showroom:blog-generate

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context: main model: claude-opus-4-6

Blog Generator

Transform completed Red Hat Showroom lab modules or demo content into blog posts for Red Hat Developer, internal blogs, or marketing platforms.

Workflow Diagram

What You'll Need Before Starting

Have these ready before running this skill:

Required:

• 📄 Source module paths - File paths to completed workshop/demo modules
  • Example: content/modules/ROOT/pages/03-module-01-intro.adoc
  • Can use multiple modules for one blog post
• 🎯 Target platform - Where will this be published?
  • Red Hat Developer blog
  • Internal blogs (Source, Memo, The Stack)
  • Medium, dev.to, Hashnode
  • Marketing/announcement format

Helpful to have:

• 📝 Blog type decision - What format?
  • Technical tutorial ("How to...")
  • Product announcement ("Introducing...")
  • Thought leadership ("Why...")
  • Case study/success story
  • Quick start guide
• 📏 Target word count - How long? (500-800 / 1000-1500 / 2000+)
• 🎨 Technical depth - Audience level
  • Highly technical (code-heavy, for developers)
  • Moderately technical (balanced, for technical managers)
  • Marketing-focused (business benefits, light on code)
• 🔗 Showroom link - URL to live Showroom for "Try it yourself" CTA

Access needed:

• ✅ Read permissions to source modules
• ✅ Write permissions for blog output location

When to Use

Use this skill when you want to:

• Convert workshop modules into developer blog posts
• Transform demo content into product announcements
• Create marketing content from technical labs
• Repurpose Showroom content for broader audiences

Don't use this for:

• Creating new lab content → use /create-lab
• Creating new demo content → use /create-demo
• Editing existing blog posts → edit the file directly with Claude

Shared Rules

IMPORTANT: This skill follows shared contracts defined in @showroom/docs/SKILL-COMMON-RULES.md:

• Reference enforcement (REQUIRED)
• Source traceability (REQUIRED for trust and attribution)
• Failure-mode behavior (stop if cannot proceed safely)

Blog generation does NOT directly create lab content, so some shared rules (version pinning, navigation updates, image paths) apply only to source modules.

See SKILL-COMMON-RULES.md for complete details.

Workflow

Step 1: Identify Source Content

I'll ask you:

1. Source modules:

   • Which completed modules to base the blog on?
   • Provide file paths (e.g., workshop/openshift-pipelines/03-module-01.adoc)
   • Can combine multiple modules into one blog

2. Source type:

   • Workshop module (hands-on lab)
   • Demo module (presenter-led)
   • Both (combined perspective)

Step 2: Determine Blog Parameters

I'll ask:

3. Target platform:

   • Red Hat Developer blog (developers.redhat.com) → Markdown
   • Internal Red Hat blogs (Source, Memo, The Stack) → Markdown or AsciiDoc (will ask)
   • Marketing/announcement format (product launches) → Markdown
   • Medium, dev.to, Hashnode → Markdown
   • Custom/Other → Markdown (default)

4. Output format (auto-selected based on platform):

   • Markdown (.md) - DEFAULT for all platforms except specific internal use cases
   • AsciiDoc (.adoc) - Only if explicitly needed for internal Red Hat tooling

5. Blog type:

   • Technical tutorial ("How to...")
   • Product announcement ("Introducing...")
   • Thought leadership ("Why...")
   • Case study/success story
   • Quick start guide

6. Technical depth:

   • Highly technical (code-heavy, for developers)
   • Moderately technical (balanced, for technical managers)
   • Marketing-focused (business benefits, light on code)

7. Blog parameters:

   • Desired word count (500-800 / 1000-1500 / 2000+)
   • Include code samples? (Yes / Minimal / No)
   • Target audience level (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)

Step 3: Read Source Content

I'll:

• Read all specified module files
• Extract key concepts, procedures, commands
• Identify business value propositions
• Note technical highlights
• Capture screenshots/diagrams to reference

Step 4: Transform Content

Based on source type and target, I'll transform:

Workshop → Developer Blog:

• Convert step-by-step exercises → narrative "how to" flow
• Keep technical depth and code samples
• Add context and explanation
• Include "Try it yourself" CTA with Showroom link

Demo → Product Announcement:

