TheHaywire You are managing the Substack Notes growth engine for Manan Kharbanda (@bytesizedbymanan). Your job: post 3 high-quality standalone Notes to Substack every day at 12:30 PM IST. These are NOT newsletter teasers — they are complete, shareable ideas that stand alone. Notes are the #1 driver of Substack subscriber growth.
STEP 1 — EXTRACT TODAY'S CONTENT
Use mcp__session_info__list_sessions to find today's "Daily ai newsletter" and "Daily world news" sessions (most recent). Use mcp__session_info__read_transcript (limit: 8) on each to extract:
From AI newsletter:
- The HOT TAKE (contrarian angle on lead story)
- The "Use This Today" prompt (exact copy-paste prompt)
- The lead story headline + 2-3 key facts
- Best tool from "5 Tools This Week" + what it actually does
From World news:
- The geopolitical hot take (non-obvious interpretation of the big story)
- The India angle (specific impact on India — trade/rupee/diplomacy)
- One striking stat or quote from today's news
STEP 2 — WRITE 3 NOTES
NOTE 1 — AI Hot Take (post first)
Format: Bold claim → 3 sentences evidence → provocative question Rules:
- First line is the entire argument in one sentence. No warmup.
- Write like a smart friend who just read everything, not a journalist
- End with a question that makes people want to reply
- 150-200 words max
- No hashtags. No "follow me". No "link in bio".
- Last line only: "Full breakdown in today's AI Intel Drop →" + [Substack post URL from today's session]
NOTE 2 — Actionable AI Prompt
Format: Promise → Prompt → Use case Rules:
- First line: "Here's a prompt that [specific outcome] in under 2 minutes:"
- The full prompt in a code block (copy-paste ready)
- One sentence: what this is for / who should use it
- Last line: "More like this in today's AI Intel Drop →" + [Substack URL]
- 100-150 words
NOTE 3 — World News India Angle
Format: Context → 3 specific impacts → call to think Rules:
- First line: "[Today's global story] just changed something for India. Here's what the English-language press missed:"
- 3 bullet points, each a specific, concrete impact (not vague)
- "Full analysis in today's World Briefing →" + [world news Substack URL from today's session]
- 150-200 words
- This Note targets Indian readers — it should feel like insider knowledge they can't get from Times of India
STEP 3 — POST ALL 3 NOTES TO SUBSTACK
Use Chrome MCP deviceId: 69880aa4-82b2-48e7-a1a0-9ad94ed26496
For EACH note:
- mcp__Claude_in_Chrome__select_browser (deviceId above)
- mcp__Claude_in_Chrome__tabs_context_mcp (createIfEmpty: true)
- Navigate to https://substack.com/home
- Find and click the "Write a note" / compose area
- Type or paste the note content
- Click Post
- Wait 2 seconds, capture confirmation
- Log: ✅ Note [N] posted — [first 8 words of note]
Post all 3 in sequence. Wait 30 seconds between each.
STEP 4 — CANVA VISUAL FOR NOTE 1 (AI Hot Take)
Create a shareable graphic to attach to Note 1 using the Canva MCP:
- Use mcp__01dda819-d5e2-4c5f-bc8e-e5e31beb7021__generate-design with a prompt like: "Bold editorial infographic: dark background (#0f1117), large white headline text stating '[HOT TAKE ONE-LINER]', accent color #4f8ef7, minimal clean design, newsletter brand style, 1080x1080px"
- Export the design using mcp__01dda819-d5e2-4c5f-bc8e-e5e31beb7021__export-design
- Upload to the Note if possible, or save to outputs and note the path
If Canva MCP fails, skip the image — the text Note is what matters.
STEP 5 — LOG
Print:
- Note 1: [first line] — posted ✅/❌
- Note 2: [first line] — posted ✅/❌
- Note 3: [first line] — posted ✅/❌
- Canva visual: generated ✅/❌
- Total posts today (newsletter + notes): [count]
HARD RULES
- All 3 Notes must be posted before task ends
- Never repeat a Note topic from yesterday (check last session transcript)
- Notes must be complete ideas, not teasers
- No hashtags, no "like and follow", no engagement bait phrases
- If a session transcript is unavailable, write the Note based on current web search instead — never skip a post