brainstorm-linkedin

Generate LinkedIn post ideas from external sources (files, URLs, research). Use when the user provides source material (PDFs, URLs, articles) to brainstorm topics. NOT for writing or developing drafts

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Brainstorm LinkedIn Posts from Source Material

Generate LinkedIn post ideas based on external context provided by the user.

Process

  1. Read ALL published posts (MANDATORY - to avoid topic/angle overlap):

    ./scripts/print-published.sh linkedin-post
    

    This prints all published posts with full content in one call. Note:

    • Core insights already covered
    • Data points already used
    • Angles already explored

    Do not suggest ideas that repeat existing coverage.

  2. Read the style guide:

    • guidelines/linkedin.md
    • references/professional-profile.md
  3. Process the provided context (user will provide one or more of):

    • Files (PDFs, documents, research papers)
    • URLs (articles, blog posts, announcements)
    • Raw text or ideas
  4. Identify 2-4 promising angles by considering:

    • What's the unique insight for a professional audience?
    • How does this connect to the author's expertise?
    • What's the hook that works in the first 210 characters?
    • Is there a personal angle or company connection?
  5. Present ideas with for each:

    • Proposed title
    • Core insight (1 sentence)
    • Hook approach (personal anecdote, company experience, surprising outcome, or news)
    • Why it fits the author's voice
  6. Ask user to choose:

    • Which idea(s) to develop
    • Whether to create as idea (01-ideas) or draft (02-drafts)

Evaluation Criteria

Strong LinkedIn post ideas have:

  • A concrete hook in the first 210 characters
  • A clear insight that provides value
  • Connection to the author's expertise areas
  • Room for a personal or company angle
  • Appropriate scope for the target word count

Creating Files

After user selection, get timestamp:

date -u +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"  # For slug
date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z"  # For created/lastUpdated

Create file at: content/posts/linkedin-post/{slug}-{slugified-title}.yaml