// Choose the correct CLAUDE.md or LESSONS.md template for journalism projects. Use when starting a new project, setting up documentation, or unsure which template category fits best. Provides decision trees and selection guidance for 6 journalism-focused template types.
Configure install-time cooldowns for npm/bun (minimum release age) and run a sandboxed pre-install scan when the cooldown has to be bypassed. Use when the user asks about supply-chain attacks, npm/bun security, "minimum release age", a "cooldown" for installs, hardening against Shai-Hulud-class worms, or how to safely install a package that was just published. Also use after any recent supply-chain incident in the npm ecosystem.
Generate CLAUDE.md project memory files that transfer institutional knowledge, not obvious information. Use when setting up new journalism projects, onboarding collaborators, or documenting project-specific quirks. Includes templates for editorial tools, event websites, publications, research projects, content pipelines, and digital archives.
Use when suggesting APIs for a project, looking for free data sources, building weekend projects that need external data, or when the user needs weather, news, finance, sports, ML, or entertainment data without paid subscriptions
Generate LESSONS.md retrospective files that capture institutional knowledge, especially failures. Use when closing out journalism projects, investigations, events, or publications. Includes templates for research projects, event post-mortems, editorial tools, and publications.
Generate self-contained HTML pages that visually explain systems, data stories, investigations, editorial workflows, and code changes. Use when the user asks for a diagram, architecture overview, diff review, plan review, project recap, source map, comparison table, timeline, or any visual explanation of technical or editorial concepts. Also use proactively when about to render a complex ASCII table (4+ rows or 3+ columns) — present it as a styled HTML page instead. Adapted from nicobailon/visual-explainer with journalism, newsroom, and academic design sensibilities.
API security hardening patterns. Use when implementing rate limiting, input validation, CORS configuration, API key management, request throttling, or protecting endpoints from abuse. Covers defense-in-depth strategies for REST APIs with practical implementations for Express, FastAPI, and serverless, oriented around the OWASP API Security Top 10:2023.
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| description | Choose the correct CLAUDE.md or LESSONS.md template for journalism projects. Use when starting a new project, setting up documentation, or unsure which template category fits best. Provides decision trees and selection guidance for 6 journalism-focused template types. |
Match projects to the correct template category. Don't guess—use the decision tree.
| Project type | Template category |
|---|---|
| Newsroom AI tool, fact-checker | editorial-tool |
| Conference, summit, workshop | event-website |
| Newsletter, podcast, blog | publication |
| Investigation, data journalism | research-project |
| CMS workflow, syndication | content-pipeline |
| Historical collection, archive | digital-archive |
Is it for journalism/publishing?
├── Yes →
│ ├── Has specific end date/event? → event-website
│ ├── Ongoing content series? → publication
│ ├── Historical/preservation? → digital-archive
│ ├── Newsroom tool/AI? → editorial-tool
│ ├── CMS/automation? → content-pipeline
│ └── Investigation with scope? → research-project
│
└── No (general software) →
Use general template or another collection
Use when: Building newsroom tools, writing assistants, fact-checkers, AI-powered research tools, moderation systems, workflow automation for journalists
Not for: Generic productivity tools, non-journalism software
Signs it's an editorial tool:
Use when: Building sites for conferences, summits, workshops, or events with specific dates
Not for: Ongoing content, organization websites without events, event management software (that's editorial-tool)
Signs it's an event website:
Use when: Building newsletters, podcasts, blogs, magazines, or ongoing content series with regular publishing schedule
Not for: One-off articles, static content sites, CMSes that power publications (that's editorial-tool)
Signs it's a publication:
Use when: Building investigative journalism projects, data journalism, analysis with defined scope and end date
Not for: Ongoing research operations, general data analysis, tools that support research (that's editorial-tool)
Signs it's a research project:
Use when: Building CMS workflows, publishing automation, content syndication systems, feed aggregators, cross-posting tools
Not for: Manual publishing workflows, single-site content management, publications themselves
Signs it's a content pipeline:
Use when: Building historical collections, preservation projects, research databases, document repositories
Not for: Active news sites, CMS platforms, search engines
Signs it's a digital archive:
| Project | Wrong choice | Right choice | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter dashboard | editorial-tool | publication | It's about the publication, not the tech |
| AI fact-checker | research-project | editorial-tool | It's a tool, not a one-off investigation |
| Event registration system | event-website | editorial-tool | It's a tool that serves events |
| Podcast website | content-pipeline | publication | It's a publication, not automation |
| Document search tool | digital-archive | editorial-tool | It's a tool, not the archive itself |
| FOIA tracking system | research-project | editorial-tool | It's a tool that supports research |
If you're still unsure, ask:
Is this a tool that helps journalists do X, or is this X itself?
Does it have a specific end date?
Is preservation the primary goal?
project-memory/templates/project-retrospective/templates/claude-skills-journalism/
├── project-memory/templates/
│ ├── editorial-tool.md
│ ├── event-website.md
│ ├── publication.md
│ ├── research-project.md
│ ├── content-pipeline.md
│ └── digital-archive.md
│
└── project-retrospective/templates/
├── editorial-tool.md
├── event.md
├── publication.md
└── research-project.md
Pick the specific template that fits. "General" is a last resort.