TemplateContent brief ↗
Use the prompt below to turn your idea and source notes into a practical brief.
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- Free resource
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- Fill in the brackets
← All starter kitsGOAL GUIDE / CONTENT STARTER KITTurn what you know into
STEP 1 OF 7 TAKE YOUR BRIEF INTO YOUR AI ASSISTANT
Turn what you know into
content worth sharing.
A practical path from a useful idea to a finished post, guide, or video—with tools, skills, and resources for every step.
Your content roadmap0 of 22 checks marked · opening your workspace
Choose the audience & outcome
Start with one useful idea for one audience. Pick a format you can finish and a clear next action.
Your next actions
Resources for this step
Use the resources that fit your project. Alternatives are choices, not extra requirements.
ResourceBuffer templates ↗
Use a planning template as a starting point for your calendar and post formats.
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- Free resources; service features may cost
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WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE
A focused brief: who it is for, what it teaches, format, channel, and next action.
Start with a better brief.
Fill in the brackets. This prompt follows your selected path: posts, guides & carousels.
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Help me create a written content pack for [audience]. Topic and takeaway: [details]. Channel: [channel]. Voice and examples: [details]. Source notes and links: [sources]. Assets I have permission to use: [assets]. Budget and tools available: [details]. First propose a focused brief and outline. Use supported facts only, flag missing evidence, and keep a source list. Draft the main piece and two shorter channel-specific posts; suggest a visual layout. Recommend only tools needed for the format; verify any installed skills before using them. Include quality, accessibility, and permissions checks. Ask me to approve the final content before publishing or scheduling anything. Define a useful outcome to review afterward.
Checks are your own progress notes, not automated tests or certification. Recommendations link to official resources; verify current pricing and terms. Documentation reviewed November 2026. This guide has not been tested as an end-to-end content production workflow.
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Start here: learn what makes the first three seconds work3 resources
Hooks and the retention curve are the feedback loop for every video you make.
articleHook Formulas for Short-Form Video (CapCut)
Names six hook types (problem, curiosity gap, proof, contrast, fast transformation, audience callout) with how to write and test them. Vendor guide, so ignore its stats.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
articleYouTube Shorts Hook Formulas (OpusClip)
Second view on pattern interrupts, direct promises and questions for the opening seconds. Vendor guide.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
docsMeasure key moments for audience retention (YouTube Help)
Official guide to reading where viewers drop off, so you fix the exact second a video loses people.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
Study Nate Herk's public editing workflow3 resources
Nate Herk teaches his team's best edits to an AI agent as rules. His method, repo and playbook are all public.
videoNate Herk Breaks Down His 3 Most Powerful AI Automations (Matt Wolfe interview)
Interview where Nate shows his AI video-editing workflow (editing section starts near 01:03). Page title confirmed; contents summarized from a third-party write-up.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
docsHerk Edit Kit: EDITING-PLAYBOOK.md
Reads like a style guide: the edit step by step, pacing, b-roll, captions, music, and the checks the agent runs before delivery.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
articleAI Workflow Design: Nate Herk on Matt Wolfe (write-up)
Third-party summary of the 5-step loop: study past edits, transcribe, plan the cut, build and check the draft, save corrections as rules. Secondary source.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
Assemble your own free editing stack3 resources
These are the open pieces underneath the AI editors, so you are not locked to one vendor.
repoOpenAI Whisper
Free speech-to-text you can run yourself to get a transcript and word timings. MIT license.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
toolFFmpeg
The free engine under almost every video tool: convert, trim, crop to 9:16, burn captions.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
toolHyperFrames
Open-source (Apache-2.0) video tool built for AI agents; the Herk Edit Kit is built on it.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
Repurpose one recording into many posts2 resources
Record once, then cut clips and rewrite for each platform. Review before anything posts.
articleHow Nate Herk built a social media skill in Claude Code (Blotato)
Walks through his 17-minute build: YouTube URL in, LinkedIn post, carousel and X post out, with a manual review gate. Written by a vendor of the publishing API it uses.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
articleThe Complete Guide to Content Repurposing (Buffer)
Plain explanation of repurposing versus cross-posting, with examples for video, writing and newsletters.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
Learn the automation basics behind Nate's builds4 resources
Nate's public channel and free community teach the n8n and agent pieces that sit behind content automation.
siteLearn With Nate Herkelman (Microsoft Learn creator page)
His own curated list of starter videos (n8n Masterclass, AI agents, APIs in n8n) with links to his channel and communities.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
siteAI Automation Society (Skool)
Nate's free community with templates and examples; the paid tier adds a roadmap and live calls.
- Cost / access
- free tier
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
repoAIS-OS starter kit (GitHub)
Free MIT-licensed kit that sets up Claude Code or Codex as a personal AI operating system.
- Cost / access
- free · Service usage, hosting, or model access may be separate.
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
templaten8n workflow templates
Library of thousands of ready-made automations to copy and adapt. Check n8n's pricing page for what is free.
- Cost / access
- unknown
- Setup
- Follow the linked provider’s current instructions; check account and runtime requirements.
Additional curriculum comes from the supplied AI Frontiers playbooks. Resource descriptions and cost labels are source guidance, not a fresh verification of pricing, compatibility, or results. Open the official instructions before using a tool. Checklist marks are your own progress notes.