agent-launch

Draft platform-native release announcements (HN, Reddit, X, Mastodon, LinkedIn) from your repo's CHANGELOG + README + recent commits. Single Bun binary. v0.1: drafts only — you post.

Status: v0.1.0 — see CHANGELOG.md, SPEC.md, SCOPE.md.

What it does

bun install
bun run examples/demo.ts                       # gather context, no API key needed

# In your own repo:
cp launch.yaml.example launch.yaml && $EDITOR launch.yaml
agent-launch context 0.2.0                     # debug: print the gathered context
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... agent-launch draft 0.2.0 # → launches/v0.2.0/{hn,reddit-*,x,mastodon,linkedin}.md
agent-launch draft 0.2.0 --platforms hn,x      # only specific platforms
agent-launch draft 0.2.0 --out drafts/         # custom output dir (must be inside cwd)

To produce a single binary:

bun build --compile --outfile agent-launch src/index.ts
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... ./agent-launch draft 0.2.0

Each draft is platform-native: HN's "Show HN" pattern, Reddit's subreddit etiquette, X's threaded format, Mastodon's longer-form toot, LinkedIn's slightly-more-business voice. No "revolutionary" or "game-changing" marketing slop — anti-examples are baked into the prompts.

Why drafts only in v0.1

• HN explicitly forbids automated submissions. Any auto-poster ships dead.
• Reddit's API allows posting but rate limits + subreddit moderation make automation fragile.
• The hard part is "well-written platform-native copy informed by the actual repo." That's what v0.1 ships.
• Posting on user approval is v0.2. Reply monitoring is v0.3.

Roadmap

| Version | What ships | |---|---| | v0.1 (current) | Draft generation across 5 platforms. | | v0.2 | Post-on-approval for X / Mastodon / LinkedIn (APIs). Browser-open with prefilled fields for Reddit / HN. | | v0.3 | Reply monitoring + suggested-reply drafting. | | v0.4 | Launch-time recommendations per platform. |

What it is NOT

• Not an analytics tool.
• Not a community manager.
• Not a cross-platform identity manager.
• Not a multi-language translator.
• Not an OG-image / banner generator.

Family

agent-launch is one of three sibling repos for autonomous OSS maintenance — see ../multi-oss-launch-and-maintain/ for the coordination hub.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.