Channels

Channels represent specific content outlets within an organization -- for example, a publication's website, newsletter, podcast, or event series. Each channel belongs to exactly one outlet.

Channel Types

The type field accepts these values:

• website
• newsletter
• podcast
• tv_broadcast
• print
• event
• award

create_channel

Create a new channel within an outlet.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
outlet_id	string (UUID)	Yes	Parent outlet ID
type	string	Yes	Channel type (see list above)
name	string	No	Channel name (may differ from outlet)
description	string	No	Description
url	string	No	Channel-specific URL
frequency	string	No	daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual
attributes	object	No	Channel-type-specific metrics (JSONB). Use for audience size, subscriber count, etc.

Example

{
  "name": "create_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "outlet_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "type": "newsletter",
    "name": "TechCrunch Daily",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/newsletter",
    "frequency": "daily",
    "attributes": { "subscriber_count": 500000 }
  }
}

get_channel

Get a channel by ID, including its parent outlet.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string (UUID)	Yes	Channel ID

Example

{
  "name": "get_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  }
}

list_channels

List channels with optional filters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
outlet_id	string (UUID)	No	Filter by outlet
type	string	No	Filter by channel type
include_archived	boolean	No	Include archived channels (default: false)
limit	number	No	Max results (default: 50)
offset	number	No	Offset for pagination (default: 0)

Example

{
  "name": "list_channels",
  "arguments": {
    "outlet_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "type": "podcast"
  }
}

update_channel

Update channel fields.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string (UUID)	Yes	Channel ID
name	string	No	Channel name
description	string	No	Description
url	string	No	Channel URL
frequency	string	No	Frequency
attributes	object	No	Channel-type-specific metrics (JSONB)

Example

{
  "name": "update_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "attributes": { "subscriber_count": 600000, "open_rate": 0.42 }
  }
}

archive_channel

Soft-delete a channel.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string (UUID)	Yes	Channel ID

Example

{
  "name": "archive_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  }
}

restore_channel

Restore an archived channel.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string (UUID)	Yes	Channel ID

Example

{
  "name": "restore_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  }
}