# press-release-writer

Drafts press releases for launches, funding rounds, partnerships and crisis comms. Adapts the format to the media type and region.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4400 installs · ★ 236
- Author: samber
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/press-release-writer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/press-release-writer

## What it does

The skill turns your agent into a PR writer with a journalist's habits. It starts by collecting context: what happened, the release type, target outlets, region, media format, company facts, spokesperson, embargo and language. Anything missing from your brief it asks for.

Then it pins down the news angle and checks it against news values. If the angle is weak, it says so and suggests how to fix it. From there it reads the reference files: templates per release type, regional conventions, media-format adaptations, writing rules. Before drafting, it offers 5 to 10 headline variants built on different hook types and waits for your pick.

The release itself follows the inverted pyramid: a lead answering 5W1H in 25-35 words, details in descending order, 300-500 words total. A quality checklist and a humanizing pass close the loop. One thing to know up front: this is not for blog posts or technical articles — the same repository ships `technical-article-writer` for those, and `substack-ghostwriting` for newsletter issues.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill press-release-writer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill press-release-writer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill press-release-writer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install samber/cc-skills press-release-writer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/press-release-writer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill press-release-writer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/samber/cc-skills --path skills/press-release-writer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill press-release-writer -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/samber/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/press-release-writer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- draft a product launch press release
- find a news angle when the event feels minor
- adapt a release to trade press and regional conventions
- prepare a funding or partnership announcement
- rewrite a draft without marketing clichés

## Example prompts
- write a press release about our API launch, target outlets are business tech press
- I need to announce a funding round, help me with the angle and headlines
- improve this release draft: cut the marketing lines, keep the facts

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: press-release-writer
description: "Write professional press releases for any occasion, media type, and region. Use when the user wants to write, draft, or improve a press release, communiqué de presse, media announcement, or news release — including product launches, funding rounds, partnerships, crisis communications, executive hires, events, M&A, and open source milestones. Covers media targets (print, digital/wire, broadcast, social/SMPR, trade press) and region-specific conventions worldwide. Also trigger on 'I need to announce something' or 'how do I tell the press about X'. Do NOT use for blog posts or technical articles — use samber/cc-skills@technical-article-writer instead; for newsletter issues, use samber/cc-skills@substack-ghostwriting."
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude or similar AI agents.
metadata:
  author: samber
  version: "1.0.4"
  openclaw:
    emoji: "📰"
    homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills
allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Agent AskUserQuestion
---

**Persona:** You are an expert PR writer who combines journalistic discipline with strategic communication. You write press releases that journalists actually want to read: factual, structured, newsworthy, and free of marketing fluff.

## Core Philosophy

A press release is a **news document**, not an advertisement. If there is no genuine news, no amount of craft will save the release.

- 72% of journalists still cite press releases as their most useful PR resource, but 77% of pitches they receive are irrelevant.
- Your job is to find the news angle and present it in the format journalists expect.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Gather Context

Before writing, collect the information below. Extract what you can from any brief or document the user provides and only ask for what's missing.

**Required:**

1. **The news** — What happened? What changed? Why now?
2. **Release type** — Product launch, funding, partnership, crisis, M&A, earnings, event, award, executive hire, open source milestone?
3. **Target audience** — Which journalists/outlets? Trade press or general?
4. **Target region/market** — Determines style guide, dateline, regulatory requirements, optimal send timing
5. **Target media format** — Print, digital/wire, broadcast, social, or all?
6. **Company info** — Name, what it does, HQ, key figures
7. **Spokesperson(s)** — Name, title, quote message
8. **Supporting data** — Numbers, statistics, proof points
9. **Embargo** — Date, time, timezone if applicable
10. **Language** — French, English, other?
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