{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "kind": "shortening-method",
  "format": "agent-skill",
  "id": "press-release-brief",
  "name": "Press release brief",
  "category": "Writing",
  "summary": "Compress an announcement into a factual media brief with claims still attributed.",
  "use_cases": [
    "Media announcements",
    "Press summaries",
    "Launch briefs"
  ],
  "word_count": 143,
  "url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/",
  "instructions_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/SKILL.md",
  "skill_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/SKILL.md",
  "json_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/llms.txt",
  "plain_text_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/prompt.txt",
  "license": "MIT",
  "sources_url": "https://sho.rten.it/sources/#press-release-brief",
  "skill_name": "press-release-brief",
  "skill_description": "Compress an announcement into a factual media brief with claims still attributed. Use for Media announcements, Press summaries, Launch briefs.",
  "agents_md_url": "https://sho.rten.it/methods/press-release-brief/AGENTS.md",
  "sources": [],
  "instructions": "Shorten the supplied press release into a factual media brief. Use this for announcing a specific development, not for adding editorial analysis or promotional copy.\n\nWrite a plain headline followed by a lead that identifies the organization, announcement, timing, and affected audience. Add only the supporting facts a reporter needs to understand the announcement. Preserve availability limits, trial status, locations, material quantities, and supplied contact details if they are needed for follow-up. Keep claims attributed when the source does not establish them independently.\n\nRemove boilerplate, repeated product descriptions, celebratory adjectives, and quotations that merely restate the announcement. If a quote adds unique information, quote it exactly or paraphrase it without quotation marks and retain the speaker. Do not invent a dateline, contact, endorsement, launch date, or proof of a claim. Do not imply an unpublished draft has been released. Return only the brief.",
  "example": {
    "context": "Brief of a transit announcement",
    "before": "Harbor Transit today announced that it plans to begin a six-month electric-shuttle trial on Route 4 on 12 November, subject to completion of vehicle inspections. Two shuttles will run between the station and the hospital. The fare will remain $2, and the existing timetable will apply. Harbor Transit says the trial could reduce operating emissions; it has not yet published an estimate. “We are excited to take this step,” said director Mara Chen. The organization described the trial as an exciting development for local travel.",
    "after": "Harbor Transit plans Route 4 electric-shuttle trial\n\nHarbor Transit plans a six-month trial from 12 November, subject to vehicle inspections. Two shuttles will connect the station and hospital, with the $2 fare and timetable unchanged. Harbor Transit says operating emissions could fall; it has published no estimate.",
    "must_preserve": [
      "Planned six-month trial",
      "12 November depends on inspections",
      "Two shuttles; station-to-hospital Route 4",
      "Fare and timetable unchanged",
      "Emissions claim is attributed and unquantified"
    ],
    "omitted": [
      "Cuts promotional framing and a quote with no additional factual content."
    ],
    "kind": "illustrative"
  }
}