Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to jamditis/claude-skills-journalism. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/master/CLAUDE.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalismWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
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<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/claude-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism/claude-md.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.05128 | $0.05128 |
| Opus 5 | $0.02564 | $0.02564 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.01026 | $0.01026 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00513 | $0.00513 |
Grade B, and why
claude-skills-journalism CLAUDE.md scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 5d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping
.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.
No AI attribution in commits, PR bodies, issues, docs, or code. `.claude/settings.json` sets `attribution.sessionUrl` to false and blanks `attribution.commit` and `attribution.pr`, which stops Claude Code from appending How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 392 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Agent skills collection
Bug-fixing workflow
When a bug is reported, don't immediately attempt to fix it. Instead:
- Write a failing test first that reproduces the bug
- Launch subagents to work on fixing the bug
- Verify the fix by running the test, a passing test proves the bug is fixed
Collection of Claude Code and Codex skills for journalism, media, academia, and technical workflows.
Project overview
This repo contains modular instruction sets that extend supported coding agents for specialized tasks. Each skill directory contains domain knowledge, workflows, templates, and best practices.
Directory structure
Packages use .claude-plugin/plugin.json. Codex supports standards-based skill
installs and a verified legacy-compatible journalism-core package route. Each
stable skill has Codex UI metadata. The repository does not ship native Codex
plugin manifests.
claude-skills-journalism/
├── CLAUDE.md # This file
├── README.md # User documentation
├── LICENSE
│
├── hooks/ # Automated workflow checks (17 hooks)
│ ├── ap-style-check.md # Writing: AP Style violations
│ ├── ai-slop-detector.md # Writing: AI patterns
│ ├── accessibility-check.md # Writing: Alt text, headings
│ ├── copywriting-preflight.md # Writing: Intent interview before drafting
│ ├── source-attribution-check.md # Verification: Unattributed claims
│ ├── verification-reminder.md # Verification: Fact-check prompt
│ ├── data-methodology-check.md # Verification: Methodology docs
│ ├── source-diversity-check.md # Editorial: Source diversity
│ ├── legal-review-flag.md # Editorial: Defamation risk
│ ├── pre-publish-checklist.md # Editorial: Pre-publish reminder
│ ├── deadline-tracker.md # Editorial: Deadline surfacing
│ ├── archive-reminder.md # Preservation: Archive URLs
│ ├── one-way-door-check.md # Development: Block irreversible decisions
│ ├── bug-report-detector.md # Development: Detect bug reports
│ ├── enforce-test-first.md # Development: Enforce test-first workflow
│ ├── pre-commit-review.md # Development: Review staged diff before commit
│ └── no-ai-attribution.md # Development: Block AI attribution in commits, PRs, and comments
│
├── # Plugin: journalism-core (15 skills, v1.5.0), registered in marketplace.json
├── journalism-core/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ └── skills/
│ ├── ai-writing-detox/ # Eliminate AI writing patterns
│ ├── crisis-communications/ # Breaking news, rapid verification
│ ├── data-journalism/ # Data analysis, federal-data currency, AI-assisted-analysis cautions
│ ├── editorial-workflow/ # Assignment tracking, calendars
│ ├── fact-check-workflow/ # Claim verification
│ ├── foia-requests/ # Public records requests
│ ├── interview-prep/ # Interview preparation
│ ├── interview-transcription/ # Recording, transcription, quotes
│ ├── newsletter-publishing/ # Email newsletters, subscribers
│ ├── newsroom-style/ # AP Style enforcement
│ ├── photo-metadata/ # Embed caption, credit, alt text, license in IPTC/EXIF/XMP
│ ├── brazil-records-requests/ # Brazilian LAI requests and appeals
│ ├── social-media-intelligence/ # OSINT, account analysis, platform-API currency
│ ├── source-verification/ # SIFT method, verification, deepfakes/C2PA
│ └── story-pitch/ # Pitch templates
│
├── # Plugin: research-toolkit (6 skills, v1.1.3), registered in marketplace.json
├── research-toolkit/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ └── skills/
│ ├── academic-writing/ # Research and scholarly communication
│ ├── content-access/ # Unpaywall, library databases, paywall bypass
│ ├── digital-archive/ # AI-enriched archives, entity extraction
│ ├── free-apis-catalog/ # Curated free-API catalog with sunset currency notes
│ ├── page-monitoring/ # Change detection, availability tracking
│ └── web-archiving/ # Wayback, Archive.today, evidence preservation
│
├── # Plugin: dev-toolkit (13 skills), registered in marketplace.json
├── dev-toolkit/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ └── skills/
│ ├── accessibility-compliance/ # WCAG 2.2, alt text, focus management
│ ├── claude-md-updater/ # Propose scoped CLAUDE.md updates
│ ├── context-engineering-fundamentals/ # Preserve instructions, evidence, and state
│ ├── director/ # Explicit top-tier direction and delegation
│ ├── electron-dev/ # Electron security model, packaging
│ ├── mobile-debugging/ # Eruda, vConsole, remote debug
│ ├── one-way-door/ # Block irreversible decisions
│ ├── python-pipeline/ # Data pipelines (pandas, polars, DuckDB)
│ ├── test-first-bugs/ # TDD bug-fixing workflow
│ ├── vibe-coding/ # AI-assisted development
│ ├── web-scraping/ # Ethical content extraction
│ ├── web-ui-best-practices/ # Container queries, :has(), view transitions
│ └── zero-build-frontend/ # ESM import maps, htmx, Alpine.js
│
├── # Plugin: okf-wiki (1 skill), registered in marketplace.json
├── okf-wiki/ # Scaffold an Open Knowledge Format knowledge base
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ ├── spec/SPEC.md # generic OKF spec v1
│ ├── scripts/ # scaffold.py, validate.py, gh-wiki-bootstrap.py
│ ├── templates/ # .claude/ hooks copied into each scaffolded project
│ ├── example/ # a scaffolded OKF wiki of this repo (dogfood + live example)
│ └── tests/ # pytest: scaffold output, hooks, validator rejections
│
├── # Plugin: pdf-design (1 skill), registered in marketplace.json
├── pdf-design/ # PDF reports, proposals, brand system
│ └── templates/ # HTML templates (Democracy Day, etc.)
