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Blog post writing skill

Write or direct one blog post from brief to publish-ready, in the brand voice, then hand it to Maggie's queue.

Free · MIT licence · Copy needs a free sign-in

Category
Content & copy
Works with
Claude, Codex, Cursor, any agent
Format
SKILL.md · 1,990 words
Version
v0.2.0
Price
Free · MIT

The Blog post writing skill file

cmo-blog-writing/SKILL.md1,990 words · MIT
---
name: cmo-blog-writing
description: Write or direct one blog post from brief to publish-ready, in the brand voice, then hand it to Maggie's queue.
---

Take one topic from a blank page to a post that a specific reader finishes and acts on, written in the brand's voice, factually safe, and ready for Maggie to publish on the website. The agent either writes the post itself or directs Maggie to write it, then uses CMO.so to queue or update it so it goes out through the normal approval and publishing flow.

When to use

  • "Write a post about X", "turn these notes into an article", "polish this draft".
  • A planned post in CMO.so needs a sharper title, angle or keywords before Maggie writes it.
  • A draft Maggie wrote needs a human-quality edit before it is published.

Not for: deciding what to write (cmo-content-strategy), a stand-alone brief on a big hub post (cmo-content-brief), a quick review, publish or delete of Maggie's drafts (cmo-draft-review), or rewriting a post already live (cmo-content-refresh).

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Preview: the workflow, output, example, quality bar and guardrails unlock when you sign in.

Adapts open work by every-app/open-seo (MIT), TheCraigHewitt/seomachine (MIT), tinacms/tinacms (Apache-2.0).

Everyday usage

How people use Blog post writing day to day

Ask in plain words. The agent picks this skill, asks for anything it needs and hands back the result. Words in a highlight are yours to change.

Most common · also on the Content & copy page

Write a blog post

A publish-ready post in your brand voice, from brief to final draft.

Ask your agentWrite a 1,200-word post on how to prepare for a tax return, in our voice.
  • A one-page brief: reader, question, angle, outline, proof, links, CTA
  • A finished post in Markdown with title, excerpt, meta description and image alt text
  • A pre-publish checklist with pass/fail
  • In CMO.so: an idea queued for Maggie, a planned post shaped, or a draft updated

More things to ask

  • Write a blog post about this
  • Draft an article on our pricing question
  • Turn these notes into a post
  • Write me a how-to post for our customers
  • Have Maggie write a post about this link
  • Rewrite this Maggie draft in my own words
How it works

From input to output

  1. 1You give it
    • Topic or working title, and the reader it is for
    • Target question or keyword, if search matters
    • The business profile and brand voice (from `brand_get` and `brand_voices_list`)
    • Source material: notes, links, data, customer examples, an existing draft
  2. 2It works through the method
    • Asks what's missing, one question at a time
    • Follows the workflow step by step
    • Checks the result against its quality bar and guardrails
  3. 3You get
    • A one-page brief: reader, question, angle, outline, proof, links, CTA
    • A finished post in Markdown with title, excerpt, meta description and image alt text
    • A pre-publish checklist with pass/fail
    • In CMO.so: an idea queued for Maggie, a planned post shaped, or a draft updated
Why a skill

The skill against the alternatives

Do it yourselfHire helpBlog post writing skill
CostYour own timeAgency or freelancer feesFree, MIT licence
Time to a first resultHours, every timeDays to weeks, plus revisionsMinutes, in your agent
ConsistencyDepends on remembering every stepAs long as the retainer lastsSame steps and checks every run
The methodIn your headTheir process, often hiddenWritten down: read it, change it
Who does the workYou, from scratchSomeone learning your businessYour agent, following the skill
FAQ

Questions about the Blog post writing skill

What it does, what it needs and how to use it with your agent.

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What is the Blog post writing skill?

Write or direct one blog post from brief to publish-ready, in the brand voice, then hand it to Maggie's queue.

It's one of cmo.so's open Content & copy skills: a SKILL.md file that tells an AI agent when to use it, what to ask you first, the steps to follow, the checks to pass and what to hand back, so the job is done the same careful way every time.

When should I use it?

Reach for it when you'd otherwise say something like “Write a blog post about this”, “Draft an article on our pricing question”, “Turn these notes into a post”. Your agent reads the skill's description and picks it for requests like these, so you don't need to name it.

If a request is close but not quite right, the skill says so and points to the related skill that fits better, instead of forcing a poor answer.

What do I need to give it?

It works best with topic or working title, and the reader it is for; target question or keyword, if search matters; the business profile and brand voice (from `brand_get` and `brand_voices_list`); and source material: notes, links, data, customer examples, an existing draft.

You don't have to prepare everything up front. The skill asks for missing pieces one at a time and says plainly when it's working from an assumption instead of your data.

What do I get back?

You get a one-page brief: reader, question, angle, outline, proof, links, CTA; a finished post in Markdown with title, excerpt, meta description and image alt text; a pre-publish checklist with pass/fail; and in CMO.so: an idea queued for Maggie, a planned post shaped, or a draft updated.

Every result comes from a written method with a quality bar, so numbers name their source, claims are checked and the output is ready to use or share rather than a rough draft.

Is it free?

Yes. The skill is open source under the MIT licence, so you can use it, change it and share it, including for client work.

Seeing, copying and downloading the whole file on cmo.so needs a free sign-in. Copying also upvotes and saves it, so you can find it again under Saved on the skills page.

Which AI agents can use it?

Claude Code installs it from the cmo.so marketplace. Any agent that reads SKILL.md folders, such as Codex or Cursor, can use it once the folder is in its skills directory.

You can also paste the copied skill into ChatGPT, Claude or any assistant at the start of a conversation and ask it to follow the skill.

How do I install it?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add AI-Marketing-OS-LTD/cmo-so-skills, then /plugin install cmo-so-content@cmo-so. That installs this skill together with the rest of the Content & copy group.

For other agents, sign in, press Copy or Download above and put the file in your agent's skills folder as SKILL.md inside a folder named after the skill.

Do I need a cmo.so account to use it?

No. The skill works on its own with whatever your agent can already see and do: your files, the pages you share and the data you paste in.

With cmo.so connected it can go further, using tools such as brand_get, brand_voices_list, idea_add, plan_update through the MCP server. Every change is previewed and confirmed before it happens.

Which skills work well with it?

It pairs well with SEO content brief; and Humanise AI writing. The agent can hand over from one to the next in the same conversation, for example research first, then the plan, then the writing.

Each of them has its own page with what it needs and what it returns, linked below.

Can I change it to fit my business?

Yes. It's a plain Markdown file, so you can edit the steps, add your own checks and examples, and keep your version in your own repo. The MIT licence allows it.

If your change would help others too, suggest it on the skills page or open a pull request on GitHub, and it may be folded into the library for everyone.

Where does the method come from?

It's written by cmo.so and adapts open work by others, credited on this page: every-app/open-seo (MIT); TheCraigHewitt/seomachine (MIT); and tinacms/tinacms (Apache-2.0).

Only permissively licensed work is adapted; copyleft repos are used for ideas only and repos without a licence aren't used at all.

Is my data sent to cmo.so when the agent uses it?

No. The skill only guides your own agent; your files, documents and data stay wherever your agent and its tools keep them.

cmo.so only sees what you connect to cmo.so. Your votes and saves on this page are stored against your cmo.so sign-in.

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