newtype Lite

Lightweight content-team workflows for agent environments, packaged as Skills.

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What Is newtype Lite?

newtype Lite is a self-contained Skills package that brings part of the newtype content workflow into agent environments without requiring the full newtype OS runtime.

It turns a compatible agent into a lightweight content team router for:

• planning and shaping content briefs
• research and source organization
• analysis and synthesis
• writing articles, reports, posts, scripts, and newsletters
• editing and restructuring drafts
• fact-checking claims
• extracting useful information from supplied material
• archiving reusable knowledge summaries

newtype Lite is designed for users who want the method layer of newtype in a portable Skills format. It can be used with Codex and other agent systems that support Skill-style instructions.

newtype Lite vs. newtype OS

newtype Lite is not a replacement for newtype OS.

Capability	newtype Lite	newtype OS
Delivery model	Skills package	Full CLI product
Runtime	Uses the current agent session	Dedicated newtype runtime
Agents	Simulated through method packs	Full multi-agent workflow
Background tasks	Not included	Included where supported
Knowledge workflow	Lightweight summaries	Full project workflow
Best for	Quick content workflows inside compatible agents	Complete newtype experience

If you want the full experience, including the integrated CLI, richer workflow orchestration, and full product behavior, deploy or install newtype OS instead.

How It Works

The Skill uses SKILL.md as the router. Depending on the task, it loads only the relevant method pack from references/:

• workflow.md for end-to-end publishable content
• interviewer.md for clarifying ideas and briefs
• researcher.md for source-backed research
• analyst.md for comparison, diagnosis, and synthesis
• writer.md for drafting
• editor.md for polishing and restructuring
• fact-checker.md for verification
• extractor.md for turning raw material into usable notes
• archivist.md for reusable knowledge cards

This keeps the workflow lightweight while still preserving the core newtype approach: brief before draft, source basis before claims, structure before prose, and verification before confidence.

Installation

Install it into a Skills-compatible agent environment. For Codex, you can use:

mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills/newtype-lite
cp -R SKILL.md references ~/.codex/skills/newtype-lite/

Then restart Codex or reload your Skill environment. For other agents, place SKILL.md and references/ wherever that agent expects Skills.

Usage

Ask your agent for a content task and mention newtype Lite when useful:

Use newtype Lite to help me turn these notes into a publishable article.

用 newtype Lite 帮我研究这个选题，并写一篇公众号文章。

For simple tasks, the Skill loads one method pack. For more complex work, it moves through the needed stages step by step.

Repository Structure

.
├── SKILL.md
└── references/
    ├── analyst.md
    ├── archivist.md
    ├── editor.md
    ├── extractor.md
    ├── fact-checker.md
    ├── interviewer.md
    ├── researcher.md
    ├── workflow.md
    └── writer.md

Relationship To newtype OS

newtype Lite carries the lightweight workflow ideas from newtype OS into a Skill-only package. It is useful when you want a portable, no-runtime version of the content team methods.

For production use, full orchestration, and the complete newtype product experience, use newtype OS.