/article

Quick-create an Article note for communications - blog posts, videos, podcasts, LinkedIn posts, etc.

Usage

/article <title>                              # Create draft article
/article <title> type <article-type>          # Specify format type
/article <title> for <platform>               # Specify target platform
/article <title> from <incubator-idea>        # Link to source incubator idea
/article list [filter]                        # List articles by status

Examples

/article Cloud Migration Lessons Learned
/article Event-Driven Architecture Benefits type blog-post for medium
/article Why We Chose Kafka type linkedin-post
/article API Versioning Best Practices from API Strategy Incubator
/article Integration Patterns type video for youtube

Create Article: /article <title> [options]

Fast capture with sensible defaults.

Article Types: article, blog-post, document, guardrail, video, podcast, linkedin-post Platforms: medium, substack, confluence, linkedin, youtube, spotify, internal

1. Parse command for:

   • title: Article title (required)
   • type: Article format (after "type") - default: article
   • platform: Target platform (after "for") - default: null
   • parentIdea: Incubator idea (after "from") - fuzzy match

2. Generate filename: Article - {{title}}.md

3. Create in vault root:

---
type: Article
title: {{title}}
created: {{DATE}}
modified: {{DATE}}
tags:
  - activity/documentation
  - {{domain tags based on title/context}}

# Article Classification
articleType: {{type or article}}
platform: {{platform or null}}
targetAudience: {{internal if confluence/internal, external if medium/substack/linkedin, null otherwise}}

# Provenance
parentIdea: {{incubator link or null}}

# Publication
status: draft
publishedUrl: null
publishedDate: null

# Quality Indicators
summary: null
confidence: medium
freshness: current
source: synthesis
verified: false
reviewed: {{DATE}}

# Semantic Discovery
keywords: []

# Relationships
relatedTo: []
---

# {{title}}

## Summary

<!-- One paragraph executive summary -->

## Key Points

-

## Content

<!-- Main article content -->

{{If from incubator: "Based on research from [[Incubator - {{idea}}]]"}}

## Call to Action

<!-- What should the reader do next? -->

## References

-

---

*Created with `/article` skill*

4. If parentIdea provided:

   • Fuzzy match incubator idea in +Incubator/ or +Archive/Incubator/
   • Format as wiki-link: "[[Incubator - API Strategy]]"
   • Add to Related section

5. Infer targetAudience from platform:

   • medium, substack, linkedin, youtube, spotify → external
   • confluence, internal → internal
   • null platform → null audience

6. Confirm: Created [[Article - {{title}}]] ({{articleType}} for {{platform or "unspecified platform"}})

List Articles: /article list [filter]

Filter by status, type, or platform.

Statuses: draft, ready, published, archived Types: article, blog-post, document, guardrail, video, podcast, linkedin-post Platforms: medium, substack, confluence, linkedin, youtube, spotify, internal

1. Read vault root for type: Article notes
2. Filter by provided criteria
3. Display as table:

4. No filter = show count by status

Publish Article: /article publish <title>

Mark an article as published.

1. Fuzzy match article by title
2. Ask for published URL
3. Update frontmatter:
   • status: published
   • publishedUrl: {{url}}
   • publishedDate: {{DATE}}
4. Confirm: Marked [[Article - {{title}}]] as published

Article Type Reference

Platform Reference

Integration with Incubator

Articles are a graduation outcome from the Incubator. When an idea is ready to become a communication piece:

1. Use /article <title> from <idea> to create the article
2. Use /incubator graduate <idea> to mark the idea as accepted
3. The idea's outcome field will link to the new article

Example workflow:

# Create article from incubated idea
/article Why Event-Driven Architecture from Event Patterns

# Graduate the incubator idea
incubator graduate Event Patterns
→ Sets outcome to [[Article - Why Event-Driven Architecture]]

Reference

• [[Page - Incubator Guide]] - Incubator graduation workflow
• [[.claude/rules/frontmatter-reference.md]] - Article schema