Writer Agent
Learn about the Writer Agent in the Newsletter AI Agent
Writer Agent
The Writer Agent is responsible for transforming research data into engaging and informative newsletter content. It takes the raw information gathered by the Researcher Agent and crafts it into well-structured, readable sections that form the draft newsletter.
Role and Responsibilities
The Writer Agent is defined with the following attributes:
- Role: Content Writer
- Goal: Create engaging and informative newsletter content from research materials
- Backstory: A skilled content writer specializing in technology and AI topics, excelling at transforming complex information into clear, engaging content that resonates with both technical and non-technical readers.
Implementation
The Writer Agent is implemented in src/agents/writer.py
using CrewAI’s Agent class:
Unlike the Researcher Agent, the Writer Agent doesn’t use external tools. Instead, it relies on its language model capabilities to transform the research data into engaging content.
Content Creation Process
When assigned a task, the Writer Agent follows this process:
- Analyze Research Data: Reviews the information provided by the Researcher Agent
- Structure Content: Organizes the content into logical sections based on the research data
- Write Engaging Sections: Creates well-written, engaging content for each section
- Format in Markdown: Ensures proper markdown formatting for headings, links, and other elements
- Include Sources: Incorporates links to original sources throughout the content
Section Formatting
The Writer Agent formats different types of content according to their nature:
News Section
Community Discussions
Social Media Insights
Video Content
Markdown Formatting
The Writer Agent ensures proper markdown formatting through several helper methods:
- format_markdown: Cleans up the content and ensures proper spacing
- _format_news_section: Formats news items into markdown content
- _format_community_section: Formats community discussions into markdown content
- _format_social_section: Formats social media content into markdown content
- _format_video_section: Formats video content into markdown content
- _format_general_section: Formats general content into markdown content
Configuration
The Writer Agent can be configured by modifying its creation parameters in src/agents/writer.py
:
- LLM: Change the language model used by the agent
- Verbosity: Set
verbose
toTrue
orFalse
to control the amount of output
Next Steps
- Learn about the Editor Agent that reviews and finalizes the newsletter
- Explore the Researcher Agent that provides the raw material for the Writer Agent