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Brainstorms article ideas using the Idea Storm prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — use when the user says /write:idea-storm.
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Enforces jeffbaileyblog Hugo Markdown rules by reading and applying AGENTS.md in document order (top to bottom), including nested AGENTS.md and writing-style.md. Use when editing or creating content under the Hugo site (hugo/content/), drafting blog posts, fixing Hugo build errors, or the user says /hugo:agents, "apply AGENTS.md", "Hugo blog rules", or "compliance with hugo AGENTS".
Revises an existing article by integrating new input content from other sources, reviewing flow, weaving new concepts in smoothly, and producing a clear record of what was added and why. Self-contained — no hosted prompt. Use when the user says /write:article-revision, asks to revise or update an article with new material, merge sources into a draft, or fold in new research.
Creates foundational concept articles using the Fundamentals Article Create prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — skips framework selection. Use when the user says /write:fundamentals-article-create.
Reviews articles against the Fundamentals Article Review rubric from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — skips framework detection. Use when the user says /write:fundamentals-article-review.
Validates a Markdown article for the jeffbaileyblog Hugo site by enforcing AGENTS.md + writing-style.md compliance (read top to bottom, including nested AGENTS.md), running a banned-phrase scan, verifying the Hugo build, then running link checking (lychee) and Markdown linting (markdownlint). Use when the user says /write:validate-article or /hugo:agents, wants to validate an article, check article quality, run all checks on a Markdown file, "apply AGENTS.md", "Hugo blog rules", "compliance with hugo AGENTS", drafting blog posts, or fixing Hugo build errors.
Creates Learn X launch-pad articles using the Learn Article Create prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — skips framework selection. Use when the user says /write:learn-article-create.
| name | write-idea-storm |
| description | Brainstorms article ideas using the Idea Storm prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — use when the user says /write:idea-storm. |
Direct shortcut to the Idea Storm prompt. Skips prompt selection — use /write:ideate for the general ideation workflow instead.
All prompts are cached locally as markdown to avoid repeated network fetches.
Cache directory: ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/
To load the prompt:
~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/idea-storm.md existsmkdir -p ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts && curl -s "https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/idea-storm/raw.html" | pandoc -f html -t markdown --wrap=none -o ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/idea-storm.md
To refresh a cached prompt: delete the cached file and re-fetch using step 3.
Understand the context -- Ask the user about their subject area, audience, existing content, and goals. What gap are they trying to fill?
Load the prompt -- Load the Idea Storm prompt (slug: idea-storm) using the caching steps above.
Gather variables -- If the loaded prompt contains template variables in the format {{variable_name|default="value"}}:
Present all variables at once. Pre-fill any values already clear from the user's context.
Apply the prompt -- Substitute all gathered values, then follow the loaded prompt to run a structured brainstorming session.
Filter and prioritize -- Help the user evaluate generated ideas against their goals, audience, and existing content.
Recommend frameworks -- For the top ideas, suggest which writing framework from /write:article would be the best fit.
Ideation prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/