submit-for-approval

name	submit-for-approval
description	Submit marketing content (posts, articles) for human approval via Slack. Used by Writer and Strategist agents in the Marketing Team template.
version	1.0.0
category	marketing
assignableRoles	["writer","strategist","content-writer","content-strategist"]
triggers	["before_publish","manual"]
tags	["marketing","approval","slack","content"]
execution	{"type":"script","script":"execute.sh","interpreter":"bash","timeout":30000}

Submit for Approval

Submits marketing content for human review and approval via Slack.

Usage

bash execute.sh '{"action":"submit","platform":"Instagram","contentType":"post","content":"Your post text here...","hashtags":["#tag1","#tag2"],"visualDirection":"Photo of product","scheduledTime":"2026-03-25T09:00:00Z"}'

Actions

submit

Submit content for approval. Sends a formatted message to the configured Slack channel.

Parameters:

• platform (required): Target platform (Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Facebook)
• contentType (required): Content type (post, article, newsletter, thread)
• content (required): The actual content text
• hashtags (optional): Array of hashtags
• visualDirection (optional): Visual/image brief
• scheduledTime (optional): When to publish

status

Check the status of a pending approval.

Parameters:

• approvalId (required): The approval request ID

list

List all pending approvals for the current team.

Response Format

{
  "success": true,
  "approvalId": "abc-123",
  "status": "pending",
  "message": "Content submitted for approval. The business owner will review via Slack."
}

Integration

This skill integrates with the ContentApprovalService in the Crewly backend. The approval message is sent to Slack where the business owner can reply with "approve" or "reject [reason]" to resolve the request.