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AI agent for journalists

Right of Reply and Comment Request Agent

Every named party gets a clear, timely right of reply, and the final text reflects each response

CommunicationWriters
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Right of Reply and Comment Request Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Requests for comment go out late or are vague, and a missed reply can sink a story. This agent lists every person and organization named in the draft, drafts a specific comment request for each with the claims to respond to and a deadline, and tracks replies. It flags missing responses and adds replies to the draft. Before publication, it rechecks that every named party has had a fair chance and that every reply is accurately reflected. The editor approves each request and the final text. Edge case: a person is named only in passing, so the agent flags the mention for editor judgment on whether a request is needed.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
ApprovedYes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Draft ready for review 2 USES A TOOL Read the draft and list named people andorganizations 3 DOES Extract each claim per party and draft a specificrequest with a deadline 4 YOU APPROVE Editor approves each request 5 USES A TOOL Send requests and log the time 6 USES A TOOL Read replies as they arrive 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Has every party replied or the deadline passed? If not: send a reminder and note the time. Back to step6. 8 DOES Add replies or non-replies to the draft 9 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the draft reflect each reply accurately? If not: correct the draft text and recheck. Back to step3. 10 YOU APPROVE Editor approves the final text 11 RESULT Reply log and final draft
Read the steps as a list
  1. Draft ready for review
  2. Read the draft and list named people and organizations
  3. Extract each claim per party and draft a specific request with a deadline
  4. Editor approves each requestThe agent waits here for your OK.
  5. Send requests and log the time
  6. Read replies as they arrive
  7. Has every party replied or the deadline passed?If not: send a reminder and note the time. Back to step 6.
  8. Add replies or non-replies to the draft
  9. Does the draft reflect each reply accurately?If not: correct the draft text and recheck. Back to step 3.
  10. Editor approves the final textThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Reply log and final draft

How it decides

A party needs a request when the draft makes a claim about them. The deadline must leave time before publication.

  • Request comment from any party about whom the draft makes a claim
  • Set deadlines at least 24 hours before publication
  • Send one reminder before the deadline
  • Quote replies exactly

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Deadline length (default 24 hours before publication)
  • Reminder count
  • Request template
  • Party types needing a request

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Each comment request
  • The final text

Hard limits

  • Never sends a request without approval
  • Never changes a reply

It stops when

  • Done: all parties replied or deadlines passed and text approved
  • Stop: legal review blocks the request

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensA draft named a landlord, two officials and a city office. The agent drafted four requests with the three claims for each and a Thursday noon deadline. The editor approved them. By Thursday noon, three had replied and the city office had not, so the agent sent a reminder. When the draft came back, one reply was paraphrased inaccurately, so the check failed and it quoted it exactly.

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