microsite

name	microsite
description	Personalized ABM microsite builder that generates self-contained HTML landing pages using GTM intelligence. Use when user says "microsite for [company]", "personalized landing page", "ABM page", or asks for a personalized web page for a target account.

/octave:microsite - Personalized ABM Microsite Builder

Generate personalized, single-page ABM microsites as beautiful self-contained HTML, powered by your Octave GTM knowledge base. Instead of "Hey, want to see a demo?" you send "We built something for you" with a link. The microsite shows effort, personalization, and immediately demonstrates you understand their business.

Why microsites work: They flip the cold outreach dynamic. A personalized landing page — "Built for [Company]" — is a pattern interrupt. It proves you researched the account, tailored your message, and invested time before asking for theirs.

How this differs from other skills:

• vs /octave:one-pager — one-pager is a post-meeting leave-behind; microsite is a pre-meeting attention grabber for outreach
• vs /octave:proposal — proposal is formal and detailed; microsite is concise and designed to generate interest
• vs /octave:deck — deck is for presenting; microsite is for sharing a link

On-brand styling — use a brand kit if one exists

Before generating, decide whose brand this landing page should match (usually the target company; sometimes your own company). Then:

1. Resolve the company to a <slug> and check for a cached brand kit at ~/.octave/brands/<slug>/manifest.json.
2. If a kit exists → offer it: "I found a saved brand kit for — want this landing page rendered in their brand?" If yes, style the output with the kit instead of a generic preset:
   • inline the kit's tokens.css (:root + the embedded @font-face) and get-brand-components/assets/kit_base.css into the output <style>;
   • follow brand-kit.md → Signature moves, and reuse the kit's real logo, images/, and icons.json;
   • for doc-shaped output you can compose directly with get-brand-components/scripts/render_kit.py (hero / split / logos / pricing / cta / footer blocks).
3. If no kit exists → offer to build one first: "No brand kit for yet — want me to capture it (~1 min) so this is on-brand?" → run /octave:get-brand-components <domain>, then proceed.
4. If the user declines → generate with the default style/preset.

The brand kit is the strongest styling signal — when one is available, prefer it over generic --style presets. See the get-brand-components skill for the kit format, token contract, and renderer.

Optional review pass

After generating the asset, offer an optional review (don't force it): "Want me to run a quick review pass over this — layout, brand, narrative, groundedness, and AI-slop?" If yes, follow get-brand-components/references/asset-review.md: render/screenshot the output, inspect it across the five dimensions (render the pixels and actually look — overflow and white-on-white only show in the render), report a short scorecard of specific located findings, then fix and re-verify. Skip silently if the user declines.

Usage

/octave:microsite <target> [--angle <approach>] [--style <preset>]

Examples

/octave:microsite acme.com                                    # Personalized microsite for Acme
/octave:microsite acme.com --angle competitive                # Competitive angle (they use rival)
/octave:microsite [e-mail] --angle pain-point            # Person-specific, pain-led
/octave:microsite "enterprise healthcare companies"           # Segment-level microsite template
/octave:microsite acme.com --style octave-brand               # Specific style preset
/octave:microsite acme.com --angle trigger                    # Trigger-based (recent news/event)

Instructions

When the user runs /octave:microsite:

Step 1: Understand the Context

If not provided via flags, ask the user interactively:

Target — "Who is this for?"

Who is this microsite for?

Provide any of the following:
- Company domain (e.g., acme.com)
- Person email (e.g., [e-mail])
- Segment description (e.g., "enterprise healthcare companies")

Target:

Angle — "What approach should this take?"

What angle should the microsite lead with?

1. Pain-point led — address a specific challenge they face
2. Competitive displacement — show a better way than their current approach
3. Value-led — lead with results and metrics from similar companies
4. Trigger-based — connect to a recent event, news, or milestone
5. Industry-specific — demonstrate deep expertise in their vertical

Your choice:

Call to Action — "What should they do next?"

What action should the microsite drive?