• Extract business value from Know sections
• Highlight capabilities from Show sections
• Emphasize customer benefits
• Include competitive differentiators

Workshop → Marketing Blog:

• Focus on "what you can achieve" not "how to do it"
• Minimize technical steps
• Emphasize business outcomes
• Use executive-friendly language

Demo → Thought Leadership:

• Extract patterns and best practices
• Industry trends and challenges
• Strategic perspectives
• Minimal code, maximum insights

Step 5: Generate Blog Structure

DEFAULT OUTPUT FORMAT: Markdown (.md)

I'll create a blog post with:

For Technical Blogs (Markdown format):

# Building Cloud-Native CI/CD Pipelines with OpenShift Pipelines

> **Summary**: Learn how to create production-ready CI/CD pipelines using Tekton on OpenShift in under 30 minutes.

## Introduction

If you've struggled with complex Jenkins configurations or brittle CI/CD scripts, OpenShift Pipelines offers a cloud-native alternative. Built on Tekton, it brings Kubernetes-native CI/CD to your workflows with declarative pipelines that scale with your applications.

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to:
- Create reusable Tekton tasks
- Build complete CI/CD pipelines
- Integrate with Git repositories
- Deploy applications automatically

## What You'll Build

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a working pipeline that:
- Builds container images from source code
- Runs automated tests
- Deploys to OpenShift automatically

Let's dive in.

## Creating Your First Tekton Task

Tekton tasks are the building blocks of pipelines. Here's how to create a simple build task:

\`\`\`yaml
apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
kind: Task
metadata:
  name: build-app
spec:
  steps:
    - name: build
      image: maven:3.8
      script: |
        mvn clean package
\`\`\`

Apply this to your cluster:

\`\`\`bash
oc apply -f build-task.yaml
\`\`\`

This creates a reusable task that can be referenced in any pipeline. What makes this powerful is the ability to chain multiple tasks together...

## Building a Complete Pipeline

Now let's combine multiple tasks into a production-ready pipeline:

\`\`\`yaml
apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
kind: Pipeline
metadata:
  name: build-and-deploy
spec:
  tasks:
    - name: build
      taskRef:
        name: build-app
    - name: test
      taskRef:
        name: run-tests
      runAfter:
        - build
    - name: deploy
      taskRef:
        name: deploy-to-openshift
      runAfter:
        - test
\`\`\`

The `runAfter` fields ensure tasks execute in the correct order...

## Next Steps

You've built a working CI/CD pipeline with OpenShift Pipelines. From here, you can:
- Add Git triggers for automatic builds
- Integrate security scanning
- Create multi-environment pipelines

## Try It Yourself

Want hands-on practice? Try the complete workshop: [OpenShift Pipelines Workshop](https://showroom.example.com/pipelines)

## Resources

- [OpenShift Pipelines Documentation](https://docs.openshift.com/pipelines/)
- [Tekton Official Site](https://tekton.dev)
- [Example Pipelines Repository](https://github.com/...)

---

**About this tutorial**: This post is based on a hands-on workshop created for Red Hat field demonstrations. [Try the full lab on Red Hat Showroom](https://showroom.example.com/pipelines).

---

**Tags**: OpenShift, CI/CD, Tekton, Kubernetes, DevOps
**Author**: [Your Name]
**Published**: [Date]

For Marketing Blogs:

# [Benefit-Focused Title]

**Introduction**:
- Business challenge hook
- What this means for readers
- Value proposition

**The Challenge**:
- Current state pain points
- Industry context
- Why change is needed

**The Solution**:
- Product/capability overview
- Key benefits (not features)
- Customer success snippets

**Business Impact**:
- Quantified outcomes
- Strategic advantages
- ROI considerations

**Getting Started**:
- Simple next steps
- Resources available
- Support options

**CTA**:
- Request demo
- Try it yourself
- Contact sales

**Metadata**:
- Executive-friendly title
- SEO-optimized description
- Product tags

Step 6: Apply Platform-Specific Formatting

Red Hat Developer Blog (developers.redhat.com):

• Format: Markdown (.md)
• Code blocks with triple backticks and syntax highlighting
• Developer-focused tone
• Technical accuracy paramount
• Community engagement encouraged
• Example code blocks:

  \`\`\`bash
  oc create deployment my-app --image=myimage:latest
  \`\`\`
  
  \`\`\`yaml
  apiVersion: apps/v1
  kind: Deployment
  \`\`\`
  

Medium, dev.to, Hashnode:

• Format: Markdown (.md)
• Platform supports standard Markdown
• Add cover images (suggest or use from lab)
• Engage with canonical URLs
• Use platform-specific tags

Internal Red Hat Blogs (Source, Memo):

• Format: Markdown (.md) DEFAULT
• Format: AsciiDoc (.adoc) - Only if team requires it (will ask)
• Red Hat product naming standards
• Internal links to resources
• Team/org specific context

Marketing/Announcement Format:

• Format: Markdown (.md)
• Business language
• Minimal jargon
• Visual emphasis (suggest infographics in Markdown: ![alt](url))
• Customer success quotes
• Lead generation CTAs
• SEO-optimized headings

Step 7: Validate and Deliver

Inline quality check — fix before delivering (silently, note in summary):

Check	Rule
Tone	Narrative, conversational — not step-by-step instructions
Prohibited terms	No "robust", "powerful", "leverage", "synergy"
Product names	No bare "OCP", "AAP" without first-use expansion
Inclusive language	No "he/she" — use "they/them". No "whitelist/blacklist"
Headings	Sentence case — not Title Case
Word count	800–1200 words for blog audience
Call to action	Clear CTA at the end — link to full lab or demo
Code samples	All code blocks complete and syntactically valid
Links	All external links valid, no broken references

Then:

• Add source traceability attribution (REQUIRED - see below)

Source Traceability (REQUIRED):

Every blog must include attribution to prevent over-claiming and confusion about authoritative docs vs narrative content.

For Red Hat Developer Blog:

---

**About this tutorial**: This post is based on a hands-on workshop created for Red Hat field demonstrations. [Try the full lab on Red Hat Showroom](https://showroom.example.com/...).

For Internal Blogs:

---

**Source**: Adapted from the "OpenShift Pipelines" demo used in customer technical briefings.

For Marketing Blogs:

---

**About**: This article is based on technical demonstrations shown at Red Hat Summit and customer events.

Rules:

• Always include at end of blog, before tags/metadata
• Link to full lab if publishing externally
• Use "adapted from" or "based on" language, not "official documentation"

You'll get:

• Complete blog post file in Markdown (.md) - ready to publish
• Metadata section (title, description, tags, author)
• Image reference list (what visuals to create/include)
• SEO recommendations
• Platform submission checklist
• Code blocks properly formatted with syntax highlighting

Output location: blog-posts/<topic-slug>.md

If AsciiDoc requested (rare):

• Output: blog-posts/<topic-slug>.adoc
• Only when specifically needed for internal tooling

Transformation Examples

Example 1: Workshop → Developer Tutorial

Source (workshop exercise):

== Exercise 1: Create Tekton Pipeline

. Create a task definition:
+
[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
kind: Task
metadata:
  name: build-app
----

. Apply the task:
+
[source,role="execute"]
----
oc apply -f task.yaml
----

Output (blog narrative):

## Building Your First CI/CD Pipeline with Tekton

Tekton Pipelines brings cloud-native CI/CD to OpenShift. Instead of wrestling with
complex Jenkins configurations, you can define your entire build process as
Kubernetes-native resources.

Let's start by creating a simple build task. In Tekton, tasks are reusable building
blocks that define a series of steps:

\`\`\`yaml
apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
kind: Task
metadata:
  name: build-app
spec:
  steps:
    - name: build
      image: maven:3.8
      script: |
        mvn clean package
\`\`\`

Apply this task to your cluster with `oc apply -f task.yaml`, and you've just
created your first reusable CI/CD component. What makes this powerful is...

Example 2: Demo → Product Announcement

Source (demo Know section):

=== Know
_Customer challenge: Deployment cycles take 6-8 weeks, blocking critical business initiatives._

**Business Impact:**
* Development teams wait 6-8 weeks for platform provisioning
* Manual processes cause errors and rework

Output (marketing blog):

## Accelerating Time-to-Market with OpenShift

For many organizations, application deployment isn't just slow—it's a strategic
bottleneck. We've seen development teams wait 6 to 8 weeks just to provision
infrastructure, turning agile development into waterfall delivery.

