Automate Multi-Language Content Publishing with Claude Code Skills

Keywords: Claude Code Skills, automation workflow, multilingual publishing, content management, AI writing assistant

The Problem: Repetitive Content Publishing Work

If you run a multilingual blog or technical documentation site, each article publication might require:

1. Writing the original draft in your primary language
2. Adding frontmatter (title, description, tags, and other metadata)
3. Selecting and processing cover images
4. Translating to English
5. Translating to other languages
6. Moving files to the correct directory structure

These steps are tedious, repetitive, and error-prone. Each publication requires manually executing the same process—inefficient and frustrating.

The Solution: Claude Code Skills

Claude Code Skills is a powerful feature that allows you to create reusable workflow definitions. By encapsulating repetitive tasks into a Skill, you can execute an entire process with a single command.

Core Advantages of Skills

• Define once, reuse many times: Standardize complex processes into repeatable steps
• AI-driven execution: Claude understands process semantics and adapts to different situations
• Version control friendly: Skill files are plain text, easy to track changes
• Cross-project sharing: Global Skills can be used across all projects

Hands-On: Creating a Content Publishing Skill

Step 1: Create the Skill File

Create a new folder under ~/.claude/skills/ and add SKILL.md:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/content-publish

Step 2: Define the Workflow

Write the workflow steps in SKILL.md:

---
description: Content Publishing Workflow
---

### 1. Insert frontmatter at the beginning:
```yaml
---
title: "Article Title"
description: "Article description"
author: "Your Name"
pubDate: YYYY-MM-DD
cardImage: "@/images/posts/xxx.jpg"
cardImageAlt: "Generated from article title"
readTime: 5
tags: ["tag1", "tag2"]
---

2. Process cardImage

• Select first image from src/images/todo/
• Rename image to match article name
• Move to src/images/posts/
• Update cardImage path in frontmatter

3. Translate to English

• Translate article to English
• Move to src/content/<category>/en/ directory

4. Translate to French

• Translate article to French
• Move to src/content/<category>/fr/ directory

5. Run dev server

### Step 3: Invoke the Skill

In Claude Code, simply type:

/content-publish

Claude will automatically:
1. Read the currently open article file
2. Insert complete frontmatter metadata
3. Select, rename, and move the cover image
4. Translate the article to English and French
5. Place translated versions in correct language directories
6. Start the development server for preview

## SEO Optimization Points

When using Skills for automated publishing, don't forget SEO:

### 1. Structured Frontmatter

Every article should include complete metadata:
- `title`: Include core keywords, keep under 60 characters
- `description`: Concise content summary, 150-160 characters
- `tags`: Relevant category tags for aggregation

### 2. Multilingual URL Structure

Use language code subdirectory structure:

/en/article-slug # English version /zh-cn/article-slug # Chinese version
/fr/article-slug # French version

### 3. Image Optimization

- Use descriptive filenames (matching the article)
- Add `cardImageAlt` descriptions
- Control image size to optimize loading speed

## Advanced: Sync with Antigravity Workflows

If you also use other AI coding assistants like Antigravity, you can sync Skills via symlink:

```bash
ln -s ~/.claude/skills/content-publish/SKILL.md ./.agent/workflows/content-publish.md

This way, the same workflow definition can be reused across multiple tools, maintaining a single source of truth.

Results and Benefits

After implementing Skills automation:

Summary

Claude Code Skills makes repetitive work elegant. By codifying the publishing process into executable step definitions, you can:

1. Save time: Automate tedious steps
2. Reduce errors: Standardized processes eliminate oversights
3. Improve consistency: Ensure every article follows the same standards
4. Focus on creation: Dedicate your energy to the content itself

Start creating your first Skill and let AI assistants become your content publishing butler!

📌 Related Reading

• Sync Multiple AI Coding Assistant Configurations
• Claude Code Guide: Less is More

Tags: #ClaudeCode #Skills #Automation #ContentPublishing #Multilingual