newsjack 0.1.10 → 0.1.11-rc.2

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  **Are you an agent?** Check out **[Getting started](docs/getting-started.md)**
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+ **Are you a human?** Jump to **[platform-specific setup](#install)** below.
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  ## What your agent can do once newsjack is installed
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  ## Install
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- Pick the path for the harness you're using.
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- ### Supported runtimes
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- | Runtime | Status | Experience | Install path |
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- | Claude Code | Recommended | Full Mode | curl, npm, or plugin |
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- | Codex | Recommended | Full Mode | curl or npm |
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- | OpenClaw | Recommended | Full Mode | curl or npm |
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- | Hermes | Recommended | Full Mode | curl or npm |
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- | Claude.ai chat | Limited only | Limited Mode | plugin/upload/manual skills |
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- | ChatGPT chat | Limited only | Limited Mode | manual skills |
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- | Claude Cowork | Limited only | Limited Mode | plugin/upload/manual skills |
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- ### Full Mode: Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes
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- assets:
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+ Newsjack is a set of **open skills** — plain-Markdown instructions your agent
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+ reads — plus a small open-source CLI. Most skills run anywhere your agent runs.
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+ A few reach for a live news index, journalist enrichment,
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+ or locally-saved monitoring state — those work best in a local agent.
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+ ### What runs where
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+ | Skill | [Claude.ai](https://claude.ai) | [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com) | [Cowork](https://claude.com/product/cowork) | [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) | [Codex](https://openai.com/codex) | [Hermes](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com) | [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai) | [Medialyst](https://medialyst.ai) |
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+ | --- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
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+ | **Strategize** | | | | | | | | |
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+ | pr-strategist | | ⚠️ | | | | | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | newsworthiness-check | | ⚠️ | | | | | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | **Act** | | | | | | | | |
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+ | angle-generator | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | headline-generator | | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | meanest-editor | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | crisis-holding | | ⚠️ | | | | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | reactive-comment | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | fact-check | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | journalist-fit-check | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | voice-extractor | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | find-journalists | 🔧 | ⚠️ | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | ✅ |
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+ | **Detect** | | | | | | | | |
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+ | news-search | ✅ | ⚠️ | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | ✅ |
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+ | story-origin-check | 🔧 | ⚠️ | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | ✅ |
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+ | relevance-coarse-filter | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | newsjack-triage | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | newsjack-detector | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔧 | 🔜 |
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+ | newsjack-monitor-setup | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔜 |
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+ | coverage-tracker | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔜 |
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+ | coverage-tracker-setup | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🔜 |
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+ Legend:
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+ - **✅ Runs out of the box** — no setup; works anywhere your agent does.
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+ - **🔧 May need an external connection** — works on its own, but does its best work with an external data source connected (e.g. the X API or the Medialyst API).
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+ - **⚠️ Limited Mode** — runs in a chat app, but as a best-effort, one-shot pass with nothing saved between sessions: no stored voice fingerprint, no scheduled monitoring, no repeat-suppression. Connect a local agent for the saved, scheduled version.
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+ - **🔜 Coming soon** — not available here yet.
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+ - **❌ Not supported** — the two setup skills (`newsjack-monitor-setup`, `coverage-tracker-setup`) only save a profile or config and schedule it, so they need a local agent.
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+ **Set up your agent:**
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+ - **[Local agents](#local-agents-claude-code-codex-hermes-openclaw)** — Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw
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+ - **[Claude.ai & Cowork](#claudeai--cowork)** — Anthropic plugin + Medialyst connector
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+ - **[ChatGPT](#chatgpt)** — Skills beta (ChatGPT Business / Enterprise)
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+ ### Local agents (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw)
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+ **Technical?** One line on macOS / Linux (review [`install.sh`](install.sh) first if you like):
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+ **Not technical?** 📋 **Copy this prompt to any AI:**
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+ 8. *(Optional)* Unlock the 🔧 skills by connecting a Medialyst account so your agent can access live news search and journalist enrichment. If you don't have an account you can create a free one [here](https://medialyst.ai/agents).
