new-workspace

Provision pr-media-work Workspace

Creates a new workspace for PR/media work. This plugin's commands (/pr-media-work:scan-coverage, /pr-media-work:media-fetch, /pr-media-work:comms-initialize, etc.) are globally available once installed — this skill only provisions the data scaffold (CLAUDE.md, context/, outputs/, etc.) that those commands read from and write to.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS is parsed as:

• First positional: workspace name (kebab-case, used as directory and GitHub repo name). Required.
• Second positional (optional): target parent path. Defaults to ~/repos/github/my-repos.
• --variant=<media-monitoring|pr-response|comms-strategy> (optional): which scaffold to copy. Default: media-monitoring.
• --local-only (optional): skip GitHub repo creation and push. Default: create a public GitHub repo and push.
• --private (optional): create the GitHub repo as private. Default: public.

Examples

/pr-media-work:new-workspace acme-coverage
/pr-media-work:new-workspace acme-pr --variant=pr-response
/pr-media-work:new-workspace acme-comms --variant=comms-strategy --private
/pr-media-work:new-workspace scratch-monitor --local-only

Procedure

1. Parse arguments

Extract workspace name, target parent path, variant, and flags from $ARGUMENTS. If workspace name is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding.

2. Resolve the scaffold path

The bundled scaffold lives at ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. Confirm it exists. If the variant isn't media-monitoring, pr-response, or comms-strategy, tell the user which variants are available.

3. Read ambient facts

Read ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md if it exists. Extract OS, locale, timezone, and user identity facts. These will personalise the workspace's CLAUDE.md at step 6.

4. Create the workspace directory

mkdir -p <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
cp -r ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/<variant>/. <target-parent>/<workspace-name>/

Do not copy any .claude/ tree. The plugin's primitives are global.

5. Personalise CLAUDE.md

Open the new workspace's CLAUDE.md and:

• Replace any placeholder identity with the facts from step 3.
• Add a short header noting the workspace name and variant.
• If ambient facts include OS/locale, embed them so downstream commands can skip re-asking.

6. Prompt for workspace-specific facts

Ask the user only for facts this plugin can't infer:

• media-monitoring variant: the monitoring subject (person, company, topic) and any priority publications. Suggest running /pr-media-work:media-setup afterwards to build out the full monitoring context.
• pr-response variant: the client/brand being represented and the types of responses they most often need (statements, pitches, corrections, Q&A).
• comms-strategy variant: the client/brand name. Suggest running /pr-media-work:comms-initialize afterwards for the full interview-based setup.

7. Initialise git and (optionally) publish

cd <target-parent>/<workspace-name>
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial workspace from pr-media-work plugin"

Unless --local-only is set:

gh repo create <workspace-name> --<public|private> --source=. --push

Use --public by default, --private if the flag was passed.

8. Print next steps

Tell the user:

• Workspace path.
• Variant chosen.
• Which plugin commands apply:
  • media-monitoring: /pr-media-work:media-setup, /pr-media-work:media-fetch, /pr-media-work:media-batch, /pr-media-work:scan-coverage, /pr-media-work:summarize-press.
  • pr-response: /pr-media-work:scan-coverage, /pr-media-work:pr-monitor-news, /pr-media-work:draft-response, /pr-media-work:pr-media-pitch, /pr-media-work:pr-build-media-list.
  • comms-strategy: /pr-media-work:comms-initialize, /pr-media-work:comms-refresh-strategy, /pr-media-work:comms-create-campaign, /pr-media-work:comms-client-report.
• Reminder that the workspace is data — they can delete/move it freely without losing the plugin's commands.

Notes

• The scaffold path must be resolved via ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../template/ (not ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} — that variable isn't exported in skill bash injection, only in hooks/MCP).
• Never copy .claude/commands/, .claude/agents/, or .claude/skills/ into the new workspace. If the user wants workspace-local overrides, they can add them manually later.
• Don't hard-code any personal paths or identifiers here — everything comes from user memory or prompts.