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Email Newsletter

Drafts and designs a complete HTML email newsletter from a topic or content brief.

by Varnan Tech·MIT·263 on GitHub·updated 2026-05-14
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory

Description

Drafts and designs a complete HTML email newsletter from a topic or content brief. Outputs paste-ready HTML for Loops, Mailchimp, Beehiiv, Resend, or any standard email platform. Includes subject line options and plain-text fallback. Trigger when a user says "write a newsletter", "draft an email newsletter", "create an HTML email", "design an email for my subscribers", or "write a newsletter ab...

What this skill does

  1. 1Collects topic, audience, primary CTA, and optional brand/design preferences in two structured intake steps before writing anything.
  2. 2Drafts copy for each selected section (hero, intro, main content, stat callout, CTA, footer) with strict word limits and a banned-word list enforced.
  3. 3Generates valid table-based HTML with inline styles only, applying dark or light templates or a fully custom build based on brand inputs.
  4. 4Applies platform-specific variable syntax for unsubscribe links and personalization tokens (Loops, Mailchimp, Beehiiv, Resend).
  5. 5Saves the HTML and plain-text files to docs/newsletters/ and presents a send checklist with three subject line options and a recommendation.

When to use

  • You need a complete, paste-ready HTML newsletter for your email platform and do not want to design it manually.
  • You want brand-color substitution, font choices, and button style applied consistently across the template without editing HTML by hand.
  • You are sending to a specific platform (Loops, Mailchimp, Beehiiv) and need the correct unsubscribe and personalization variables inserted automatically.

Tools used

Mailchimp· Email Infra

Best for

Marketing ManagerProduct Marketing Manager

Format

TemplatePlaybook

Frequently asked questions

What is Email Newsletter?

Email Newsletter is a Claude Code skill for content by Varnan Tech. Drafts and designs a complete HTML email newsletter from a topic or content brief.

When should I use Email Newsletter?

You need a complete, paste-ready HTML newsletter for your email platform and do not want to design it manually. You want brand-color substitution, font choices, and button style applied consistently across the template without editing HTML by hand.

How do I install Email Newsletter?

Run the install command (npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory). Once the skill is in place, Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches what it does.

Is Email Newsletter free to use?

Yes. Email Newsletter is open source under the MIT license, published in the Varnan-Tech/opendirectory repository on GitHub.

Source repository

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