1. Book a demo
2. See a case study
3. Watch a video / product tour
4. Start a free trial
5. Reply to an email / start a conversation
6. Custom (describe it)

Your choice:

Brand — "Use your company's brand styling?"

Whose brand should the microsite reflect?

1. My brand (the sender) — extract from my website (give the URL)
2. The recipient's brand — mirror the target account's look for maximum ABM personalization (give *their* URL)
3. I'll provide brand assets directly (colors, fonts, logo)
4. No brand — pick from style presets
5. Use Octave brand styling

Your choice:

This choice decides which website we fetch for styling — your domain (option 1) or the target account's domain (option 2). It's separate from the recipient context below, which always personalizes the content regardless of whose brand styles the page.

Step 2: Octave Context Gathering

Based on the target, angle, and CTA, use Octave MCP tools to build deep personalization context. Always tell the user what you're researching and why.

Call as many tools as needed. The more you know about the account, the more personalized the microsite. A great microsite layers company enrichment + Motion ICP cell narrative + proof points + competitive intel into a narrative that feels hand-crafted. Don't stop at one tool when four would give you a stronger page.

List vs Search — when to use which:

Tool	Purpose	Use when...
list_all_entities({ entityType })	Fetch all entities of a type (minimal fields)	You want a quick inventory — "show me all our proof points"
list_entities({ entityType })	Fetch entities with full data (paginated)	You need the actual content — "get full proof point details"
get_entity({ oId })	Deep dive on one specific entity	You found something relevant and need the complete picture
search_knowledge_base({ query })	Semantic search across library + resources	You have a concept or question — "how do we help healthcare?"
list_resources() / search_resources({ query })	Uploaded docs, URLs, Google Drive files	You need reference material, uploaded assets, or source docs

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See octave-tool-reference.md for the full tool reference tables (always-run, person-specific, social proof, competitive, trigger-based, and additional context).

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Output of this step: Present a content outline to the user for approval:

See microsite-outline-template.md for the microsite outline template.

Wait for user approval before proceeding.

Step 3: Style & Brand

Two layers of brand apply to microsites:

1. Your brand (the sender's brand) — logo, colors, fonts. This is what the microsite is styled with.
2. Their context (the recipient's company) — the personalization that shows you researched them. This appears as content, not styling.

If user chose brand extraction in Step 1:

Use the same tiered brand extraction approach as the deck skill (see /octave:deck Step 3 for full detail):

1. Tier 1: get_external_brand_assets (first-party, fast) — one call returns brand colors, logo variants, and backdrop images. Sanity-check the result: a strip of varied logos is usually a "trusted by" customer wall, not the brand's own logo, and brandName can grab a customer — prefer the favicon/nav wordmark and verify against the domain.
2. Tier 2: scrape_website ({ format: "html", includeScreenshot: true }) — pull the homepage and one representative page; read fonts + CSS custom properties from the html, and the component/layout vocabulary (button shapes, card radii, spacing, gradients, section patterns) from the screenshot. Microsites especially benefit — the goal is to look like the sender's site, not just borrow its colors.
3. Tier 3: browser-use (fallback) — open the site, screenshot, extract computed styles via JS eval.
4. Tier 4: WebFetch (fallback) — parse homepage HTML/CSS for CSS custom properties, font-family, logo URLs, meta theme-color.
5. Tier 5: Manual — ask user for hex colors, font names, and logo files directly.

Confirm the brand config with the user before proceeding.

If user chose a style preset:

Reference the deck skill's style-presets.md. Use the same CSS variable system. Recommended defaults for microsites:

Angle	Recommended Preset
Pain-point led	midnight-pro
Competitive displacement	neon-pulse
Value-led	executive-dark
Trigger-based	aurora-gradient
Industry-specific	soft-light

Tell the user what you picked and why. Let them override.

Step 4: Generate HTML

Build a single, self-contained HTML file. A microsite is a single scrolling page — visually striking, mobile-responsive, and heavily personalized.

Output Directory

Every microsite gets its own folder under .octave-microsites/:

.octave-microsites/
└── <kebab-case-company>-<YYYY-MM-DD>/
    └── <company>-microsite.html

Example: /octave:microsite acme.com produces .octave-microsites/acme-2026-02-11/acme-microsite.html

The entire .octave-microsites/ directory is in .gitignore — nothing here gets committed.

Page Sections by Angle

See page-sections-by-angle.md for page section templates for each angle (pain-point led, competitive displacement, value-led, trigger-based).

HTML Architecture

See html-architecture.md for the full HTML/CSS scaffold with sections, typography, and layout components.

Key Design Principles

These rules are non-negotiable for microsites:

1. First impression matters — the hero must be visually striking with a gradient background, full viewport height, and the company name front and center
2. Personalization must be visible immediately — company name in the hero, not buried below the fold
3. Keep it SHORT — 4-5 sections max, each scannable in 5 seconds. This is not a blog post.
4. One CTA, repeated — the same ask in the hero (subtle) and the closing section (prominent). Do not confuse with multiple different asks.
5. Mobile-first — this WILL be opened from email on a phone. All clamp() values must work at 375px width. Test aggressively.
6. No sidebar, no navigation bar — single vertical scroll. Smooth, clean, focused.
7. Self-contained — inline CSS, no external requests beyond Google Fonts. NO tracking pixels, analytics, or third-party scripts.

Content Density Limits

Section	Max Content
Hero	1 "Built for" tag + 1 headline (2 lines max) + 1 subhead (2 lines max)
Challenge / Gap	1 heading + 3-4 short paragraphs or bullet points
Solution / Cards	1 heading + 3 cards (icon + title + 2-line description each)
Proof / Metrics	1 heading + 3 proof blocks (metric + company + 1-line quote each)
CTA	1 heading + 1 supporting line + 1 button

If content exceeds limits, cut ruthlessly. Microsites are scannable, not comprehensive.

Animation Patterns

Scroll-triggered entrance animations using Intersection Observer:

.animate-in {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
}
.animate-in.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
/* Stagger children within a section */
.animate-in:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.animate-in:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.2s; }
.animate-in:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.animate-in:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.4s; }

Additional effects (use sparingly):

• Counter animation for metrics: numbers count up when scrolled into view
• Fade-scale for cards: transform: scale(0.96) to scale(1) on reveal
• Gradient shift on hero: subtle background gradient animation via CSS keyframes

Always respect prefers-reduced-motion:

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .animate-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

Responsive Breakpoints

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero { min-height: 80vh; }
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .section { padding: clamp(2rem, 6vh, 3rem) 1.25rem; }
  .heading-1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8vw, 2.5rem); }
}

Section Templates

Each section follows the pattern: <section class="section" id="[id]"><div class="section-inner">...</div></section>. Hero and CTA sections add the hero class for full-viewport layout.

Hero: built-for tag + heading-1 headline + body-lg subhead + optional soft CTA link to #cta Challenge / Problem: heading-2 + 3 pain-point blocks (each: heading-3 + body-text) Solution / Cards: heading-2 + card-grid with 3 cards (each: icon + heading-3 + body-text) Proof / Metrics: heading-2 + proof-grid with 3 proof blocks (each: big-number metric + label + short quote with attribution) Process / Steps: heading-2 + numbered steps (each: step-number + heading-3 + body-text) CTA: heading-1 headline + body-lg supporting line + cta-button link + optional contact info

All content elements use the animate-in class for scroll-triggered entrance animations.

Step 5: Delivery

After generating the HTML file:

1. Open the microsite in the default browser
2. Test mobile viewport if browser-use is available (resize to 375px width)
3. Present a summary:

MICROSITE READY
===============

Folder: .octave-microsites/<company>-<date>/
File:   .octave-microsites/<company>-<date>/<company>-microsite.html
Target: [Company name]
Angle:  [Pain-point / Competitive / Value-led / Trigger-based]
CTA:    [Book a demo / etc.]
Style:  [Preset name or "Custom Brand"]
Size:   [file size]

