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name substack-draft
description Use when saving a finished article to Substack as a draft for manual review and publishing. Does NOT publish automatically — always saves as draft.

Substack Draft

Save finished articles as Substack drafts. No API exists — this is browser-based.

⚠️ This skill saves drafts only. Never click Publish. Eric publishes manually.

Pipeline Position

article-writer → image-generator → THIS SKILL (save draft) → Eric reviews → Eric publishes

The draft is already written, humanized, and approved before it gets here. This skill gets it into Substack's editor as a draft.

Pre-Draft Checklist

Before saving the draft, verify:

  1. Draft approved by Eric
  2. Title + subtitle finalized (from headlines skill)
  3. All images placed with alt text
  4. SEO checklist passed (from article-writer)
  5. Humanizer checklist passed (from article-writer)
  6. Internal links to previous posts included
  7. CTA at end (subscribe / share)
  8. AI share buttons added if used in this post
  9. AI crawler access validated (robots.txt and CDN rules)

Publishing Process

Step 1 — Open Substack Editor

browser action=open targetUrl="https://[publication].substack.com/publish/post" profile=chrome
browser action=snapshot

Verify the editor loaded. If login needed, navigate to login first.

Step 2 — Enter Content

  1. Click title field → type/paste title
  2. Click subtitle field → type/paste subtitle
  3. Click body → paste article content
  4. For images: use Substack's image upload in the editor

Step 3 — Configure Post Settings

  • Section: Select appropriate section if publication has sections
  • Tags/Topics: Add relevant topic tags
  • Preview text: First ~140 chars of subtitle (auto-generated, but verify)
  • SEO title: Override if needed (check title length < 60 chars)
  • SEO description: Use subtitle or custom meta description

Step 4 — Preview

browser action=snapshot

Review the preview. Check:

  • Title/subtitle render correctly
  • Images display properly
  • Formatting looks right
  • Links work

Step 5 — Save as Draft

Always save as draft. Never click Publish or Schedule.

Click "Save" or "Save draft". Confirm the post appears in Substack's drafts list. Eric will publish manually when ready.

Publication Details

  • Blog: blog.promptpm.ai ("my crystal ball" by Eric Xiao)
  • Available URL: getbloom.substack.com (not yet created)

After Saving Draft

  1. Confirm the draft appears in Substack's drafts list
  2. Share the Substack draft URL with Eric for review
  3. Log in marketing/substack/drafts/[slug].md:
    • Draft URL
    • Date saved
    • Target keywords (from seo-research)
  4. Notify Eric the draft is ready to review and publish

File Organization

marketing/substack/
├── research/          # Keyword research (from seo-research skill)
├── drafts/            # Written articles + images
│   └── [slug]/
│       ├── outline-variants.md
│       ├── draft.md
│       └── images/
└── published/         # Archive of published posts
    └── [slug].md      # Post-publish log (URL, date, keywords)

References

  • Fed by article-writer (finished draft)
  • Fed by image-generator (article images)
  • Feeds into distribution (promotion playbook)
  • Feeds into typefully (social scheduling)