Weekly Newsletter

Generate a newsletter summarizing public notes added during the previous week (Mon-Sun), grouped by content type. Designed for Monday publishing.

Output

• Format: Markdown file saved to content/newsletter-drafts/
• Content: Public notes only (excludes private/draft content)
• Organization: Grouped by content type (books, articles, podcasts, etc.)
• Purpose: Ready to copy/paste for external publishing

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Phase 1: Run Collection Script

Run the CLI script to collect all notes added this week:

node .claude/skills/weekly-newsletter/scripts/collect-weekly-notes.mjs

The script outputs JSON with:

• week - ISO week (e.g., "2026-W05")
• weekStart - Monday date
• weekEnd - Sunday date
• notes - Array of notes with slug, title, type, summary, url, tags
• tweets - Array of tweets (if any)

For a specific week:

node .claude/skills/weekly-newsletter/scripts/collect-weekly-notes.mjs --week 2026-W04

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Phase 2: Group by Content Type

Organize notes from the JSON output into sections based on their type field:

Type	Section Header
book	Books
article	Articles
podcast	Podcasts
youtube	Videos
talk	Talks
github	GitHub Repos
reddit	Reddit Threads
tweet	Tweets
newsletter	Newsletter Issues
course	Courses
movie	Movies
tv	TV Shows
manga	Manga
note	Notes
evergreen	Evergreens
quote	Quotes

Only include sections that have content.

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Phase 3: Generate Newsletter Content

3.1 Newsletter Template

---
title: "Weekly Digest: {Week Start} - {Week End}"
date: { Today YYYY-MM-DD }
week: { YYYY-Www }
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# Weekly Digest

_Resources added {Week Start} - {Week End}_

## Summary

This week I added **{total count}** resources to my knowledge base:
{type counts, e.g., "3 articles, 2 podcasts, 1 book"}

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## {Section Header}

### [[{note-slug}|{title}]]

{summary or "[No summary]" if missing}

**Tags:** {tags as comma-separated list}
**Source:** {url if present}

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{repeat for each note in section}

{repeat for each section with content}

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## Stats

- Total resources: {count}
- Most active type: {type with most entries}
- Top tags: {3 most frequent tags}

3.2 Writing Guidelines

• Keep summaries concise (1-2 sentences max)
• Use wiki-links: [[slug|title]] format for internal references
• Include source URL for external sharing

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Phase 4: Review with User

Present the generated newsletter:

question: "Does this newsletter look ready?"
header: "Review"
options:
  - label: "Save"
    description: "Save to newsletter-drafts folder"
  - label: "Edit"
    description: "Make changes before saving"
  - label: "Regenerate"
    description: "Try generating again with different options"

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Phase 5: Save Newsletter

5.1 Ensure Directory Exists

mkdir -p content/newsletter-drafts

5.2 Save File

Filename: {YYYY-Www}.md (ISO week number from JSON output) Path: content/newsletter-drafts/{YYYY-Www}.md

5.3 Confirmation

Display:

• File path saved
• Total notes included
• Sections generated

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Edge Cases

Situation	Handling
No notes added this week	Inform user, offer to check previous week
Week already has newsletter	Offer to overwrite or append
Note missing summary	Use "[No summary]"
Mixed public/private notes	Script excludes private by default

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Quality Checklist

Before saving:

• Filename matches YYYY-Www.md format
• Summaries are concise (1-2 sentences)
• Wiki-links use [[slug|title]] format
• Source URLs included for external sharing
• Stats section reflects actual counts