/newsletter

description: Create an HTML email newsletter with your organization's branding
argument-hint: [newsletter-name]
allowed-tools: Read, Write(./*.html), Edit(./*.html), Glob, mcp__plugin_playwright_playwright__*

Create an HTML email newsletter.

Version check

Read the plugin version from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and note it. If the file doesn't exist or the read fails, warn the user that the plugin may not be properly installed.

Setup

1. Check for brand configuration at `.claude/pdf-playground.local.md` 2. If found, parse the YAML frontmatter for brand settings 3. Load the newsletter template from `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/newsletter-template.html`

Email constraints

HTML emails have special requirements:

• Use tables for layout (not CSS grid/flexbox)
• Inline CSS styles
• Max width: 600px
• Web-safe fonts with fallbacks
• Alt text for all images

Document structure

**Header:**

• Organization logo centered
• Newsletter title/date
• View in browser link (placeholder)

**Content:**

• Featured story with image placeholder
• News items (headline + excerpt + link)
• Upcoming events
• Quick links
• CTA button

**Footer:**

• Social media links
• Unsubscribe link (placeholder)
• Organization address
• Copyright

Brand application

• Use brand primary color for headers and buttons
• Apply brand secondary color for text
• Use brand fonts with web-safe fallbacks

Newsletter name

The newsletter name is: $ARGUMENTS

If not provided, ask for:

• Newsletter title or edition
• Featured content
• Number of news items
• Any events to highlight

Output

Save HTML file in current working directory. Note: Test in email clients before sending.