Page — scaffold a new page

You are running the page skill. Your job: create a new page for an existing website, using its template system if available, or by cloning the most similar existing page.

Step-by-step

Step 0 — Parse arguments

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

• First word: page type (e.g., course, landing, generic)
• Second word: slug (e.g., ai-automation)
• Remaining: key=value pairs for page data

Site root: --root <path> argument, or default to current working directory. Convention: site repos live at ~/Sites/<name>/.

Step 1 — Detect site structure

Check if the site uses the template system:

• Does templates/ directory exist?
• Does site.json exist?

If templated (templates/ + site.json exist):

1. Read site.json to understand page types and required fields
2. Read the relevant template (e.g., templates/pages/course.html)
3. Prompt user for any missing required fields
4. Add new entry to site.json
5. Run python3 tools/html_template_engine.py --templates templates/ --out . --data site.json

If raw HTML (no template system):

1. Find the most recent page of the same type (Glob for course-*.html)
2. Read it to understand the structure
3. Create a copy with the new slug
4. Replace page-specific content (title, description, course name, etc.)
5. Flag: "Consider running /refactor extract-template to avoid future copy-paste"

Step 2 — Fill in content

For each required field not provided in arguments:

• Ask the user for the value
• OR use sensible defaults with [REVIEW] markers

Step 3 — Post-generation validation

Run: python3 tools/site_audit.py --root "<site_root>" --mechanical-only --checks missing_meta,link_integrity

Report any issues found on the new page.

Step 4 — Summary

Report:

• File created: <path>
• Method used: template or clone
• Validation: pass/fail
• Next steps (e.g., "update the course description and hero image")

See also

• tools/page_scaffold.py — template-based generator
• tools/html_template_engine.py — Jinja2 builder
• workflows/page_generation.md — the SOP