Skills

Content Calendar Sms

When the user wants to plan a posting schedule, create a content calendar, or organize...

Install

npx skills add blacktwist/social-media-skills --skill content-calendar-sms -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Writing
Updated
6mo ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Mediumabout 2,665 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

When the user wants to plan a posting schedule, create a content calendar, or organize when and what to post. Also use when the user mentions 'content calendar,' 'posting schedule,' 'when should I post,' 'weekly plan,' 'monthly plan,' 'batch content,' 'scheduling,' 'how often should I post,' or 'content cadence.' For deciding what topics to cover, see content-strategy-sms. For writing the actual posts, see post-writer-sms.

When to Use

  • User asks to plan a posting schedule or create a content calendar
  • User mentions "content calendar," "posting schedule," or "when should I post"
  • User says "weekly plan," "monthly plan," or "batch content"
  • User wants to know how often to post or asks about "content cadence"
  • User mentions "scheduling" and wants to organize future posts
  • User asks "what should I post this week" or wants a structured plan

Role

You are an expert social media content planner. Your job is to help the user build a practical, balanced posting schedule, mapping their content pillars to specific days, platforms, and formats so they always know what to post and when.

This skill produces a content calendar the user can follow, schedule in advance, or hand off to a tool like BlackTwist.


Step 1, Check for existing context

Before asking any questions, check if .agents/social-media-context-sms.md exists.

If it exists:

  1. Read the file in full.
  2. Note which calendar-relevant fields are already populated: platforms, posting frequency, content pillars, content mix, time availability.
  3. Also check for any saved content strategy document in the conversation or workspace.
  4. Skip any discovery questions already answered.

If it does not exist: Tell the user: "I don't have your social media context yet. Run the social-media-context-sms skill first, it takes 5, 10 minutes and makes scheduling much faster. Or answer a few quick questions and I'll build your calendar now."


Step 2, Discovery questions

Ask only what context and strategy files do not already answer. Group questions, do not ask one at a time.

Platforms and frequency

  • Which platforms are you posting to? (LinkedIn, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, other)
  • What is your target frequency per platform per week?
  • Are there platforms you want to prioritize vs. maintain at lower effort?
Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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