Claude Skills by ur-grue

Produces a structured monitoring brief that tells a reporter or editor exactly what to watch, where to watch it, and how often — so a developing story never slips through unnoticed.

Produces a short editorial brief that maps the trending conversations on a beat — identifying which topics are gaining public attention, why, and whether any of them represent a genuine news opportunity for your outlet.

Produces a structured framework for reviewing how a topic has been covered by other media outlets — identifying the dominant narrative frames, the sources quoted, the angles explored, and the gaps in coverage — so a journalist can find the untold story and avoid repeating what has already been reported.

Produces a structured press roundup that summarises how multiple outlets covered a single event or topic — organised by editorial angle rather than by outlet — so a reader can quickly understand the full range of media response without reading every article.

Generate a structured biographical research template for a named person — listing the key facts to verify, the categories of information to gather, and the questions to ask during or before an interview.

Builds a structured research framework for locating publicly available contact routes for a named person — including institutional channels, public profiles, press offices, and professional directories — so you know exactly where to look and in what order.

Generate a structured expert-sourcing strategy for a story — identifying the types of experts needed, the criteria for selecting them, where to look, and what questions to ask when vetting candidates.

Produces a structured shortlist of potential interview partners for a given story or topic — with role descriptions, the angle each person would best serve, and a priority ranking — so you can walk into pre-production with a clear sourcing plan.

Maps the roles, institutions, and access channels a journalist needs to identify who actually controls a given policy area — from elected officials to unelected technocrats to influential advisers.

Produces a structured research framework for finding, organising, and verifying a named person's previous public statements on a specific topic, so a journalist can enter an interview or write a story with full command of the subject's record.

Produces a structured research framework for building a verified publication history for a named author, journalist, scientist, or academic — listing where to look, what to record, and how to assess the significance and credibility of their output.

Produces a structured checklist of verification steps and questions a journalist should work through to confirm that a source's claimed professional credentials are genuine before quoting them.

Produces a focused verification plan — specific sources to consult and direct questions to ask — to confirm that a quoted person currently holds the exact job title or position you plan to attribute to them in print or broadcast.

Generates a structured biographical research plan for a specific person, listing the public-record sources to check, the biographical questions to answer, and the verification steps to confirm key claims — so the journalist walks into an interview or writes a profile with no blind spots.

Produces a structured map of the key individuals and institutions with decision-making power over a specific policy issue — identifying who holds formal authority, who influences the process, and where the pressure points are for journalists covering the story.

Produces a step-by-step guide for locating the correct press office, media contact, or spokesperson for a specific organisation, institution, or public figure — so the journalist sends their request to the right person on the first attempt.

Produces a structured research plan for systematically locating everything a specific person has published, said on the record, or appeared in — across academic journals, news media, social media, podcasts, conferences, and official documents.

Locates accessible copies of paywalled, removed, or hard-to-find published material using Unpaywall, CORE, Semantic Scholar, library databases, and equivalent open-access routes — giving journalists and researchers a structured search path that stays within ethical and legal boundaries.

Produces a monitoring plan for tracking changes to a target web page over time — covering change-detection tools, RSS-based monitoring, webhook alerts, and a structured process for logging and archiving each detected change.

Produces a step-by-step archiving plan for preserving a live web page using Wayback Machine and Archive.today, with multi-archive redundancy and guidance on legal evidence preservation when the archived material may be needed in court or regulatory proceedings.

Maps the academic publishing landscape for a given field — explaining which journals matter, what they signal about credibility, and where preprints fit — so journalists can navigate scientific literature without prior academic training.

Explains what meta-analyses and systematic reviews are, how to locate them for a given topic, and how to read them critically — giving journalists a reliable route to the strongest available evidence without relying on individual studies.

Translates the key findings of a scientific paper — abstract, methods, and conclusions — into clear, accurate plain English that any reader can understand without specialist knowledge.

Produces a structured verification checklist for any scientific paper or research claim you plan to cite, covering every step a journalist should take to confirm the paper is valid, current, and not disputed or retracted.