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+ description: "Build, refine, dedupe, and enrich small fit-checked journalist lists for newsjack campaigns. Uses the newsjack CLI (preferred) or the medialyst MCP for news search and journalist enrichment, and falls back to a best-effort local mode with no verified contacts; the agent owns how returned data is organized."
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- | `inspect_table` | Read a safe preview of the table: health, columns, and a window of rows. |
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- | `read_full_values` | Read the exact, full text of a small slice of rows and columns. |
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- | `preview_column_render` | Preview a template-driven column before running enrichment on it. |
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- | `apply_table_action` | Change columns, rows, cells, and views; add articles; run enrichment. |
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- | `create_share_link` | Make a public share link, once the list is reviewed and ready. |
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- | `delete_media_list` | Delete only test lists you created, or lists the user explicitly asks to delete. |
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+ ## CLI Commands
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- For cloud mode to work, the account needs these permissions: `news:search`, `media_lists:read`, and `media_lists:write`.
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+ Start by checking authentication:
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- If the Medialyst tools aren't there, or they return a login or permission error, say exactly what failed and keep going in local mode.
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+ ```bash
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+ newsjack auth status
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+ newsjack credits balance
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+ ```
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- To log in from Claude Code, tell the user to run:
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+ If the `newsjack` CLI is not installed or not on PATH, drop to MCP mode (see "MCP Mode Commands"). If the CLI is present but unauthenticated, ask the user to run:
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  ```bash
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  newsjack login
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  ```
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- The project's `.mcp.json` then reads that saved login automatically.
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+ Useful commands:
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- For Codex, OpenClaw, or any tool that can't read the login that way, run this after logging in:
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+ | Task | Command |
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+ | --- | --- |
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+ | Search news | `newsjack news search --query "AI customer support automation" --limit 10 --tbs qdr:m` |
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+ | Enrich journalists from article URLs | `newsjack journalists enrich --url https://example.com/story --pitch "why this fits" --wait --poll-timeout-ms 45000` |
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+ | Enrich a candidate pool asynchronously | `newsjack journalists enrich --url https://example.com/story-1 --url https://example.com/story-2 --pitch "why these candidates fit" --wait=false` |
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+ | Revisit an old enrichment job | `newsjack journalists enrich-job <job-id>` |
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- ```
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+ The REST-backed `newsjack` commands print JSON by default. Do not add `--json` just to request JSON output. In these commands, `--json` and `--json-file` mean "send this exact JSON request body to the API." Use them only when the API body needs exact fields beyond the convenience flags.
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- Set that command as the MCP server command. It connects to Medialyst and uses the saved login for you, so the user never has to set an environment variable by hand.
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+ The journalist enrichment command wraps `POST /api/v1/journalists/enrich`. It currently works best from source article URLs. If the API returns `UNSUPPORTED_SOURCE_TYPE`, switch to article URLs or local research instead of retrying the same unsupported source.
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- ## Building A List, Step By Step
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+ `newsjack journalists enrich --wait` uses `--poll-timeout-ms` as the total foreground wait budget, including the initial enrich request and any follow-up job polling. In first-wave workflows, pass exactly one `--url` per foreground enrich command and use `--poll-timeout-ms 45000`. If it still returns `processing`, keep the job ID as a revisit handle and move on.
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- 1. **Get clear on the campaign.** Pin down the story, the proof behind it, how long the story stays fresh (its "decay window"), and the kind of journalist who'd want it. Don't start from a vague category like "tech reporters."
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+ Use enrichment deliberately. It is for selected candidate articles, not every broad news-search result. For a single narrow angle, a few foreground `--wait` enrich calls may be enough. For multi-region, multi-angle, or screening work, it is fine to enrich a larger candidate pool first; prefer `--wait=false` for batches, keep the returned job ID, and use the completed results to choose the final fit-checked rows.
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- - If the user gave you article links, those are your main evidence.
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- - If they gave you a topic or hook, use the `news-search` skill to find articles — that's `search_news` in Medialyst cloud mode, or ordinary web search otherwise. Local search still surfaces bylines; just treat the dates and outlet names as best-effort, not gospel. A `search_news` call looks like this:
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+ If the user gives multiple workflows, regions, segments, or prompts in one turn, complete every one before the final answer. Do not spend all enrichment and attention on the first workflow while the others have no evidence. Group candidate enrichment by segment when that makes the final fit judgment clearer.
