# news-monitor

Helps you set up news monitoring, break down media coverage and build a digest. Useful when you track a brand, an industry or competitors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5100 installs · ★ 540
- Author: claude-office-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/news-monitor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/news-monitor

## What it does

The skill walks you through three steps: say what you want to track, set parameters like geography, languages and frequency, then pick an output — a monitoring strategy, an alert configuration guide, a digest template or a media analysis framework. Templates are included: a news digest structure with sections by category and sentiment, a table of coverage metrics, and a tier ranking of source authority.

There is a separate section on Google Alerts setup: a step-by-step walkthrough and a table of recommended alert categories with query examples and frequency. You also get boolean keyword combinations, including exclusions that filter out job postings, and a table of monitoring tools with type, best use and cost.

The skill does not pull news feeds itself. Real-time access, breaking news and paywalled sources are out of scope — it designs the scheme and the templates, while collection stays with whatever tools you pick. To produce docx documents it relies on the `office-mcp` MCP server and its `create_docx` tool, so without that server the docx output will not come together.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/news-monitor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/news-monitor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/news-monitor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/news-monitor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills news-monitor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/news-monitor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path news-monitor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/news-monitor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill news-monitor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/news-monitor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- design a brand mention monitoring scheme
- build a news digest template by category
- configure Google Alerts for the right queries
- break media coverage down by sentiment and metrics
- write boolean queries to track competitors

## Example prompts
- Help me set up monitoring for news mentions of our company
- Build a weekly digest template for our industry and competitors
- Break this media coverage down by sentiment and work out share of voice

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# CLAUDE OFFICE SKILL - News Monitor
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name: news-monitor
description: "Set up news monitoring strategies, analyze news coverage, and synthesize current events. Create news digests and media analysis reports."
version: "1.0.0"
author: claude-office-skills
license: MIT

category: research
tags:
  - news
  - monitoring
  - media
  - alerts
  - current-events
department: Marketing/PR/Research

models:
  recommended:
    - claude-sonnet-4
    - claude-opus-4
  compatible:
    - claude-3-5-sonnet
    - gpt-4
    - gpt-4o

mcp:
  server: office-mcp
  tools:
    - create_docx

capabilities:
  - news_monitoring_setup
  - media_analysis
  - news_synthesis
  - alert_configuration
  - digest_creation

languages:
  - en
  - zh

related_skills:
  - web-search
  - deep-research
  - competitive-analysis
---

# News Monitor Skill

## Overview

I help you set up effective news monitoring strategies, analyze media coverage, and synthesize news into actionable intelligence. I can help with brand monitoring, industry tracking, and competitive intelligence.

**What I can do:**
- Design news monitoring strategies
- Recommend monitoring tools and RSS feeds
- Create news digest templates
- Analyze media coverage patterns
- Synthesize news into briefings
- Set up alert configurations

**What I cannot do:**
- Access real-time news feeds
- Execute actual monitoring
- Provide breaking news
- Access paywalled news sources

---

## How to Use Me

### Step 1: Define Monitoring Objectives

Tell me what you want to track:
- Company/brand mentions
- Industry news
- Competitor activity
- Specific topics or keywords
- Executive/person mentions
- Regulatory/policy changes

### Step 2: Set Parameters

Specify:
- Geographic scope
- Language preferences
- Source types (news, social, blogs)
- Frequency (real-time, daily, weekly)
- Alert thresholds

### Step 3: Choose Output

- Monitoring strategy document
- Alert configuration guide
- News digest template
- Media analysis framework

---

## Monitoring Strategy Framework

### 1. Keyword Strategy

#### Primary Keywords
```
Brand/Company: "Company Name", CompanyName, @CompanyHandle
Products: "Product Name", product-name
Executives: "CEO Name", "CTO Name"
```
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