cook-the-blog
Generate high-converting, deep-dive growth case studies in MDX format. Use this skill when asked to write a case study or blog post about a company's growth, tech stack, or product-led strategy. It handles the full pipeline (researching the company via Tavily, generating a 16:9 cover image, quality checking the draft, uploading assets to cloud storage, and pushing directly to the target repository).
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill cook-the-blog --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# cook-the-blog Workflow Follow these steps exactly when asked to generate a case study for a company. **MANDATORY SETUP CHECK:** Before starting, ensure you have the required environment variables and target destinations configured (Target Repo, Image Bucket/Storage, Author Email, etc.). If any are missing, STOP and ask the user for them. **MANDATORY QA CHECK AT EACH STEP:** After completing every single step below, you MUST perform a strict, self-critical QA check. If a step fails or is hallucinated, you MUST retry until it succeeds. Do not fake success. ## 1. Deep Research (Tavily) - Use the `tavily` tool (via MCP) and standard web searches to deeply research the company. **Note:** Always check if the registered business name differs from the product name. Search Reddit and other relevant forums for authentic developer insights. - **QA Tester:** Did you actually extract real, hard metrics and specific details about their GTM strategy, or is it generic fluff? If fluff, research deeper. ## 2. SEO Keyword Research (Google Trends via SerpApi) - Run the python script: `export SERPAPI_KEY="[YOUR_SERPAPI_KEY]" && python3 [PATH_TO_SEO_SCRIPT] "[Company Name]"` - Identify the breakout an
- 1. Deep Research (Tavily)
- 2. SEO Keyword Research (Google Trends via SerpApi)
- 3. Title & Cover Generation
- 4. MDX Assembly
- 5. Quality Assurance (QA) Check
- 6. Asset Upload
- 7. GitHub Publishing (Direct Push)
- 8. Verification & Delivery
What does the cook-the-blog skill do?
Generate high-converting, deep-dive growth case studies in MDX format. Use this skill when asked to write a case study or blog post about a company's growth, tech stack, or product-led strategy. It handles the full pipeline (researching the company via Tavily, generating a 16:9 cover image, quality checking the draft, uploading assets to cloud storage, and pushing directly to the target repository).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill cook-the-blog --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Varnan-Tech/opendirectory, a repository with 571 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.