publishing-kit Tool Automates Cross-Platform Article Publishing via Claude Code

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A developer has released publishing-kit, an open-source Claude Code skill designed to automate the full lifecycle of publishing technical articles across multiple platforms. The tool takes a single markdown source file and generates tailored versions for Dev.to, AWS Builder Center, Medium, and LinkedIn, handling platform-specific requirements like emoji stripping, table-to-image conversion, and cover image sizing. Companion scripts handle fact-checking by flagging statistics not backed by evidence files, pre-flight validation, and automated posting to platforms that offer an API. For platforms without APIs, such as Medium and AWS Builder Center, the skill guides Chrome-based workflows with checksum verification to ensure content integrity. The tool also encodes hard-won platform quirks, such as Dev.to's markdown hard-break behavior and LinkedIn's API inability to save draft posts, reducing trial-and-error for publishers.

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A developer has released publishing-kit, a Claude Code skill and set of scripts designed to automate the entire lifecycle of publishing technical articles across multiple platforms. The tool converts a single markdown source file into tailored versions for Dev.to, AWS Builder Center, Medium, and LinkedIn, handling platform-specific requirements such as emoji stripping, table-to-image rendering, and cover image sizing. Additional utilities check that all numerical claims in an article are backed by evidence files, run pre-flight validation, and post directly to platforms that offer an API. For platforms without APIs, such as Medium and AWS Builder Center, the skill automates browser-based editing through Chrome. The tool is available via the Claude plugin marketplace or can be self-hosted by cloning the repository.

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