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- ```json
107
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- ```
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+ Do not write polling loops around enrichment jobs. A single `journalists enrich-job --wait` check is acceptable when you are deliberately revisiting a batch candidate-screening job or the user gave you an existing job ID. If it is still processing, keep the job ID and move on.
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- - Don't use SEO pages, product docs, content-farm articles, old articles, or outlet landing pages as your reason a journalist fits.
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+ ## MCP Mode Commands
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- - In cloud mode, use `create_media_list` from the articles, links, keywords, or an empty start, whichever fits. The call you send Medialyst looks like this:
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+ Use this path only when the `newsjack` CLI is unavailable and the `medialyst` MCP server is connected. The MCP tools are thin wrappers over the same public API, so everything above about deliberate enrichment, batching, fit scoring, and `research-needed` rows still applies — only the call changes.
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- ```
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+ | Task | CLI command | MCP tool |
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+ | Check credit balance | `newsjack credits balance` | `mcp__medialyst__get_credit_balance` (no arguments) |
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+ | Search news | `newsjack news search --query "..." --tbs qdr:m` | `mcp__medialyst__search_news` with `{ "q": "...", "tbs": "qdr:m" }` |
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+ | Enrich journalists | `newsjack journalists enrich --url <url> --pitch "..."` | `mcp__medialyst__enrich_journalists` |
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+ | Revisit / poll a job | `newsjack journalists enrich-job <job-id>` | `mcp__medialyst__get_journalist_enrichment_job` with `{ "job_id": "..." }` |
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- - Only build from keywords when the keywords are specific and tied to this campaign. Avoid broad words like "AI," "startup," or "funding."
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- - Only pass a `template_id` if the user specifically wants a saved Medialyst recipe.
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- - Only use `run_initial_enrichment` when there are actual runnable workflow columns after the list is created or a template is applied.
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+ `mcp__medialyst__enrich_journalists` takes the API request body directly:
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- 4. **Check the table.** Right away, call `inspect_table` or `get_media_list` against the new list ID. Confirm how many rows there are, what columns exist, the article details, and whether the journalist-name or outlet fields need a human look. The inspect call is just the list ID:
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+ - `from`: array of source objects. Use `{ "type": "article_url", "url": "https://..." }`. One call accepts up to 500 sources, so you usually do not need to hand-batch the way the foreground CLI flow does pass the on-topic URLs you already judged relevant.
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+ - `fit_context.pitch`: the pitch or angle string. This is what makes the score pitch-aware, so always pass it. The API never stores it; scoring is per request.
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+ - `options.include_recent`: `0`, or `3`–`20` recent articles per journalist (default `10`).
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+ - `options.wait` / `options.timeout_ms`: `wait` only blocks briefly (`timeout_ms` is capped at 30000 ms). Treat enrichment as poll-based — the call returns a job with an `id`, then you read it back with `mcp__medialyst__get_journalist_enrichment_job` using that `job_id`.
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- ```
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+ The response shapes match the CLI exactly (see JSON Handling): terminal `status` is `complete`, journalists are under `result.journalists` (or top-level `journalists`), and supporting fit/research is under `result.research` (or top-level `research`). Do not write tight polling loops — one `get_journalist_enrichment_job` check per revisit; if it is still processing, keep the `job_id` and move on.
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- - `research-needed`: you couldn't confirm who they are or find a solid anchor
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- - `cut`: wrong beat, stale, unsafe, a duplicate, or weak evidence
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+ Use only these four API-mirroring tools. Do not use `create_media_list`, `get_media_list_job`, `create_workflow_share`, `get_workflow`, or `get_workflow_rows`. Those drive the hosted spreadsheet engine, which this skill deliberately does not manage (see Core Boundary). The model owns list organization; keep your working list local.
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+ ## JSON Handling
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- ## Managing An Existing List
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+ Do not pipe `journalists enrich`, `news search`, or other `newsjack` JSON through `head`, `tail`, `cat`, or command chains. Redirect long JSON to a temp file and parse only the fields you need.
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- In cloud mode, use `apply_table_action` to change the table. Always grab the IDs that the tool hands back in its response never guess an ID from a name shown on screen.
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+ Before every Bash command, scan the literal command string. If it invokes `head`, `tail`, `sleep`, `curl`, `wget`, `grep`, or repeated `journalists enrich-job` polling, rewrite the command before running it.
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+ For JSON parsing, write a small temp parser or use the host's structured tooling. Parsers must be defensive. Treat every field from Medialyst as nullable unless the shape section below says otherwise. A parser exception is not a clean run; if a value is absent or a different type, print `research-needed` and continue.
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- - add columns such as `Fit`, `Anchor piece`, `Pitch angle`, `Why them`, `Status`, `Owner`, `Last checked`, `Notes`
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- - reorder columns for easier review
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- - add articles by keyword or link
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- - start or stop enrichment columns
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- - save views such as `First wave`, `Needs research`, `Cut`, `By beat`, or `Ready for review`
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+ In MCP mode there is no shell pipeline to guard: the tool result already arrives as a structured JSON object in your context. The piping rules above do not apply, but the same response shapes and defensive, every-field-nullable parsing still do.
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+ Common response shapes:
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- ```json
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- {
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- "action": "create_column",
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- }
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- ```
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+ - `newsjack news search` returns a top-level `news` array. Each story URL is usually `link`, not `url`. Source and date fields are top-level. Publication type is usually in `metadata.publicationType` or `metadata.publication_type`. Byline may be in `metadata.author`, but it may be absent.
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+ - `newsjack journalists enrich` returns the API payload directly. During `--wait`, you may see either a job wrapper or a completed enrichment batch. For a job wrapper, read top-level `id`, `status`, `progress`, and `result`. Terminal status is usually `complete`, not `completed`; when `status == "complete"`, journalists are under `result.journalists` and supporting fit/research details are usually under `result.research`. For a completed enrichment batch, `status` may be absent and journalists are top-level under `journalists`, with supporting details under top-level `research`. Check both `result.journalists` and top-level `journalists` before concluding there are no journalists. Journalist `outlet` is usually a string, not an object.
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- And saving a `First wave` view that holds only the rows you want to pitch:
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+ If the enriched name is a publication account, shared byline, handle such as `@Outlet`, an author-like string with no person-level evidence, or a sparse object with no clear beat/recent-work/contact context, mark that row `research-needed` instead of treating it as pitch-ready.
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- "action": "manage_views",
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173
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+ ## Building A List, Step By Step
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+
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+ 1. **Get clear on the campaign.** Pin down the story, the proof behind it, how long the story stays fresh, and the kind of journalist who would want it. Do not start from a vague category like "tech reporters."
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+
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+ 2. **Gather evidence.**
156
+ - If the user gave article links, those are your main evidence.
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+ - If they gave a topic or hook, use `newsjack news search --query "..."` in CLI mode (or `mcp__medialyst__search_news` in MCP mode), or the `news-search` skill / ordinary web search in local mode.
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+ - Favor recent articles written by named journalists on exactly this topic.
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+ - In `newsjack news search` results, prefer rows where publication type is `editorial`. Cut or quarantine `brand_content`, `newswire`, vendor blogs, SEO pages, product docs, content-farm articles, stale articles, and outlet landing pages unless the user specifically asked for that category.
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+
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+ 3. **Select anchor articles.** Choose a small set of articles that map to the target journalist shapes. Keep the URLs in your own notes or a temp file if needed. Do not reverse-engineer organization from a hosted table.
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+
163
+ 4. **Enrich deliberately.** Run `journalists enrich` on the source article, the highest-confidence anchors, or a larger candidate pool when screening is justified by multiple regions, angles, beats, or ambiguous bylines. Use the returned data as evidence, not as an automatic list. If enrichment is unresolved, keep the job ID and mark that row `research-needed`.
