draft-ingestion

name: draft-ingestion description: Ingests raw text, threads, or notes from the inbox/ directory, refines the tone, and formats them into standard markdown posts or notes.

Draft Ingestion

This skill defines the workflow for turning raw text files (like Perplexity threads, raw ideas, or markdown dumps) in the inbox/ directory into published content.

Workflow

1. Check the Manifest:
   • Before processing, consult inbox/manifest.yaml.
   • If a file is not in the manifest, run the manifest-update skill first.
   • Files in inbox/_ignore/ are automatically skipped and not tracked.
   • Use the description and suggested_target from the manifest to guide the ingestion.
2. Read the Raw Dump:
   • Locate the raw text file in the inbox/ directory. Read its contents.
3. Apply Persona (Human Writer):
   • Refine the text using the principles from the human-writer skill to ensure the tone matches the site's authentic, direct style. Strip out overly enthusiastic AI tropes, robotic transitions, and unnecessary boilerplate.
4. Structure and Format:
   • Decide if the content is a short-form note (goes in src/notes/) or a long-form post (goes in src/posts/).
   • Add standard frontmatter (title, description, date, tags, authored_by).
   • If third-party attribution is needed, use author, source, authorUrl, sourceUrl frontmatter instead of hardcoded HTML callouts.
5. Cleanup:
   • Delete the raw file from the inbox/ directory once successfully ingested.
6. Assets:
   • If the new content would benefit from an illustration, prompt the user if you should run the blog-sketches skill.