diff --git a/scripts/newsletter-weekly.sh b/scripts/newsletter-weekly.sh
index b36042f..82800d2 100755
--- a/scripts/newsletter-weekly.sh
+++ b/scripts/newsletter-weekly.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,21 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.nvm/versions/node" ]; then
   NODE_BIN="$(ls -d "$HOME"/.nvm/versions/node/*/bin 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)"
   [ -n "$NODE_BIN" ] && export PATH="$NODE_BIN:$PATH"
 fi
-exec npx tsx scripts/newsletter-weekly.ts
+
+OUT="$(npx tsx scripts/newsletter-weekly.ts)"
+printf '%s\n' "$OUT"
+
+# Let the admins know a draft is waiting. This is a content-free NIP-17 DM; the
+# push service wakes their phones, and the message contains only the issue
+# number and the /newsletter URL. A failed notice must never fail the draft.
+META="$(printf '%s' "$OUT" | node -e "let s='';process.stdin.on('data',d=>s+=d).on('end',()=>{try{const j=JSON.parse(s);process.stdout.write([j.issue,j.autoPublished===true?'published':'draft'].join(':'))}catch{process.stdout.write('')}})")"
+NUMBER="${META%%:*}"
+MODE="${META##*:}"
+if [ -n "$NUMBER" ]; then
+  if [ "$MODE" = "published" ]; then
+    MSG="Weekly newsletter #${NUMBER} is published: https://skate-spots.org/newsletter"
+  else
+    MSG="Weekly newsletter draft #${NUMBER} is ready for review: https://skate-spots.org/newsletter (admin banner → Load draft). Nothing is public until you publish."
+  fi
+  scripts/send-ops-alert.sh "$MSG" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi