Archive Suggest
archive-suggest
Daily suggestions of pre-made social posts from archive content. Scans Master Content Index for evergreen pieces worth resurfacing, generates draft posts, and posts to Slack for team triage.
SKILL.md
Full skill instructions
Archive Suggest
Generate daily social post suggestions from archive content. Surfaces evergreen gems for repurposing.
When to Use
- Daily content suggestion routine
- When looking for easy content wins
- To keep evergreen content circulating
Sources to Scan
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Master Content Index -
.claude/references/Master_Content_Index.md- 48 Blog posts
- 286 Daily newsletters
- 66 Podcast episodes
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Content Database -
Content/Master Content Database/- Full content files
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Podcast Transcripts -
Studio/Open Ed Podcasts/*/transcript.md
The Process
Step 1: Candidate Selection
Scan Master Content Index for pieces worth resurfacing.
Selection Criteria:
| Criteria | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Evergreen topic | High | Not time-sensitive news |
| Seasonal relevance | High | Back-to-school (Aug), tax season (Jan-Apr), summer (May-Jun) |
| News hook | High | Current event relates to old content |
| High-performing tags | Medium | Topics with proven engagement |
| Underutilized | Medium | Good content not recently shared |
Seasonal Triggers:
| Month | Themes |
|---|---|
| Jan-Feb | New year resolutions, tax planning, semester start |
| Mar-Apr | Spring planning, testing season, summer prep |
| May-Jun | End of year, summer activities, deschooling |
| Jul-Aug | Back to school, curriculum planning, getting started |
| Sep-Oct | Settling in, adjustments, fall activities |
| Nov-Dec | Holidays, gift guides, year reflection |
Output: 3-5 candidate pieces
Step 2: Extract Key Snippets
For each candidate, read the full content and extract:
- Best standalone insight (1-2 sentences)
- Key quote or stat (if applicable)
- Why share now (evergreen/seasonal/news hook)
Snippet format:
## Candidate: [Title]
**Published:** [Date]
**URL:** [URL]
**Type:** Blog / Daily / Podcast
**Best snippet:** "[1-2 sentence insight]"
**Why now:** [Evergreen / Seasonal: [reason] / News hook: [event]]
**Tags:** [relevant tags]
Step 3: Quick Framework Fit
Load TEMPLATE_INDEX.md and generate draft posts.
For each snippet:
- Match to 1-2 best templates
- Generate LinkedIn draft
- Generate X draft
- Include link to original article
- Add framing ("Still relevant:" or "From our archive:" etc.)
Framing options:
- "Still relevant today:"
- "From the archive:"
- "This holds up:"
- "Timely reminder:"
- [No framing - just post the content]
Step 4: Post to Slack
Post suggestions to #content-suggestions channel.
Slack Message Format:
📚 ARCHIVE SUGGESTION - [Date]
*From:* [Article Title] (published [date])
🔗 [URL]
*Why now:* [Evergreen/seasonal/news hook reason]
*LinkedIn draft:*
> [Draft post text]
*X draft:*
> [Draft post text]
✅ Use | ✏️ Edit | ❌ Skip
Daily Run Checklist
- Scan Master Content Index
- Identify 3-5 candidates (mix of evergreen + seasonal)
- Extract snippets from each
- Generate draft posts (LinkedIn + X minimum)
- Post to Slack #content-suggestions
- Log selections in Performance tracking
Archive Scoring Heuristics
High Priority (Always Consider)
- Back-to-school content - Jul/Aug
- Getting started guides - Any new family influx period
- Method explainers - (Montessori, Classical, Unschooling) - Evergreen
- Career prep - High engagement topic
- Socialization - Evergreen FAQ
Medium Priority
- Curriculum guides - Before semester starts
- Subject-specific - When seasonal (science fair season, etc.)
- Tool recommendations - When tool is in news
Lower Priority (Rotate In)
- Day in the life profiles - Mix variety
- Podcast clips - If not recently shared
- Announcements - Usually not evergreen
Integration Points
- Slack MCP - Post suggestions
- Master Content Index - Source database
- GetLate - If auto-scheduling approved posts
- Performance tracking - Log what gets used
Related Skills
newsletter-to-social- For current contenttext-content- Template libraryquality-loop- Quality gates for drafts