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176
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165
+ 5. **Score each row.** Each journalist gets one status:
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+ - `fit`: direct, recent article that ties them to the pitch angle
167
+ - `soft-fit`: nearby beat; usable, but the pitch needs one specific tweak
168
+ - `research-needed`: identity, current role, anchor, or contact context is unresolved
169
+ - `cut`: wrong beat, stale, unsafe, duplicate, or weak evidence
170
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171
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180
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+ Show the list as readable Markdown, not as raw data. Lead with a short plain-language summary, then the table, then cuts and next steps.
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182
177
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178
 
184
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+ **A short summary.** A few plain sentences: who the client is, the angle, why they have standing to comment, the beats and region, and how many journalists are in the first wave. If enrichment was not available, say so plainly.
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180
 
186
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181
+ **The list, as a table.**
187
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183
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184
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192
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+ If a journalist's anchor or identity carries a risk, note that plainly in the row or just below it.
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188
 
194
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189
+ **The cuts.** A short list of who or what you removed and the one-line reason for each.
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190
 
196
- **Tool trail (cloud mode only).** Briefly note which Medialyst tools you used, the list ID and any view IDs you captured, and whether anything failed login or permission checks. In local mode, say plainly that the list was not synced and why.
191
+ **Command/tool trail in CLI or MCP mode.** Briefly note which `newsjack` commands or `medialyst` MCP tools you used and any enrichment job IDs that stayed unresolved. Do not report list IDs, view IDs, or share links because Newsjack did not create them.
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198
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+ **Partial mode.** If enrichment is still `processing` or returns no defensible person-level result, keep the job ID, mark the row `research-needed`, and do not pad the list with weak names just to hit the requested count.
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194
 
200
- ```json
201
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202
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195
+ **Next step.** One concrete action: review the first wave, provide missing standing/proof, revisit an enrichment job later, or run `journalist-fit-check` on uncertain rows.
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196
 
204
- Never dump the whole list to the user as a raw data object. The table above is what they read.
197
+ **Local-mode contact notice (required whenever you built the list in local mode).** You should already have offered to connect Medialyst before building the list (see Modes). End the local list by repeating the offer plainly: you did not run live enrichment, so the Contact column is empty — the list has no verified journalist emails or handles, and you will not guess them. Connecting the `medialyst` MCP or the `newsjack` CLI lets you re-run enrichment and fill in real contacts plus richer per-journalist data. Inside Newsjack you are authorized to pull verified contact information: enrichment returns real, deliverability-checked emails, not scraped guesses. Keep it to two or three plain sentences; do not bury it under the table.
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198
 
206
- Note on machine payloads: the actual instructions you send to the Medialyst tools (the tool-call inputs and the IDs they return) are a separate, machine-level thing. Those follow Medialyst's own format — they are not what you show the user.
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+ Never dump the whole list as a raw data object. The table above is what the user reads.
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201
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213
 
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214
  ## Rubric
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215
 
223
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216
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225
218
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219
 
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222
  Fail when the workflow depends on recency and no current time is available.
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223
 
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+ Result: continue only for non-recency work and mark recency-sensitive rows `research-needed`.
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226
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227
 
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228
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237
- Result: do not build the list. Send the user to `newsworthiness-check` or `angle-generator`.
230
+ Result: do not produce a pitch-ready list. If the user only asked whether the pitch is ready, send them to `newsworthiness-check` or `angle-generator`. If the user explicitly asked you to build a list anyway, build a small research shell only and mark rows `research-needed`.
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232
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233
 
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  | List size | Volume-first | Slightly broad | Small first wave with clear rationale |
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261
  | Segmentation | None | Basic beat buckets | Distinct segments with distinct angles |
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262
  | Anti-spam compliance | Same-body blast risk | Some weak rows remain | Weak rows cut or marked for research |
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- | MCP audit | No sync status | Partial status | Tools used, IDs captured, verification performed |
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- | Management hygiene | Columns/views chaotic | Some review fields | Clear columns, statuses, and review views |
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- | Next step | Vague | Plausible | Concrete review or sync action |
263
+ | Evidence trail | No method shown | Partial commands/sources | Commands or sources used, unresolved IDs captured |
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+ | Next step | Vague | Plausible | Concrete review, revisit, or fit-check action |
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266
  ### Verdicts
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269
  - `needs-research`: 10-15 points or several rows lack anchors.
