Idea Writer

Idea Writer

This skill creates new "idea" entries - structured product/service concepts with a Mad Men inspired advertising aesthetic. Ideas are rendered with a distinctive "FREE IDEA!" badge and category-specific color schemes.

File Location

Create new ideas in: src/content/idea/

Filename Format

Use descriptive kebab-case filenames (no specific date format required).

Examples: agent-dash.md, newsletter-optimizer.md, api-gateway.md

Frontmatter Schema

---
title: "Product or Service Name"  # required, max 80 characters
subtitle: "Brief description"     # optional, max 120 characters
date: YYYY-MM-DD                  # required
category: "product"               # optional: product, service, campaign, strategy, innovation
draft: false                      # optional, defaults to false
author: Nikola Balić              # optional, defaults to Nikola Balić
---

Field details:

• title: Required, max 80 characters. Use quotes.
• date: Required, YYYY-MM-DD format.
• subtitle: Optional, max 120 characters. Use quotes.
• category: Optional enum value for color scheme styling.
• draft: Optional, defaults to false.
• author: Optional, defaults to "Nikola Balić".

Categories

Ideas support 5 category types, each with a distinct color scheme:

Content Style Guidelines

Ideas use a marketing-oriented pitch style:

1. Lead with the value proposition - Start with "Simplify/Streamline/Transform..." and bold the product name
2. Include a tagline - Add a memorable quote in italics: "Tagline here."
3. Link to technologies - Reference relevant tools, frameworks, or services with markdown links
4. Define the target market - End with a "Target market:" section

Example

File: src/content/idea/agent-dash.md

---
title: "AI Agents Dashboard"
subtitle: "A web UI for deploying and managing AI agents in containers"
date: 2025-06-06
category: "product"
draft: false
---

Simplify AI operations with **AI Agents Dashboard**—a single web interface that combines [container-use](https://github.com/dagger/container-use), [Coder AgentAPI](https://github.com/coder/agentapi), and [Claude](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code). Launch a primary agent instance from the dashboard, which then spins up additional isolated agent environments in containers. Monitor resource usage, health, and logs in real time, and start, stop, or scale any agent without using the command line.

*"Orchestrate AI at scale, one container at a time."*

**Target market:**
DevOps teams, AI researchers, and software engineers who need an easy way to deploy, observe, and control multiple Claude agents within containerized workflows.

When to Use Ideas vs Other Content Types

How It Works

• Ideas appear on the homepage (/) in the main feed
• Rendered with Mad Men inspired advertising aesthetic
• "FREE IDEA!" badge displayed in header
• Category-specific color schemes and gradients
• Integrated with search at /search

Process

When the user wants to add an idea:

1. Gather the concept: What problem does it solve? What's the value proposition?
2. Choose a category: product, service, campaign, strategy, or innovation
3. Write the frontmatter:
   • Title (max 80 chars)
   • Subtitle (optional, max 120 chars)
   • Category
   • Today's date
4. Draft the content following the style guidelines:
   • Lead paragraph with bolded product name
   • Technology links where relevant
   • Tagline in italics
   • Target market section
5. Choose a filename using descriptive kebab-case
6. Create the file in src/content/idea/
7. Confirm creation with the user