| name | content-scan |
| description | Scan for thought leadership article ideas. Use when asked to find content ideas, generate article topics, scan for trending themes in AI and technology, or brainstorm what to write about. Produces top 5 article ideas ranked by relevance and timeliness for a technology/business executive audience. |
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Content Scan
Identifies the top 5 thought leadership article ideas based on current signals in AI, enterprise technology, and business strategy.
When to Use
- "content scan"
- "what should I write about"
- "find me article ideas"
- "scan for trending topics"
- "give me 5 ideas"
Process
- Identify emerging themes from the past 2 weeks in AI and technology
- Score each theme: relevance to technology leaders, timeliness, originality
- Generate 5 article ideas with working title, core insight, and why it matters now
Output Format
# Top 5 Article Ideas — [Date]
## 1. [Title]
Why now: [1 sentence]
Core insight: [1–2 sentences]
Audience hook: [What makes leaders stop and read]
## 2–5 ...
Saving
Save output in two places:
outputs/content/ideas.md — overwrite with latest scan (used by downstream pipeline steps)outputs/content/ideas/[YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM]-[topic-slug].md — dated archive copy
The topic slug is a 3-5 word kebab-case summary of the scan topic or the top idea (e.g. geo-search-cpg-brands, ai-governance-enterprise, general-scan). Use the current date and time in the filename.
This preserves full history. Every past scan remains searchable by date or topic.
Voice
Read memory/brand/writing_style.md to ensure ideas match the author's audience and tone.
After Output
Confirm both save locations and highlight the strongest idea with a one-line reason why.
