Leo can be trained on your niche, then cuts 200 stories down to ~20 worth reading.
AI newsletter
Train Feedly to find the stories, Claude to summarize them, Beehiiv to send. Promote the issue on X via Typefully. The whole loop runs on $45/mo.
Claude handles long context. Feed it 20 articles, get a coherent issue out the other side.
Free up to 2,500 subs, plus referral mechanics + an ad network when you outgrow free.
One newsletter → one X thread → one LinkedIn post, all from the same draft.
- feedly$8
- claude$20
- beehiiv$0
- typefully$0
- feedly$8
- claude$20
- beehiiv$39
- typefully$13
- feedly$8
- claude$80 API
- beehiiv$129
- typefully$28
- 1Curate the weekFeedly
Browse the Feedly Leo digest; star ~20 worth syncing.
- 2SynthesizeClaude
Claude merges starred items into your section template.
Prompt · Issue from starred itemsYou are writing this week's issue of {{newsletter_name}}, a newsletter for {{audience}}. Voice: {{e.g. direct, mildly skeptical, light dry humor}}. Here are this week's starred articles: """ {{paste feedly starred items: title, source, url, 1-line summary}} """ Structure the issue using these sections (use this template every week): 1. **The story** — the single most important item, 120 words, with a sharp lede and one specific number. 2. **Three more worth your time** — bulleted, 35 words each, link in the bullet. 3. **Worth a click** — 5 short links with 1-line context each. 4. **One contrarian take** — pick the most against-the-grain item and steelman it in 80 words. Rules: - Never use "delve", "in the rapidly evolving landscape", "it's important to note", "navigating the complexities". - Every section opens with a specific noun, not a transition phrase. - No em dashes. Use commas, periods, or parentheses. - Cite source name inline, like "(Bloomberg, May 2)". Output the full issue as Markdown, ready to paste into Beehiiv. - 3Edit and designBeehiiv
Drop into Beehiiv. Use the same template every week.
- 4Promo loopTypefully
Typefully thread + LinkedIn post draft; schedule for Tue 9am ET.
Prompt · X thread + LinkedIn post from issueTake this newsletter issue: """ {{paste full issue}} """ Output two artifacts: 1. **X thread** (5 to 7 posts, max 280 chars each) - Post 1: the hook from the lede, no "in today's newsletter" - Posts 2 to 6: one specific takeaway each, with a number or name - Final post: link to the issue with a one-line "why click" 2. **LinkedIn post** (180 to 220 words) - First line is the hook, no warm-up - Plain text, no hashtags except 1 to 2 at the end - End with a link to the issue and a single concrete CTA No emojis in either. No em dashes. - 5ShipBeehiiv
Send Tue 7am ET. Beehiiv recommendations, boosts, and ads kick in.
One issue/week, 90 minutes of writing time. Sponsorship rates lifted at 2k subs because the audience was tightly scoped to AI engineers.
Beehiiv recommendations only kick in after ~500 subs. Plan for a 90-day cold start.
Read every issue out loud before sending. Strip 'delve', 'in the rapidly evolving landscape', etc.
'AI news' is dead on arrival. 'AI for HR teams in regulated industries' has a list.