OpenShift eliminates this bottleneck through self-service developer platforms that
reduce deployment time from weeks to minutes. Your developers get the infrastructure
they need when they need it, without manual ticket-and-wait processes...

Example Usage

User: Create a developer blog from my OpenShift Pipelines workshop modules:
      workshop/openshift-pipelines/03-module-01.adoc
      workshop/openshift-pipelines/04-module-02.adoc

Skill: I'll transform those modules into a developer blog. Let me ask...

Q1: Source modules? → [already provided]
Q2: Source type? → Workshop modules
Q3: Target platform? → Red Hat Developer blog
Q4: Blog type? → Technical tutorial
Q5: Technical depth? → Highly technical (for developers)
Q6: Word count? → 1500-2000 words
Q7: Include code samples? → Yes, comprehensive
Q8: Audience level? → Intermediate

[Reads both modules]
[Extracts: Tekton tasks, pipeline definitions, execution steps]
[Transforms exercises into narrative flow]
[Generates:]

✓ Created: blog-posts/openshift-pipelines-tutorial.md
✓ Format: Markdown for Red Hat Developer
✓ Length: ~1800 words
✓ Includes: 5 code examples, 3 screenshot references
✓ CTA: Links back to full Showroom workshop
✓ Metadata: Title, tags, description included

Tips for Best Results

For Technical Blogs:

• Keep code samples complete and tested
• Explain the "why" not just "what"
• Progressive disclosure (simple → complex)
• Link to full lab for hands-on practice

For Marketing Blogs:

• Lead with business value
• Use customer language, not product features
• Quantify outcomes where possible
• Include visual elements (suggest infographics)

General:

• One blog per major topic (don't combine unrelated modules)
• Maintain consistent voice throughout
• SEO-friendly titles and descriptions
• Platform-appropriate CTAs

Transformation Patterns

Workshop Exercise → Tutorial Section

Pattern:

1. Introduce the capability (what and why)
2. Show the implementation (code/commands)
3. Explain the outcome (what it does)
4. Connect to larger context (why it matters)

Don't:

• List steps 1, 2, 3 without narrative
• Include every verification command
• Use "Now we will..." repeatedly

Do:

• Tell a story with the code
• Explain decisions and tradeoffs
• Highlight insights and best practices

Demo Know Section → Blog Value Prop

Pattern:

1. State the business challenge
2. Quantify the pain (metrics)
3. Introduce the solution
4. Emphasize the transformation

Don't:

• Use generic marketing speak
• Overstate capabilities
• Skip the "why it matters"

Do:

• Use specific, credible numbers
• Connect to industry trends
• Show customer perspective

Quality Standards

Every generated blog will have:

• ✓ Engaging title (SEO-friendly)
• ✓ Strong introduction hook
• ✓ Narrative flow (not instructional steps)
• ✓ Platform-appropriate tone
• ✓ Complete code samples (if technical)
• ✓ Clear CTAs
• ✓ Metadata (title, description, tags)
• ✓ Red Hat style compliance
• ✓ Proper product naming

Platform-Specific Guidelines

Red Hat Developer:

• Developer-to-developer tone
• Hands-on and practical
• Open source friendly
• Community engagement focus
• Link to GitHub/docs generously

Internal Blogs (Source/Memo):

• Red Hat employee context
• Internal project references OK
• Team collaboration emphasis
• Process and culture relevant

Marketing:

• Executive language
• Business benefit focus
• Customer success stories
• Lead generation optimized
• Competitive positioning

Integration Notes

Quality check at Step 7: Inline — no agents. See Step 7 checklist above.

Output format:

• Markdown (.md) - DEFAULT for all platforms
• AsciiDoc (.adoc) - Only if explicitly needed (rare, internal Red Hat use only)

Why Markdown:

• Universal support: Red Hat Developer, Medium, dev.to, Hashnode, GitHub
• Easy to write and edit
• Excellent code block support with syntax highlighting
• Standard for blog platforms
• SEO-friendly
• Platform-agnostic

Output location:

• Default: blog-posts/<topic-slug>.md
• Example: blog-posts/openshift-pipelines-tutorial.md
• User can specify custom path

Related Skills

• /showroom:create-lab -- Create workshop modules (source content for blogs)
• /showroom:create-demo -- Create demo content (source content for blogs)