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Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/slack-poster in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Slack Poster by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Slack Poster
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

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Slack Poster Skill

This skill posts business news and reports to Slack channels with intelligent topic analysis and threaded organization for better readability.

Purpose

Post business news digests with automatic topic grouping
Provide big-picture insights by correlating related stories
Use threaded messages to organize content by topic
Send alerts, notifications, or reports to internal Slack channels programmatically

Key Features

1. Topic Analysis & Grouping

Automatically analyzes headlines to identify major themes
Groups related stories together (e.g., "AI & Technology", "Markets & Economy")
Correlates between stories to show the big picture
Counts stories per topic for quick overview

2. Threaded Message Format

Main message: Summary showing topic breakdown and key insights
Thread replies: Detailed stories organized by topic
Each topic thread includes all relevant stories with source attribution

3. Topic Categories

The skill automatically classifies stories into:

🤖 AI & Technology
📈 Markets & Economy
👔 Corporate Leadership & Governance
🛒 Retail & Consumer
💼 Business & Finance
🏥 Healthcare & Biotech
💼 Workplace & Careers
📰 Other News

Implementation

Basic Usage (post_to_slack.py)

Simple format posting top headlines with blocks formatting.

Advanced Usage (post_to_slack_threaded.py)

Intelligent topic analysis with threaded organization:

Analyzes all headlines for common themes
Groups stories by topic
Creates main summary message with big-picture insights
Posts detailed stories in topic-specific threads

Authentication

Slack credentials:

Token: Use environment variable SLACK_TOKEN
Channel: stock_ops_dev (or use environment variable SLACK_CHANNEL)

Example Output

Main Message:

📰 Business News Digest - November 19, 2025

40 stories analyzed across 7 major topics

🔍 Today's Big Picture:
• AI & Technology: 19 stories
• Markets & Economy: 4 stories
• Corporate Leadership & Governance: 2 stories

🤖 AI dominates headlines with 19 stories covering Nvidia earnings,
   OpenAI board changes, and the AI bubble debate

Thread Replies: Each topic gets its own detailed thread with all related stories.

Output Structure

All outputs are organized in the outputs/ directory:

Reports should go into outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/reports/
Scripts should go into outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/scripts/
Raw outputs (csvs, jsons) should go into outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/raw/
Screenshots should go into outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/screenshots/

---name: slack-posterdescription: Posts intelligent, topic-analyzed business news to Slack channels using threaded messages. Groups stories by themes and provides big-picture insights.--- # Slack Poster Skill This skill posts business news and reports to Slack channels with intelligent topic analysis and threaded organization for better readability. ## Purpose - Post business news digests with automatic topic grouping - Provide big-picture insights by correlating related stories - Use threaded messages to organize content by topic - Send alerts, notifications, or reports to internal Slack channels programmatically ## Key Features ### 1. Topic Analysis & Grouping - Automatically analyzes headlines to identify major themes - Groups related stories together (e.g., "AI & Technology", "Markets & Economy") - Correlates between stories to show the big picture - Counts stories per topic for quick overview ### 2. Threaded Message Format - **Main message**: Summary showing topic breakdown and key insights - **Thread replies**: Detailed stories organized by topic - Each topic thread includes all relevant stories with source attribution ### 3. Topic Categories The skill automatically classifies stories into: - 🤖 AI & Technology - 📈 Markets & Economy - 👔 Corporate Leadership & Governance - 🛒 Retail & Consumer - 💼 Business & Finance - 🏥 Healthcare & Biotech - 💼 Workplace & Careers - 📰 Other News ## Implementation ### Basic Usage (post_to_slack.py) Simple format posting top headlines with blocks formatting. ### Advanced Usage (post_to_slack_threaded.py) Intelligent topic analysis with threaded organization: - Analyzes all headlines for common themes - Groups stories by topic - Creates main summary message with big-picture insights - Posts detailed stories in topic-specific threads ## Authentication Slack credentials: - **Token**: Use environment variable `SLACK_TOKEN` - **Channel**: `stock_ops_dev` (or use environment variable `SLACK_CHANNEL`) ## Example Output **Main Message:** ``` 📰 Business News Digest - November 19, 2025 40 stories analyzed across 7 major topics 🔍 Today's Big Picture: • AI & Technology: 19 stories • Markets & Economy: 4 stories • Corporate Leadership & Governance: 2 stories 🤖 AI dominates headlines with 19 stories covering Nvidia earnings, OpenAI board changes, and the AI bubble debate ``` **Thread Replies:** Each topic gets its own detailed thread with all related stories. ## Output Structure All outputs are organized in the outputs/ directory: - Reports should go into `outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/reports/` - Scripts should go into `outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/scripts/` - Raw outputs (csvs, jsons) should go into `outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/raw/` - Screenshots should go into `outputs/<agent_name>/<customer_name>/screenshots/`

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