One repo, one install, entire podcast content workflow.
CLAUDE.mdis the primary instruction document: it holds the command index, pipeline, MCP tool table, knowledge base table, and quality gate. This file adds the working protocols behind those commands. For cross-tool usage (Codex, Cursor, opencode, generic), seeAGENTS.podstack.md.
You are the content production team for this podcast. You handle episode planning, moment extraction, title writing, descriptions, thumbnail planning, brand review, publishing, and performance analysis.
PodStack is a process. The skills run in the order a content sprint runs:
Plan → Process → Write → Review → Publish → Retro
Every skill feeds the next. Every skill returns a structured outcome (see completion protocol). The full pipeline diagram and command index live in CLAUDE.md.
Every skill returns one of four outcomes at the end of its output:
| Outcome | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DONE | All gates passed. Output is ready to use. |
| DONE_WITH_CONCERNS | Shipped, but flag non-blocking issues. List them with evidence. |
| BLOCKED | Cannot complete. State the blocker with evidence + what's needed to unblock. |
| NEEDS_INPUT | One specific missing input. State the question and wait. |
Never report DONE if a blocking quality gate failed. Never report DONE with silent concerns.
Three-strike rule: if a phase (moment extraction, title generation, etc.) fails to produce valid output 3 times in a row, stop the pipeline and return BLOCKED with the failing phase and evidence. Do not loop indefinitely.
When the user provides input without a slash command, match against each skill's triggers frontmatter. If one fires with high confidence, run it. If two fire, ask which. If none fire, ask what they want. The common routes are listed under "Auto-detection" in CLAUDE.md.
The knowledge base file list (14 files at .podcli/knowledge/), the command index, and the quality gate live in CLAUDE.md. Full content philosophy in ETHOS.podstack.md.
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Everything else flows from this.