How to share:
• Live URL (recommended): bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-.}"/scripts/deploy.sh .octave-microsites/<company>-<date>/  — deploys to Vercel and returns a public link to drop in your outreach
• PDF: bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-.}"/scripts/export-pdf.sh .octave-microsites/<company>-<date>/<company>-microsite.html  — or Cmd+P / Ctrl+P -> Save as PDF
• Host on any static file server, S3 bucket, or Netlify drop
• Or send the HTML file directly as an attachment

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Want me to:
1. Adjust the messaging or tone
2. Change the angle (e.g., switch from pain-led to value-led)
3. Add or remove sections
4. Create versions for different contacts at the same company
5. Generate the outreach email that includes this link (/octave:generate)
6. Done

MCP Tools Used

Research & Enrichment

• enrich_company - Full company intelligence profile
• enrich_person - Full person intelligence report
• find_person - Find contacts at a company by title/role
• qualify_company - ICP fit scoring for a company
• qualify_person - ICP fit scoring for a person

Library -- Fetching Entities

• list_all_entities - Quick scan of all entities of a type (minimal fields, no pagination)
• list_entities - Fetch entities with full data and pagination (proof points, references, etc.)
• get_entity - Deep dive on one specific entity

Motions

• list_motions - Motions for the offering
• list_motion_playbooks - Default + Custom Motion Playbooks under a Motion
• get_motion_playbook - Full Motion Playbook details
• list_motion_icps - Persona × segment matrix for a Motion
• find_motion_icp - Full per-cell narrative + Learning Loop learnings

Library -- Searching

• search_knowledge_base - Semantic search across library entities and resources
• list_resources - Browse uploaded docs, URLs, and Google Drive files
• search_resources - Semantic search across uploaded resources

Intelligence & Signals

• list_findings - Recent conversation findings and insights
• list_events - Deal events (won, lost, created, etc.)
• get_event_detail - Full details for a specific event

Content Generation

• generate_call_prep - Synthesized prep brief for accounts
• generate_content - Generate positioning or messaging content

Brand & Style

• list_all_entities (entityType: "brand_voice") - Available brand voices in workspace
• list_writing_styles - Available writing styles in workspace

Error Handling

Octave Connection Failed:

Could not connect to your Octave workspace.

The microsite builder can still work without Octave — you provide the content manually, and I'll handle structure, style, and HTML generation. The result won't have Octave-powered personalization, but it will still look great.

To reconnect: check your MCP configuration or run /octave:workspace status

Company Not Found:

I couldn't find detailed intelligence for [target].

Options:

1. Proceed with general positioning from your library — I'll use your best-fit Motion ICP cell
2. Try a different domain or email
3. Provide company details manually (industry, size, challenges) and I'll personalize from that

No Relevant Proof Points:

I couldn't find proof points in [their industry / of their size].

Options:

1. Use your strongest proof points from adjacent industries
2. Use general metrics without company-specific quotes
3. Skip the proof section and lead with a stronger solution narrative

No Competitor Data (for Competitive Angle):

I don't have data on the competitor they likely use.

Options:

1. Switch to a different angle (pain-point led or value-led)
2. Use general competitive positioning without naming the competitor
3. Provide competitor details manually and I'll build the narrative

No Matching Motion ICP Cell:

No Motion ICP cell matches this audience profile directly.

I'll use your general positioning. After the microsite is built, consider layering a Custom Motion Playbook (Thematic / Milestone / Account / Competitive) on the relevant Motion for this angle: /octave:library create motion-playbook

Browser-Use Unavailable (Brand Extraction):

Browser automation isn't available for brand extraction.

Falling back to web fetch. If that doesn't capture your brand accurately, you can provide colors and fonts manually.

Related Skills

• /octave:one-pager - Post-meeting leave-behind (microsite is pre-meeting)
• /octave:research - Deeper research on the account
• /octave:generate - Generate the outreach email that includes the microsite link
• /octave:prospector - Find more companies to create microsites for
• /octave:abm - Full ABM campaign planning with stakeholder mapping
• /octave:campaign - Campaign strategy that includes microsites
• /octave:deck - Presentation deck (for meetings, not sharing a link)
• /octave:battlecard - Competitive intelligence (for competitive angle microsites)