you want the brief to highlight unanswered questions prominently; any facts that must appear in a specific section.
Structured brief with five or six labelled sections. Each section uses bullet points. Contradictions in the source material are flagged with a note (not silently resolved or decided). Open Questions are framed as actionable research tasks ("Confirm whether the council vote was unanimous — check meeting minutes"). "Gaps and Next Steps" at the end summarises the most important missing information and suggests where to find it. Total: 400–700 words depending on the volume of input provided.
Story topic: Proposed urban green space project in the city's eastern district.
Angle: Whether the project is viable given the contamination history of the site.
Notes (unstructured): City council approved the project in the autumn. The budget is £3.2 million. A community group called Friends of Eastfield is opposed — they are worried about the contamination. The site was an industrial site for most of the twentieth century, a metalworks I think. There's a 2025 completion timeline but I'm not sure if that's still the case. The project architect is someone called Rawlings — she gave a quote saying the design incorporates a raised boardwalk to avoid direct soil contact. I have a quote from a council spokesperson saying soil testing has been commissioned. I don't know the results. The green space would cover about 4 hectares. There may be a planning application somewhere. Budget might have been revised upward but I'm not sure.
Background Brief: Eastfield Green Space Project Prepared from reporter notes — not independently verified
Core Facts
Timeline
Gap: No dates for planning application submission, soil testing, or any public consultation process.
Key Players
Context
Open Questions
Gaps and Next Steps
The most significant gap is the soil testing results — this is central to the viability angle. Request these from the council under FOI if not publicly available. The planning application (if submitted) will contain the full design brief, the architect's details, and any environmental assessments. The council planning portal should be the first stop. Friends of Eastfield may have filed formal planning objections with more specific contamination evidence — worth checking the objection register before approaching them for interview.
npx claudepluginhub ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills --plugin autopunk-media-skillsCompiles structured, scannable fact sheets on a topic — organizing key data, definitions, timelines, and context for editorial teams, producers, or journalists.
Produces concise decision-ready briefing notes from processed research materials, with structured sections for findings, sources, risks, and recommended actions.
Creates shareable briefing documents from sessions, research, or learnings. Generates dual-audience formats like proposals, summaries, and research syntheses for humans and AI agents.