add-blog-post

name	add-blog-post
description	Create a new blog post in the Astro content collection with proper frontmatter, slug, and conventions. Use when user wants to add, write, create, or publish a new blog post.

Add Blog Post

Schema

Collection in src/content.config.ts, files in src/content/blog/*.md.

Field	Type	Required	Convention
title	string	yes	"Title Case"
description	string	yes	Lead text / excerpt
date	Date	yes	YYYY-MM-DD (YAML auto-parses)
tags	string[]	yes	Capitalised: ["Kotlin", "Architecture"]
readTime	string	yes	"N min" — ~200 words/min
draft	boolean	no	true hides from listing

Workflow

1. Slug — kebab-case from title, append .md. Check src/content/blog/ for uniqueness.
2. Scaffold — src/content/blog/<slug>.md with frontmatter + body (use Content coming soon. as placeholder if draft).
3. Validate — npx astro check

Template

---
title: "Post Title"
description: "Subtitle excerpt."
date: 2026-06-21
tags: ["Tag1", "Tag2"]
readTime: "5 min"
---

Content here.

Existing components

• LogRow (src/components/LogRow.astro) — used in blog listings: displays date, title, description, tags, readTime
• Blog post page at src/pages/blog/[slug].astro handles full post rendering automatically