/marketing-sprint — The Full Pipeline

One command, full pipeline. Chains /content-brief → /content-write → /content-gate → log in a single interactive session. Shows progress between each step.

This is the marketing equivalent of gstack's /ship.

Arguments

Required:

• format: Content format (blog, seo, linkedin, etc.)
• site: Site key
• keyword: Target keyword in quotes

Example: /marketing-sprint blog kaicalls "AI receptionists for law firms"

The Skill

Step 1: Brief (60 seconds)

Show: "Step 1/4: Generating brief..."

Run the brief generation:

kai-brief --format {format} --site {site} --keyword "{keyword}" --output json

Display the brief summary. Save to ~/.kai-marketing/briefs/.

If brief generation fails, stop and show the error. Save partial state: "Sprint stopped at Step 1. Fix the error and resume with /content-brief {format} {site} \"{keyword}\""

Step 2: Write (120 seconds)

Show: "Step 2/4: Writing content using {framework} + {persona}..."

Using the brief from Step 1, write the content following the same process as /content-write:

• Load framework files
• Load persona
• Load learned defaults
• Write the piece
• Save to ~/.kai-marketing/drafts/

If writing fails, save partial state with the brief: "Sprint stopped at Step 2. Brief saved. Resume with /content-write"

Step 3: Gate (30 seconds)

Show: "Step 3/4: Running quality gate..."

Score the draft:

kai-gate score {draft_path} --format json

Display the scorecard summary:

Gate: {score}/100 ({grade}) — {PASS|FAIL}
  AA: {aa}%  |  GEO: {geo}%  |  CS: {cs}%  |  4U: {4u}/16

If gate fails: Attempt one auto-revision (fix only failing rules). Re-score. If still fails after 1 retry in sprint mode, show failures and stop: "Sprint paused at gate. Run /content-gate to review failures in detail."

Step 4: Log (5 seconds)

Show: "Step 4/4: Logging content..."

Append to ~/.kai-marketing/content-log.jsonl and create pending check in ~/.kai-marketing/pending/.

Completion

MARKETING SPRINT COMPLETE
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Brief:    ~/.kai-marketing/briefs/{filename}
Draft:    ~/.kai-marketing/drafts/{filename}
Gate:     {score}/100 ({grade}) — PASS
Logged:   {id} — 30-day check scheduled for {date+30}

Total time: {elapsed}

Next: Publish the draft, then run /content-report in 30 days.

Timeout and Recovery

Total timeout: 5 minutes. If any step exceeds its budget:

• Step 1 (brief): 60s
• Step 2 (write): 180s (includes LLM call)
• Step 3 (gate): 60s
• Step 4 (log): 10s

On timeout, save partial state and tell user which step to resume from.

Error Handling

• Any step fails: Save partial state, show which step failed, suggest resume command
• LLM timeout: "LLM timed out at Step {N}. Partial state saved. Resume with /{skill_for_step}"
• Config missing: Direct to kai-config init

Chain State

Writes: Brief, draft, gate result, content log entry, pending check Reads: Config, frameworks, personas, learned defaults