# newsjack.sh

> Open-source PR skills for AI agents to monitor news and pitch.

newsjack.sh is a collection of 30 open-source agent skills and a CLI designed to turn AI models into a functional PR team. It monitors news feeds, evaluates relevance, drafts journalist-ready story angles, and identifies target reporters. The toolkit operates under an ethical standard that prevents automated sending while vetting pitches against strict editorial rules.

Website: https://newsjack.sh/

## What it is for

- Monitor breaking news and industry trends for relevant newsjacking opportunities
- Generate structured, journalist-style pitch angles from company updates
- Find and vet relevant journalists covering a specific beat or topic
- Draft crisis holding statements and reactive commentary for incoming press inquiries
- Audit pitch drafts and press releases with editorial critique tools

## Features

- Catalog of 30 modular Markdown-based PR skills across detection, action, strategy, and AI visibility
- Newsjack Detector and Coverage Tracker to filter signals and store coverage alerts in SQLite
- Angle Generator that turns company facts into structured story angles without marketing fluff
- Find Journalists and Same-Outlet Ranker to research contacts and identify primary masthead targets
- Meanest Editor skill to critique and stress-test pitch drafts like an editor
- Crisis Holding and Reactive Comment skills for inbound media triage and statement drafting
- Built-in ETHICS.md framework providing reputation and behavior guardrails that block auto-sending
- Compatibility with major agents and models including Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, and Cursor

## Pricing

Open source. Free and open source (MIT license)

## Details

- Type: GitHub repo
- Category: [Marketing & Sales](https://xiry.app/topics/marketing-sales.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Command line, macOS, Linux, Windows
- For: Founders, startup teams, and PR professionals wanting AI-assisted media relations.
- Alternative to: Muck Rack, Cision, HARO
- Tags: pr, newsjacking, media relations, ai agents, claude code, cli, journalism

## Why it was saved

- [@elvissun, 9 June 2026](https://x.com/elvissun/status/2064341174450897363): Automates the whole newsjacking/PR pipeline for a startup without an agency retainer.

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Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/newsjack-sh

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