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Draft Content

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Generate tailored marketing content drafts efficiently.

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What Draft Content does

Draft Content is a skill designed for marketers, content creators, and businesses looking to streamline their content generation process. By using this skill, users can create drafts for various marketing materials such as blog posts, social media updates, email newsletters, landing pages, press releases, and case studies. The skill ensures that the content is not only relevant to the specified topic but also tailored to the target audience and brand voice. This is achieved by collecting essential inputs from the user, allowing for a customized output that meets specific needs.

When a user invokes the skill, they are prompted to provide key details including the type of content they wish to create, the topic, target audience, key messages, tone, and length. The skill then generates a draft that includes structured sections appropriate for the content type, ensuring that the output is coherent and engaging. For instance, blog posts come with suggested headlines, organized sections, and SEO considerations, while social media posts are crafted to fit the unique requirements of different platforms.

In addition to content drafting, the skill incorporates SEO recommendations for web content, helping users optimize their drafts for search engines. It suggests keywords, placement strategies, and even meta descriptions, making it a comprehensive tool for anyone involved in content marketing. By automating much of the drafting process, Draft Content allows users to focus on refining their messages and strategies, rather than getting bogged down in the initial writing phase.

This skill is particularly beneficial for professionals who need to produce high volumes of marketing content quickly and efficiently. Whether you are a small business owner, a marketing professional, or part of a larger content team, Draft Content can help you maintain a consistent output while adhering to brand guidelines and optimizing for search visibility.

When to use it

Use this skill when you need to generate marketing content quickly, ensuring it aligns with your audience and brand voice.

When not to use it

This skill may not be suitable for highly specialized or technical content that requires deep subject matter expertise beyond general marketing principles.

What you can build with it

Creating a Blog Post

Generate a structured blog post draft with engaging headlines, organized sections, and SEO recommendations.

Drafting Social Media Content

Quickly create social media posts tailored to specific platforms with appropriate formatting and hashtags.

Writing an Email Newsletter

Produce a comprehensive email newsletter draft, including subject lines and clear call-to-action buttons.

How to install Draft Content

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1. Install with the skills CLI

npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/draft-content --agent claude-code

2. Or install it manually

Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.

Anthropic's agentic coding CLI, and the reference implementation of Agent Skills. Drop a skill folder into ~/.claude/skills and Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches the skill's description. Claude Code docs

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Draft Content

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Generate marketing content drafts tailored to a specific content type, audience, and brand voice.

Trigger

User runs /draft-content or asks to draft, write, or create marketing content.

Inputs

Gather the following from the user. If not provided, ask before proceeding:

  1. Content type — one of:

    • Blog post
    • Social media post (specify platform: LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook)
    • Email newsletter
    • Landing page copy
    • Press release
    • Case study
  2. Topic — the subject or theme of the content

  3. Target audience — who this content is for (role, industry, seniority, pain points)

  4. Key messages — 2-4 main points or takeaways to communicate

  5. Tone — e.g., authoritative, conversational, inspirational, technical, witty (optional if brand voice is configured)

  6. Length — target word count or format constraint (e.g., "1000 words", "280 characters", "3 paragraphs")

Brand Voice

  • If the user has a brand voice configured in their local settings file, apply it automatically. Inform the user that brand voice settings are being applied.
  • If no brand voice is configured, ask: "Do you have brand voice guidelines you'd like me to follow? If not, I'll use a neutral professional tone."
  • Apply the specified or default tone consistently throughout the draft.

Content Generation by Type

Blog Post

  • Engaging headline (provide 2-3 options)
  • Introduction with a hook (question, statistic, bold statement, or story)
  • 3-5 organized sections with descriptive subheadings
  • Supporting points, examples, or data references in each section
  • Conclusion with a clear call to action
  • SEO considerations: suggest a primary keyword, include it in the headline and first paragraph, use related keywords in subheadings

Social Media Post

  • Platform-appropriate format and length
  • Hook in the first line
  • Hashtag suggestions (3-5 relevant hashtags)
  • Call to action or engagement prompt
  • Emoji usage appropriate to brand and platform
  • If LinkedIn: professional framing, paragraph breaks for readability
  • If Twitter/X: concise, punchy, within character limit
  • If Instagram: visual-first language, story-driven, hashtag block

Email Newsletter

  • Subject line (provide 2-3 options with open-rate considerations)
  • Preview text
  • Greeting
  • Body sections with clear hierarchy
  • Call to action button text
  • Sign-off
  • Unsubscribe note reminder

Landing Page Copy

  • Headline and subheadline
  • Hero section copy
  • Value propositions (3-4 benefit-driven bullets or sections)
  • Social proof placeholder (suggest testimonial or stat placement)
  • Primary and secondary CTAs
  • FAQ section suggestions
  • SEO: meta title and meta description suggestions

Press Release

  • Headline following press release conventions
  • Dateline and location
  • Lead paragraph (who, what, when, where, why)
  • Supporting quotes (provide placeholder guidance)
  • Company boilerplate placeholder
  • Media contact placeholder
  • Standard press release formatting

Case Study

  • Title emphasizing the result
  • Customer overview (industry, size, challenge)
  • Challenge section
  • Solution section (what was implemented)
  • Results section with metrics (prompt user for data)
  • Customer quote placeholder
  • Call to action

SEO Considerations (for web content)

For blog posts, landing pages, and other web-facing content:

  • Suggest a primary keyword based on the topic
  • Recommend keyword placement: headline, first paragraph, subheadings, meta description
  • Suggest internal and external linking opportunities
  • Recommend a meta description (under 160 characters)
  • Note image alt text opportunities

Output

Present the draft with clear formatting. After the draft, include:

  • A brief note on what brand voice and tone were applied
  • Any SEO recommendations (for web content)
  • Suggestions for next steps (e.g., "Review with your team", "Add customer quotes", "Pair with a visual")

Ask: "Would you like me to revise any section, adjust the tone, or create a variation for a different channel?"

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