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270
  - `not-list-ready`: under 10 points, standing missing, angle unclear, or spray pattern present.
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281
  ## Examples
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- ### Example 1 - Cloud Mode From A Newsjack Angle
283
+ ### Example 1 - CLI-Assisted From A Newsjack Angle
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285
  User asks: "Create a first-wave media list for our angle on AI customer support vendors replacing frontline teams. We have a customer-support automation client and want enterprise SaaS/AI reporters."
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  Good behavior:
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289
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- 2. Use `search_news` for recent coverage of AI customer support automation, support layoffs, and enterprise AI tooling.
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+ 2. Use `newsjack news search` for recent coverage of AI customer support automation, support layoffs, and enterprise AI tooling.
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291
  3. Select articles with named bylines and relevant publications.
300
- 4. Use `create_media_list` from the selected articles.
301
- 5. Inspect the table.
302
- 6. Add review columns: `Fit`, `Anchor piece`, `Why them`, `Pitch angle`, `Status`.
303
- 7. Create a `First wave` view for rows marked `fit` or `soft-fit`.
304
- 8. Show the user a summary and a Markdown table, plus the list ID, the first-wave count, the cuts, and whether a share link was created.
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+ 4. Use `newsjack journalists enrich` on selected article URLs, batching with `--wait=false` if you need to screen a larger candidate pool.
293
+ 5. Build your own working table from search and enrich evidence.
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+ 6. Show the user a summary, Markdown table, cuts, unresolved rows, and any enrichment job IDs.
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  Bad behavior:
307
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298
  - Creating a 100-person "AI reporters" list.
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299
  - Treating outlet names as enough evidence.
310
- - Sharing the list before weak rows are cut.
300
+ - Calling `newsjack media-lists ...` or promising a hosted share link.
301
+ - Padding unresolved rows with guessed names.
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302
 
312
- ### Example 2 - Local Mode (No Medialyst)
303
+ ### Example 2 - Local Mode
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304
 
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305
  User asks: "I don't have Medialyst connected. Build a list from these three URLs and tell me who belongs in the first wave."
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316
307
  Good behavior:
317
308
 
318
- Work in local mode. Build the table from those URLs, with each journalist's anchor piece, fit status, and the reasons for any cuts. Tell the user plainly that no live Medialyst list was created and nothing was saved to the cloud.
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+ First check whether the `newsjack` CLI or the `medialyst` MCP is actually available — "I don't have Medialyst connected" may just mean the user never logged in. Either way, before building anything, ask whether they want to connect Medialyst now for verified contacts and richer journalist data, since it makes a materially better list. Only if they decline, work in local mode: build the table from those URLs, with each journalist's anchor piece, fit status, and the reasons for any cuts.
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- A good row in the table looks like this:
311
+ A good row looks like this:
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313
  | Journalist | Outlet | Beat | Fit | Why them | Anchor piece | Pitch note | Contact |
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314
  | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
324
- | Jane Reporter | Example News | enterprise AI | soft-fit | Covered enterprise AI adoption with workforce implications this week | "Example News article title", 2026-05-20, https://example.com/story | Lead with the implementation data, not the product launch | (none) |
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+ | Jane Reporter | Example News | enterprise AI | soft-fit | Covered enterprise AI adoption with workforce implications this week | "Example News article title", 2026-05-20, https://example.com/story | Lead with the implementation data, not the product launch | |
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326
- ### Example 3 - Managing An Existing List
317
+ Close with the local-mode contact notice: the Contact column is empty because you did not run live enrichment, and you will not guess emails. Ask the user to connect the `medialyst` MCP or the `newsjack` CLI so you can re-run enrichment and return verified, deliverability-checked contacts.
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+ ### Example 3 - Existing Hosted List Request
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321
  User asks: "Inspect Medialyst list ml_123, add a Notes column, make a First wave view, and share it."
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  Good behavior:
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324
 
332
- 1. Use `get_media_list` or `inspect_table`.
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