name: blog-pipeline description: Use when Hermes needs to understand the content blog pipeline structure, spot content opportunities for Hector's site, or route blog-related requests to the correct agents. version: 1.0.0 author: Hermes Agent license: MIT metadata: hermes: tags: [home-assistant, rocha-family, content, blog, pipeline] related_skills: [content-awareness, content-pipeline, project-manager, hermes-mesh-protocol]

Blog Pipeline

Overview

Hector's personal developer site (htek-dev-site) uses a 3-agent blog pipeline: blog-planner → blog-writer → blog-reviewer. Hermes's role is strictly observer + opportunity spotter. Hermes does NOT write, review, or publish.

When to Use

• Hector asks about a blog post status
• A family experience could be content-worthy (route to blog-planner via OG)
• Understanding which agent owns which part of the pipeline

Pipeline Architecture

blog-idea → [blog-planner] → blog-ready → [blog-writer] → blog-draft → [blog-reviewer] → blog-published

blog-planner

• Owns: intake, interview, brief synthesis
• Does NOT write — produces a brief only
• Asks Hector 3–5 high-signal questions before brief is complete
• Moves issue: blog-idea → blog-interviewing → blog-ready

blog-writer

• Owns: research → write → parallel review → PR creation
• Dispatches content-illustrator MANDATORY (hero image, dev.to cover, 2-4 inline)
• Quality gate (hallucination detection) before every PR — no bypass
• Moves issue: blog-ready → blog-draft

blog-reviewer

• Owns: independent quality check before publication
• Verifies: illustrations exist, quality gate passed, brief fidelity, voice, SEO, cross-links
• Approve → blog-published | Reject → blog-draft with specific revision note
• Moves issue: blog-draft → blog-review → blog-published

Quality Gate (Non-Negotiable)

Every article must pass before PR:

1. URL verification (all links resolve with HTTP 200)
2. Claim grounding (all facts sourced)
3. Tool/package validation
4. Statistic & version number verification
5. No TODO/TBD/placeholder/lorem ipsum

Failure → remediation loop (max 2 cycles) → escalate to Hector. No bypass.

Issue Labels

Hermes Opportunity Routing

If Hermes spots a blog opportunity:

1. Check family stress gate (wellness-coach/working.md) — HIGH stress → hold
2. Send mesh task-request to OG with:

• Event/topic description
• Why it's content-worthy for Hector's audience
• Priority estimate (hot-trend/timely/evergreen)

1. Do NOT contact blog-planner directly — route via OG

Common Pitfalls

• Writing any content yourself: Not Hermes's domain — route only
• Routing timely content during HIGH family stress: Stress gate always runs first
• Conflating blog-planner and blog-writer: Planner never writes; writer never plans
• Bypassing quality gate: No publication without gate pass — reviewer enforces

Verification Checklist

• [ ] Blog opportunity identified (if applicable)
• [ ] Stress gate checked before routing
• [ ] Routed via OG mesh task-request (not directly to blog agents)
• [ ] No content produced by Hermes
• [ ] If asked for status: read-only check via OG, no direct pipeline tool calls