Translates dense scientific terminology from academic papers, press releases, or expert interviews into plain English a journalist can quote or paraphrase.

Produces a structured, plain-language briefing on the state of scientific research for a given topic — summarising what is established, what is contested, and what remains unknown.

Generates a complete 15-beat story map for a feature film or TV pilot, placing every major structural turn across a three-act framework from a premise and character brief.

Writes a structured dramatic character profile — covering psychology, backstory, want, need, flaw, wound, and voice — that a screenwriter can use throughout a full draft.

Crafts a precise, irresistible one-sentence logline for a feature film or TV pilot that captures protagonist, inciting incident, central conflict, and stakes in under 40 words.

Writes a professional screenplay treatment — typically 5–10 pages — covering premise, tone, characters, three-act story breakdown, and thematic statement, formatted for submission to producers, financiers, or development executives.

Writes a one-page screenplay sales document — logline, short synopsis, tone references, and writer positioning — formatted for producer meetings, development slates, and financier packets.

Writes a structured script coverage report — logline, synopsis, breakdown scores, and written evaluation of premise, structure, character, dialogue, and marketability — in the industry-standard format used by development executives and script readers.

Writes a detailed set of editorial script notes for a specific draft, identifying structural problems, character issues, and scene-level fixes in the format used by development executives and experienced script editors.

Rewrites or sharpens dialogue in a screenplay scene to improve subtext, differentiate character voices, remove on-the-nose writing, and ensure every line is doing at least two things at once.

Writes a screenplay scene in industry-standard format — slugline, action lines, and dialogue — from a scene brief and character notes, ready to drop into a draft.

Writes platform-optimised social media captions for Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or Twitter/X from a brief, article excerpt, or content description — matched to the platform's conventions and the account's voice.

Writes the copy for a multi-slide Instagram or LinkedIn carousel post, with a strong opening slide, logical slide-by-slide progression, and a final slide that drives action or invites engagement.

Writes three push notification variants for a news story or content update, each optimized for different urgency levels and character limits, ready to paste directly into a CMS or notification platform.

Writes two SEO-optimized meta descriptions for an article, landing page, or content piece — one maximized for keyword relevance, one maximized for click-through appeal — both within the 155-character display limit.

Writes a brief for a 15–60 second short-form video for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — including hook, body structure, visual direction, and call to action, ready to hand to a creator or editor.

Writes a structured Twitter/X thread expanding on a media story, documentary subject, editorial argument, or behind-the-scenes insight — with a strong opening tweet, logical progression, and a close that invites response.

Generates two distinct social media post variants for the same content — each using a different hook strategy, tone, or call to action — with a clear hypothesis for what each variant tests, ready for split-testing on any platform.

Writes a cross-promotion pitch to another creator, publication, or media brand proposing a collaborative content swap, joint feature, or audience-sharing arrangement — framed around mutual benefit rather than self-promotion.

Generates a tiered hashtag strategy for a social media account, covering niche, mid-range, and broad tags with usage guidance — tailored to the account's subject, platform, and growth stage.

Writes a platform strategy brief for a media brand, publication, documentary filmmaker, or podcast entering or expanding on a specific social platform — covering audience fit, content approach, posting rhythm, and success metrics.

Generates a structured set of tags and keywords for an article, video, or podcast episode — organized by priority tier and optimized for the target platform's discovery algorithm.

Produces a structured editorial brief that identifies every element in a translated article or script that needs cultural adaptation — and recommends exactly how to adapt each one — before it is published for a new audience.

Translates subtitle blocks from one language to another while respecting broadcast subtitle constraints: a maximum of 42 characters per line, no more than two lines per block, and a reading speed that allows viewers to watch the screen at the same time.

Produces a structured source-language to target-language glossary of domain-specific terms, names, and recurring phrases to ensure consistent translation across an entire project.

Translates a voice-over script into a target language while preserving the approximate speech duration and natural delivery rhythm of the original, so the translated audio fits the existing picture edit without re-cutting.