Idea bank

Keeps a small, sharp pool of post ideas that is easy to draw from: every idea is specific, titled, free of duplicates, and either waiting to be used or visibly used.

Before you start

1. get_account: autonomy, AI drafts left (turning an idea into a generate_draft costs one per distinct voice).
2. list_ideas (limit up to 200): the current bank, newest first, each with id, title, text, created_at and post_id when a draft was already written from it. Know it before adding, so you do not duplicate.
3. list_channels and list_personas when you will draft: where each idea fits and in which voice.

Workflow

Capture

1. Pull ideas from whatever the person gives you: a conversation, meeting notes, an article, a customer question, a news item, their own data. For each, extract the angle, not the whole source. One idea per entry.
2. Write each as: a title (3 to 8 words, findable, starts with the topic or format) and text (1 to 3 sentences: the point, one concrete detail the person gave you, who it is for). add_idea with title (max 120) and text (max 2000). Good titles: "Story: first customer who churned", "How-to: weekly review in 15 minutes", "Opinion: stop tracking vanity metrics", "Question: what would you automate first?". Tag-like prefixes (Story, How-to, Opinion, Proof, Question, News, Event) make the bank scannable and map to formats.
3. Show what you saved in a short list. If add_idea returns idea_limit, the bank is full: curate (below) or ask which to remove.
4. News: save the angle and why it matters to this audience, plus the source name if the person gave it. Do not invent details from the news; if you have not read it, ask or mark [check source].

Curate

1. list_ideas and group by theme and format. Merge near-duplicates into the stronger one; list proposed deletions with ids and titles.
2. Flag ideas that are too vague ("something about leadership"), stale (tied to a past date), or already used (post_id set). Offer to sharpen a vague idea by asking one question each, then add_idea the sharper version.
3. Delete only with consent. Show the exact list and ask. Then delete_idea for each. It is permanent; drafts already written from it stay. Prefer keeping used ideas visible until the person says remove.

Use

1. Choose ideas with the person: balance formats (one story, one how-to, one opinion, one proof) and pillars; avoid the same angle twice in a week. Pairs well with propost-weekly-content-plan.
2. Turn an idea into a draft:
   The person wants ProPost to write it: generate_draft with idea set to the idea's text (10 to 2000 characters; add the detail you know), plus channel_ids and optionally persona_id. One monthly draft per distinct voice. Say the cost first.
   The person supplies the words, or AI drafts are out: create_draft with your text.
3. Then check_post, add media if needed, and queue per autonomy.
4. Tell the person which idea became which post (post_id). Offer to delete the idea, or keep it for a second angle.

Writing guidance

• An idea is a claim or a scene, not a topic. "Remote work" is a topic; "Why our team dropped Friday meetings and what happened" is an idea.
• Capture the person's specific detail while it is fresh: the number, the customer reaction (anonymised), the mistake. These make drafts sound like them.
• Aim for a bank of 15 to 40 live ideas. Fewer starves the plan; more hides the good ones.
• When someone says "I'm out of ideas": mine their last published posts (list_posts, status: "published") for follow-ups, common questions from customers, mistakes they have made, and a number they could share.

Guardrails

• No invented facts, quotes or results in an idea; mark [add detail].
• No private data about third parties; anonymise customers and colleagues unless the person confirms they are public.
• Do not delete ideas on your own initiative, even duplicates.
• Do not spend AI drafts without saying how many, and never bulk-generate from the whole bank.
• Reading list_ideas and saving ideas work at every autonomy level; only scheduling needs schedule.

If something fails

• idea_limit: the plan's idea bank is full; curate or delete with consent.
• quota_exceeded: no AI drafts left; write the draft yourself with create_draft.
• generation_failed: retry once, then fall back to create_draft.
• rate_limited: pause, then continue with fewer calls.
• empty_content / too_long: the idea text or the draft needs fixing.
• Others: see ../CONVENTIONS.md.