coverage-tracker-setup
Set up a lightweight Google Alerts-style coverage tracker for any number of keywords. Creates a tracker config with each keyword and what it actually means, then hands recurrence to the user's agent harness.
Profile →npx skills add elvisun/newsjack --skill coverage-tracker-setup --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Coverage Tracker Setup This sets up a simple keyword tracker that the `coverage-tracker` skill runs for you. Think of it like a Google Alert: it watches for new coverage of the keywords you care about and tells you when something real shows up. It is deliberately a different job from setting up newsjack monitoring. A coverage tracker answers "did my keyword get real coverage?" Newsjack monitoring (`newsjack-monitor-setup`) answers a bigger question: "can my company jump into a broader news story?" If the user wants the second one, use that skill instead. ## Where you're running this Two situations, and they change what you can finish here: - **You can save files and run commands** (Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, or a similar setup with shell, file, and network access). Here you can do the whole thing: save the tracker, run it once, and hand the recurring schedule to your agent. **Before you decide you can't run the CLI, check whether `newsjack` is installed.** It ships as a prebuilt, bundled binary — you do **not** need Go, a compiler, or any build/install step. Never look for a Go toolchain or tell the user they need a "Go environment" without checking first: run `newsjac
- Where you're running this
- What to ask the user
- Steps to set it up
- Updating a tracker you already have
- What to tell the user when you're done
newsjack coverage init <slug> --config tracker.json newsjack coverage status <slug> newsjack coverage init <slug> --config tracker.json --force
What does the coverage-tracker-setup skill do?
Set up a lightweight Google Alerts-style coverage tracker for any number of keywords. Creates a tracker config with each keyword and what it actually means, then hands recurrence to the user's agent harness.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add elvisun/newsjack --skill coverage-tracker-setup --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From elvisun/newsjack, a repository with 620 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.