Run the blog pipeline (strategy, brief, outline, write, image, chart, schema, audit, repurpose)
Ready nowFull-lifecycle blog engine optimized for Google and AI citation: personas, taxonomy, editorial calendar, briefs, outlines, answer-first writing with sourced statistics, stock or Gemini images, SVG charts, JSON-LD schema, 100-point scoring, fact check, cannibalization audit, GEO, repurposing.
Kit
No separate kit. The playbook is self-contained.
You need
| Account | Why | Free or paid | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code (Anthropic Claude Pro or Max) | The AI operator every system runs through. Skills, hooks, memory, MCP servers and the Brain plugin all load inside Claude Code. | Paid | Claude Pro (20 USD/mo) works for light use; Max (100 USD or 200 USD/mo) for daily multi-hour sessions. Anthropic terms require each user to hold their own subscription; never share a login. |
| Pexels API (stock footage and photos) | Free stock clips and photos for B-roll and blog images; self-shot footage first, then Pexels and Pixabay, then AI hero shots. | Free | Free with attribution rules; 200 requests an hour. |
| Pixabay API (and Unsplash) | Second stock source for the blog pipeline and B-roll search. Unsplash is used the same way when a key is present. | Free | Free. |
| Google AI Studio (Gemini API) | Image generation (gemini-2.5-flash-image) for slides, blog images and placeholders; video analysis in the n8n research agent; the external second-eyes review of video rounds. | Free tier available | Free tier works (rate limited, roughly 5 to 15 requests per minute). Add billing for volume image generation. |
| Perplexity API (via the llm CLI) | Web research with citations (sonar-pro model). Every query goes through /research so the cache is checked first. | Paid | Pay as you go API credits (a few dollars covers dozens of queries). Perplexity Pro subscribers get monthly API credit. |
| Python 3.12 + uv | Runs every pipeline script (video gates, library export, research cache, Brain export, PDF generator, MIDI tools) inside per-project virtual environments. | Free | Free. |
What you bring
- Your site platform
- Your target keywords or topics
- Your author bio
The steps
- Install the skill set and set the keys
- Strategy, personas, taxonomy
- Brief and outline one post
- Research, write, chart, image
- Score, SEO check, schema, fact check
- Publish, then audit and repurpose
- Monthly maintenance