# Local Media Skills > Free Claude skills, guides and tools for local newsletter publishers, local media sellers and anyone building a local audience. From the Local Media HQ team. Run by the Local Media HQ team (https://localmediahq.com), part of 8th replay. Every skill is free; downloading one asks for an email, which joins the Local Media HQ newsletter. Each skill is a standard Agent Skills folder (SKILL.md with name and description frontmatter, a worked example, quality checks and a worksheet) for Claude, Claude Code and Codex. Not affiliated with Anthropic. ## Start here - [How to use Claude skills for your local newsletter](https://localmediahq.com/skills/start) - [For AI agents](https://localmediahq.com/skills/for-ai-agents) - [The 14 Local Media Jobs Most Ready for AI Workflows](https://localmediahq.com/skills/reports/local-media-ai-workflows) ## Skills - [Local Newsletter Issue Writer](https://localmediahq.com/skills/newsletter-issue-builder): Turn a pile of local links into a finished, scored newsletter issue using the house template our publications run. - [Subject Line and Preview Text Writer](https://localmediahq.com/skills/subject-line-preview-workshop): Get a ranked subject line and preview text pair for your issue, checked against the rules our publications use. - [Newsletter Issue Grader](https://localmediahq.com/skills/newsletter-issue-grader): Score any local newsletter issue out of 10 and get a fix list ordered by the points each fix wins back. - [Local Events Roundup Builder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/local-events-roundup-builder): Cut a pile of local listings to 6 to 8 events with one featured pick, spread across days, towns and audiences. - [Restaurant and Business Spotlight Writer](https://localmediahq.com/skills/local-spotlight-writer): Write Restaurant Radar, Business Brief and Pet of the Week in about 70 words each, from confirmed facts only. - [Local Story Finder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/local-story-idea-scout): Find and vet 2 to 3 fresh, upbeat local stories and write each as a Gist and Why It Matters brief with a source link. - [Events Carousel and Social Repurposer](https://localmediahq.com/skills/newsletter-to-social-repurposer): Turn an issue's events and top story into a slide-by-slide carousel and captions that point people to your newsletter. - [Local Sponsor Prospect Finder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/sponsorship-prospect-finder): Get a scored list of local businesses most likely to sponsor your newsletter, with the evidence and opening angle for each. - [Local Sponsorship Proposal Builder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/local-advertiser-proposal-builder): Write a one-page sponsor proposal with one recommended package, honest numbers, your own prices and clear ad rules. - [Media Kit Builder and Auditor](https://localmediahq.com/skills/media-kit-auditor): Build a local media kit from 10 proven sections, or audit yours and get a prioritized fix list with rewrites. - [Sponsor Follow-Up Writer](https://localmediahq.com/skills/sponsor-follow-up-assistant): Write short, honest sponsor follow-ups for any stage, plus a monthly business-owner offer with a 3-touch sequence. - [Meta Ads Subscriber Growth Planner](https://localmediahq.com/skills/audience-growth-campaign-planner): Plan a Meta ads campaign that buys local newsletter subscribers, with creative scripts and a weekly check routine. - [Subscriber Welcome Survey Builder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/welcome-survey-builder): Design the 10 to 12 question survey new subscribers answer right after signup, with tags and matched offers. - [Realtor Local Newsletter Builder](https://localmediahq.com/skills/realtor-newsletter-builder): Build a weekly agent newsletter that is half homes and market, half local life, with one ask readers answer. ## Free tools - [Newsletter Subject Line Checker](https://localmediahq.com/skills/tools/subject-line-checker): Paste a subject line and preview text. Get a score and a fix for every rule it breaks. - [Newsletter Subscriber Growth Calculator](https://localmediahq.com/skills/tools/subscriber-growth-calculator): See how fast Meta ads grow your list, what it costs, and whether the list pays for itself. - [Local Media Kit Scorecard](https://localmediahq.com/skills/tools/media-kit-scorecard): Grade your media kit section by section and get the fixes that win more sponsor replies. - [Share a skill](https://localmediahq.com/skills/share-a-skill): submit a skill; useful ones are published free with credit and a link. ## Guides - [AI Workflows for Local Newsletter Operators](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/ai-workflows-local-newsletter-operators) - [Local Newsletter Sponsorship Prospecting Template](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/local-newsletter-sponsorship-prospecting-template) - [Local Media Kit Audit Checklist](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/local-media-kit-audit-checklist) - [How to Use AI for Local Events Roundups](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/ai-local-events-roundups) - [Best AI Prompts for Local Media Sales](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/best-ai-prompts-local-media-sales) - [Reader Survey Analysis for Local Newsletters](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/reader-survey-analysis-local-newsletters) - [Sponsor Follow-Up Email Examples for Local Media](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/sponsor-follow-up-email-examples-local-media) - [Newsletter Subject Line Examples for Local Publishers](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/newsletter-subject-line-examples-local-publishers) - [How to Repurpose a Local Newsletter for Social](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/repurpose-local-newsletter-social) - [Local Media AI Tools: Free Workflow Library](https://localmediahq.com/skills/resources/local-media-ai-tools-free-workflow-library) ## Related software from the same team - [lightbreak](https://lightbreak.ai/): turns a week of local news into one edited newsletter issue. - [greetform](https://greetform.com/): smart questions and matched offers right after someone subscribes. - [larkfeed](https://larkfeed.com/): the AI-native website platform for local media.