AI Kit Broadcast Writer

Write creator-native Kit broadcasts with AI. Topic research via YouMind knowledge base, Kit-native broadcast writing, Markdown-to-HTML conversion, and one-click publishing through the user's Kit account already connected in YouMind.

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Onboarding

MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Translate to the user's language:

AI Kit Broadcast Writer installed!

Tell me your topic and I'll write and publish a Kit broadcast for you.

Try it now: "Write a Kit broadcast about what changed in our AI workflow this week"

What it does:

• Research topics from YouMind knowledge base and the web
• Write creator-style broadcasts for Kit's inbox + public feed surfaces
• Convert Markdown to HTML optimized for Kit
• Discover usable email templates
• Publish directly to Kit as public or private through the Kit account connected in YouMind

Setup (one-time):

1. Install & configure: cd toolkit && npm install && npm run build && cd .. && mkdir -p ~/.youmind/config && cp shared/config.example.yaml ~/.youmind/config.yaml
2. Get YouMind API Key and fill youmind.api_key in ~/.youmind/config.yaml
3. Keep youmind.base_url pointed at https://youmind.com/openapi/v1 in docs. If you need local backend debugging, change ~/.youmind/config.yaml or ~/.youmind/config/youmind-kit-article.yaml.
4. Connect your Kit account inside YouMind before publishing. This skill no longer reads local Kit API keys.

Important:

• Kit sender email must already be confirmed, otherwise broadcast creation can fail.
• Private broadcasts are best checked in https://app.kit.com/campaigns.
• Public web URLs are not guaranteed to come back from the API; if missing, check the Broadcast report page and click Open.

No Kit connection yet? You can still write and preview locally — just skip the publish step.

Usage

Provide a topic, a raw Markdown file, or describe the Kit broadcast you want.

Write from a topic:

Write a Kit broadcast about the three workflow changes AI coding agents forced on our team

Publish existing Markdown:

Publish this markdown to Kit as a public broadcast

Manage existing broadcasts:

List my Kit broadcasts List my Kit email templates Publish this as a private Kit draft

Setup

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 18, a YouMind API key, and a Kit account connected in YouMind if you want to publish.

Step 1 -- Install Dependencies

cd toolkit && npm install && npm run build && cd ..

Step 2 -- Create Config File

mkdir -p ~/.youmind/config
cp shared/config.example.yaml ~/.youmind/config.yaml

Canonical credentials: put your shared YouMind credentials in ~/.youmind/config.yaml — filled ONCE and read by every YouMind skill. See shared/config.example.yaml for the template and shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md. Optional skill overrides live in ~/.youmind/config/youmind-kit-article.yaml.

Step 3 -- Get YouMind API Key

1. Open YouMind API Keys
2. Click Create API Key
3. Copy the sk-ym-xxxx key
4. Fill in ~/.youmind/config.yaml under youmind.api_key
5. Keep youmind.base_url as https://youmind.com/openapi/v1 in examples and documentation. Local backend testing should only override ~/.youmind/config.yaml or ~/.youmind/config/youmind-kit-article.yaml.

Step 4 -- Connect Kit in YouMind

1. Open YouMind and connect your Kit account in the product's publishing / connector settings flow
2. Save the Kit API key there once
3. Confirm the sender email inside Kit before trying to create broadcasts
4. Keep only youmind.api_key in ~/.youmind/config.yaml

Verify Setup

cd toolkit && npx tsx src/cli.ts validate

If the account is not connected, the OpenAPI returns a connector URL pointing to https://youmind.com/settings/connector.

If the current plan is not eligible, the OpenAPI returns 402 and points the user to https://youmind.com/pricing.

Skill Directory

This skill is a folder. Read files on demand -- do NOT load everything upfront.

Draft Location Rule

Canonical: write local article Markdown files to ~/.youmind/articles/kit/\x3Cslug>.md. This shared home directory is available to all YouMind skills — see shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md.

Legacy fallback (if ~/.youmind/ is not writable): skills/youmind-kit-article/output/\x3Cslug>.md.

• Correct: ~/.youmind/articles/kit/my-broadcast.md
• Correct (legacy): skills/youmind-kit-article/output/my-broadcast.md
• Wrong: skill root directly, references/, toolkit/, or an ad-hoc drafts/ directory

Both locations are git-ignored. Create directories on demand (mkdir -p ~/.youmind/articles/kit). Kebab-case filenames (my-broadcast.md), descriptive slugs over timestamps.

Dispatch Integration (Optional)

This skill is self-contained and fully usable standalone. The youmind-article-dispatch hub is an optional companion; it is NOT required for anything.

• Primary mode — standalone: Invoke directly ("Write a Kit broadcast about X"). Works with zero other YouMind skills installed.
• Author voice lookup: This skill reads ~/.youmind/author-profile.yaml (shared home directory — see shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md) for cross-platform voice preferences. Works whether or not dispatch is installed.
• Optional dispatch-mode invocation: When dispatch invokes this skill with a content brief containing resolved_author, the skill uses those fields as extra context, but still applies Kit-native requirements like subject/preview alignment, creator-profile fit, and campaigns/public-feed behavior.
• Capability manifest (opt-in): dispatch-capabilities.yaml is metadata that lets dispatch route intelligently. Deleting it reverts to defaults; it never breaks this skill.
• Optional interop protocol: shared/DISPATCH_CONTRACT.md (v1.0).

Content Modes

Before writing any content, read references/platform-dna.md to internalize Kit's actual product surfaces: broadcasts, creator profile newsletter feed, and creator-network discoverability.

Intent routing

Quality gates (before publish)

1. Self-critique: Pass all checklist items in the playbook's Step 6
2. Conformance report: Generate and present to user (Step 7/8)
3. Kit fit: Subject + preview + first screen + CTA are aligned
4. User approval: Do not auto-publish without confirmation

Result Links Rule

After any draft, scheduled, or published Kit action, always end with Result links.

• Prefer the public post URL when it exists.
• Include the best Kit management entry point when the post is private or the API did not return a stable public URL.
• Private broadcasts should explicitly point the user to https://app.kit.com/campaigns.
• If the user needs the exact public URL and the API response omitted it, tell them to open the Broadcast report in Kit and click Open.
• Never leave the user with only a broadcast ID.

Pipeline Overview

Read references/pipeline.md for full execution details.

Routing shortcuts:

• List my Kit email templates → inspect templates before writing
• Make it private → private broadcast + campaigns fallback
• Make it public → public creator-profile/newsletter-feed post