Newsletter Digest
Aggregates RSS feeds from the past week, synthesizes the top stories using Gemini, and publishes a newsletter digest to Ghost CMS.
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectoryDescription
Aggregates RSS feeds from the past week, synthesizes the top stories using Gemini, and publishes a newsletter digest to Ghost CMS. Optionally outputs formatted Markdown for Substack or any other platform. Use when asked to generate a newsletter, create a weekly digest, summarize RSS feeds, compile top stories for a newsletter, or publish a digest to Ghost. Trigger when a user mentions newslette...
What this skill does
- 1Fetches and deduplicates articles from configured RSS feeds published in the past 7 days using rss-parser.
- 2Synthesizes the week's top stories into a digest using Gemini, with every claim attributed to a source URL.
- 3Supports three digest formats: Weekly Roundup, Topic Deep Dive, and Curated Picks.
- 4Publishes the result to Ghost CMS as a draft or outputs formatted HTML, Markdown, and plain text for other platforms.
When to use
- You publish a weekly newsletter and want to automate the curation and drafting from your RSS feed list.
- You need a multi-source content digest ready to paste into Ghost, Substack, or Notion without manual summarization.
- You want an AI-synthesized roundup that attributes every point to a real source, not generated filler.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Newsletter Digest?
Newsletter Digest is a Claude Code skill for content by Varnan Tech. Aggregates RSS feeds from the past week, synthesizes the top stories using Gemini, and publishes a newsletter digest to Ghost CMS.
When should I use Newsletter Digest?
You publish a weekly newsletter and want to automate the curation and drafting from your RSS feed list. You need a multi-source content digest ready to paste into Ghost, Substack, or Notion without manual summarization.
How do I install Newsletter Digest?
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 Newsletter Digest free to use?
Yes. Newsletter Digest is open source under the MIT license, published in the Varnan-Tech/opendirectory repository on GitHub.