│
├── # Plugin: video-toolkit (4 skills, v1.0.6), registered in marketplace.json
├── video-toolkit/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ └── skills/
│ ├── video-dashboard/ # Interactive transcript and frame analysis
│ ├── video-download/ # Public social-video collection
│ ├── video-frames/ # Frame extraction and vision analysis
│ └── video-transcribe/ # Reproducible Whisper transcription
│
├── # Plugin: web-design-picker (1 skill, v1.0.0), registered in marketplace.json
├── web-design-picker/ # Website directions, review picker, asset handoff
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── agents/openai.yaml
│ ├── assets/ # Picker, catalog, concept, schema, and favicon sources
│ ├── references/ # Design, accessibility, QA, and delivery guidance
│ ├── scripts/ # Scaffold, build, preview, validate, and package tools
│ └── SKILL.md
│
├── # Plugin: visual-explainer (1 skill), registered in marketplace.json
├── visual-explainer/ # HTML diagrams, data tables, architecture views
│ ├── references/ # CSS patterns, library guides, nav patterns
│ ├── templates/ # Architecture, flowchart, data table templates
│ └── commands/ # Slash command templates
│
├── # Plugin: project-templates-toolkit (3 skills), registered in marketplace.json
├── project-templates-toolkit/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ └── skills/
│ ├── project-memory/ # CLAUDE.md generation, 6 project type templates
│ ├── project-retrospective/ # LESSONS.md generation, 4 project type templates
│ └── template-selector/ # Decision tree for picking the right template
│
├── # Plugin: security-toolkit (4 skills, /security-toolkit:hotpatch command), registered in marketplace.json
├── security-toolkit/
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── README.md
│ ├── commands/hotpatch.md # Slash command: sandboxed pre-install scan + cooldown bypass
│ ├── scripts/hotpatch.example.sh # Reference Linux/bwrap implementation
│ ├── test-fixtures/ # Synthetic malicious tarballs for self-test
│ └── skills/
│ ├── api-hardening/ # Rate limiting, CORS, request throttling, defense-in-depth
│ ├── secure-auth/ # Password hashing, sessions, JWT, OAuth, passkeys
│ ├── security-checklist/ # Pre-deployment OWASP audit
│ └── supply-chain-hardening/ # npm/bun install-time cooldown + sandboxed bypass scan
│
├── # Plugin: autocontext (no skills, hooks/commands/agents), registered in marketplace.json
├── autocontext/ # Cross-session knowledge persistence with skill evolution
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── agents/ # Lesson-review and evolution agents
│ ├── commands/ # /autocontext:setup, :init, :review, :status, :evolve
│ ├── hooks/ # Capture, validate, and surface lessons across sessions
│ ├── scripts/skill-evolution/ # Fold accumulated lessons back into skill files
│ ├── templates/ # Lesson and archive templates
│ └── tests/
│
├── # Plugin: pdf-playground (8 commands, v1.3.6), registered in marketplace.json
├── pdf-playground/ # Interactive proposal/report/slide builder with live control panel
│ ├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
│ ├── brands/ # Brand presets
│ ├── commands/ # /proposal, /report, /onepager, /newsletter, /slides, /event, /preview, /update
│ ├── controls/template-maps/ # Live design-editing control wiring
│ ├── hooks/
│ ├── templates/ # Document templates
│ └── skills/ # document-design/ + playground.md (user-invocable entry skill)
│
└── # Plugin: superjawn (14 skills, v1.1.0), registered in marketplace.json
├── # Research-augmented fork of obra/superpowers; standalone, no upstream dependency
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
├── README.md
└── skills/
├── brainstorming/ # Research phase: ideation before creative work
├── dispatching-parallel-agents/ # Independent tasks across 2+ agents
├── executing-plans/ # Run a written implementation plan
├── finishing-a-development-branch/ # Decide how to land completed work
├── receiving-code-review/ # Handle review feedback
├── requesting-code-review/ # Verify completed work before merging
├── subagent-driven-development/ # Parallel task execution in one session
├── systematic-debugging/ # Research phase: triage before proposing fixes
├── test-driven-development/ # TDD before implementation code
├── using-git-worktrees/ # Isolate feature work
├── using-superjawn/ # How to find and use skills
├── verification-before-completion/ # Confirm work is complete before committing
├── writing-plans/ # Multi-step planning before touching code
└── writing-skills/ # Research phase: creating or editing skills
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 5d ago Changed · +10 lines · +158 tokens per session cc2abc3b712f
- 10d ago First seen · 382 lines · 4,970 tokens per session scan B e95617ff0883
claude-skills-journalism CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jamditis/claude-skills-journalism (389 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,128 tokens to every session, about $0.0256 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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