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title: "Agent Mode Is Live: AI Research for Better Media Lists"
date: "2026-03-06"
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description: "Agent Mode turns PR research into a guided conversation: paste a URL, steer the angle, and let Medialyst build a targeted media list."
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Hey there,

On Monday I told you about our self-improving media database.

That solves data quality.

Today we're solving control.

## Agent Mode Is Live

We completely redesigned how you begin a media list search:

Now it's a conversation.

Paste a URL. Watch the agent read your client's site, searches today's news, finds the angles that are actually trending right now—and proposes them to you.

Don't like the direction? Steer it. 

- "Read this article and find all coverage from mentioned competitors"
- "Find reporters who covered the Block layoffs."
- "Focus on the sustainability angle."

It adapts. It searches again. 

Then when ready, it builds you a targeted media list.

See it in action:

![](/images/blog/cision-exec-will-love-this-hi/image-01.gif)

paste client URL, AI does research

![](/images/blog/cision-exec-will-love-this-hi/image-02.gif)

Steer AI with campaign detail and list requirements

![](/images/blog/cision-exec-will-love-this-hi/image-03.gif)

Approve AI's plan and get the exact media list you want

One workflow. Precise control.

All busy work delegated.

[→ Try Agent Mode Now](https://medialyst.ai/app/F5hjGuB1Pt24x33HGca3ELkPSold40OGQ6hPUcUb8p0=452)

## The Future of PR Is Leverage

Here's what I believe:

A publicist who knows how to use AI will outperform a team of 10 who don't.

Not because they're smarter. Because they're leveraged. 

We're already seeing this with our power users:

They are building 3 well-researched, targeted media lists in under an hour. They can react to breaking news in minutes, not days. They can build lists that would take an intern a week—before lunch.

We use AI to run Medialyst and compete with enterprises 100x our size. We believe in the same future for you.

## What's Coming Next

Right now, the agent takes you all the way to a media list.

The next step is to wire the output back into the agent. That means: filter, deep research, qualify journalists, draft personalized emails—all inside one conversation. (Think of it like the ChatGPT or Lovable for PR)

Research → List → Outreach. No switching tools. No export/import. Just talk to it.

That's the holy grail of PR. And we're weeks away.

## Opening the Doors

We've been in closed beta. Next week, we're going public and opening this up to everyone on the waitlist—452 people, including a few executives from Cision and Roxhill. (Hi 👋)

Our 60% lifetime discount runs until April 3rd. If you're thinking about rolling this out to your agency or team, now's a good time to start that conversation.

Questions? Just reply.

— Elvis Sun, Founder at Medialyst

P.S. Need help getting started? Reply and or [book a 1:1 with me](https://cal.com/medialyst/30min?overlayCalendar=true/qtfzKDLFciZf3hLdXQI00cBU9Hcra1v8BawOVZbHpns=452).