Publish a blog post

1. Ground the piece before writing

• list_my_articles — match the author's existing voice, and avoid re-covering a topic they have already published.
• search_articles — check what already exists platform-wide on the subject, so the piece has an angle rather than duplicating someone else's.
• research_topic — gather angles and sources.

Writing before doing this produces generic output that reads like every other post on the topic.

2. Draft

create_draft with title, body_markdown, and tags.

• Markdown with ## headings and short paragraphs.
• Open with a direct answer to the question the title poses — this is what makes a piece quotable by AI answer engines and eligible for featured snippets.
• 3–8 tags. More dilutes rather than broadens reach.

Show the draft and wait for approval before saving. Never publish in the same step as writing.

3. Title and cover

• suggest_titles / generate_title_seo for candidates. Keep under 60 characters so it is not truncated in search results.
• generate_cover_image for a cover. Describe the subject concretely; abstract prompts produce unusable stock-feeling images.

4. Publish

publish_article makes it public — get explicit confirmation first. Pass schedule_at to schedule instead.

Use update_article for edits after the fact rather than creating a duplicate.

Do not

• Invent statistics, quotes, or sources. If research_topic did not surface it, do not assert it.
• Publish without the user seeing the final text.