youmind-beehiiv-article

Write and publish Beehiiv posts with AI — topic research via YouMind knowledge base, newsletter-publication writing, Markdown-to-HTML conversion, and publishing through the Beehiiv account already connected in YouMind. Use when user wants to "write Beehiiv article", "publish to Beehiiv", "Beehiiv post", "Beehiiv newsletter", "写 Beehiiv 文章", "发布到 Beehiiv".

AI Beehiiv Post Writer

Write publication-native Beehiiv posts with AI. Topic research via YouMind knowledge base, Beehiiv-native post writing, Markdown-to-HTML conversion, and one-click publishing through the user's Beehiiv account already connected in YouMind.

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Onboarding

MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Translate to the user's language:

AI Beehiiv Post Writer installed!

Tell me your topic and I'll write and publish a Beehiiv post for you.

Try it now: "Write a Beehiiv post about how AI coding agents changed weekly product updates"

What it does:

• Research topics from YouMind knowledge base and the web
• Write Beehiiv-native posts for the platform's email + web surfaces
• Convert Markdown to HTML optimized for Beehiiv
• Discover reusable post templates
• Publish directly to Beehiiv through the Beehiiv account connected in YouMind

Setup (one-time):

1. Install & configure: cd toolkit && npm install && npm run build && cd .. && mkdir -p ~/.youmind/config && cp shared/config.example.yaml ~/.youmind/config.yaml
2. Get YouMind API Key and fill youmind.api_key in ~/.youmind/config.yaml
3. Keep youmind.base_url pointed at https://youmind.com/openapi/v1 in docs. If you need local backend debugging, change ~/.youmind/config.yaml or ~/.youmind/config/youmind-beehiiv-article.yaml.
4. Connect your Beehiiv account inside YouMind before publishing. This skill no longer reads local Beehiiv API keys.

Important:

• Beehiiv createPost can return 403 if the publication does not have the required Send API access.
• Beehiiv officially marks update post as beta / Enterprise; do not promise it will be available everywhere.
• If the user wants a recurring layout, inspect listPostTemplates first and use postTemplateId.

No Beehiiv connection yet? You can still write and preview locally — just skip the publish step.

Usage

Provide a topic, a raw Markdown file, or describe the Beehiiv post you want.

Write from a topic:

Write a Beehiiv post about the operator lessons we learned after moving to AI-assisted engineering

Publish existing Markdown:

Publish this markdown to Beehiiv as a draft

Manage existing posts:

List my Beehiiv post templates List my Beehiiv drafts Publish this Beehiiv post immediately

Setup

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 18, a YouMind API key, and a Beehiiv account connected in YouMind if you want to publish.

Step 1 -- Install Dependencies

cd toolkit && npm install && npm run build && cd ..

Step 2 -- Create Config File

mkdir -p ~/.youmind/config
cp shared/config.example.yaml ~/.youmind/config.yaml

Canonical credentials: put your shared YouMind credentials in ~/.youmind/config.yaml — filled ONCE and read by every YouMind skill. See shared/config.example.yaml for the template and shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md. Optional skill overrides live in ~/.youmind/config/youmind-beehiiv-article.yaml.

Step 3 -- Get YouMind API Key

1. Open YouMind API Keys
2. Click Create API Key
3. Copy the sk-ym-xxxx key
4. Fill in ~/.youmind/config.yaml under youmind.api_key
5. Keep youmind.base_url as https://youmind.com/openapi/v1 in examples and documentation. Local backend testing should only override ~/.youmind/config.yaml or ~/.youmind/config/youmind-beehiiv-article.yaml.

Step 4 -- Connect Beehiiv in YouMind

1. Open YouMind and connect your Beehiiv account in the product's publishing / connector settings flow
2. Save the Beehiiv API key and publication ID there once
3. Keep only youmind.api_key in ~/.youmind/config.yaml

Verify Setup

cd toolkit && npx tsx src/cli.ts validate

If the account is not connected, the OpenAPI returns a connector URL pointing to https://youmind.com/settings/connector.

If the current plan is not eligible, the OpenAPI returns 402 and points the user to https://youmind.com/pricing.

Skill Directory

This skill is a folder. Read files on demand -- do NOT load everything upfront.

Path	Purpose	When to read
references/pipeline.md	Full step-by-step execution	When running the Beehiiv pipeline
references/platform-dna.md	Beehiiv publication, email/web, segmentation, and template norms	Before any content work
references/content-generation-playbook.md	Idea → Beehiiv-native draft workflow	When generating new content
references/content-adaptation-playbook.md	Existing article → Beehiiv-native workflow	When adapting/cross-posting content
references/content-adaptation.md	Supplemental Beehiiv writing rules	Supplementary reference
references/api-reference.md	YouMind Beehiiv OpenAPI endpoint documentation	When calling Beehiiv through YouMind
~/.youmind/config.yaml	Shared API credentials (YouMind only)	Step 1
output/	Local article Markdown drafts (git-ignored)	When writing the post
toolkit/dist/*.js	Executable scripts (run from toolkit/)	Various steps

Draft Location Rule

Canonical: write local article Markdown files to ~/.youmind/articles/beehiiv/<slug>.md. This shared home directory is available to all YouMind skills — see shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md.

Legacy fallback (if ~/.youmind/ is not writable): skills/youmind-beehiiv-article/output/<slug>.md.

• Correct: ~/.youmind/articles/beehiiv/my-post.md
• Correct (legacy): skills/youmind-beehiiv-article/output/my-post.md
• Wrong: skill root directly, references/, toolkit/, or an ad-hoc drafts/ directory

Both locations are git-ignored. Create directories on demand (mkdir -p ~/.youmind/articles/beehiiv). Kebab-case filenames (my-post.md), descriptive slugs over timestamps.

Dispatch Integration (Optional)

This skill is self-contained and fully usable standalone. The youmind-article-dispatch hub is an optional companion; it is NOT required for anything.

• Primary mode — standalone: Invoke directly ("Write a Beehiiv post about X"). Works with zero other YouMind skills installed.
• Author voice lookup: This skill reads ~/.youmind/author-profile.yaml (shared home directory — see shared/YOUMIND_HOME.md) for cross-platform voice preferences. Works whether or not dispatch is installed.
• Optional dispatch-mode invocation: When dispatch invokes this skill with a content brief containing resolved_author, the skill uses those fields as extra context, but still applies Beehiiv-native rules like email/web dual-surface fit, segmentation, and template-aware structure.
• Capability manifest (opt-in): dispatch-capabilities.yaml is metadata that lets dispatch route intelligently. Deleting it reverts to defaults; it never breaks this skill.
• Optional interop protocol: shared/DISPATCH_CONTRACT.md (v1.0).

Content Modes

Before writing any content, read references/platform-dna.md to internalize Beehiiv's actual post model: one post can serve email, web, segments, free/premium access, and reusable templates.

Intent routing

User's input	Operation	Playbook to load
Idea, topic, or thesis only	Generate	references/content-generation-playbook.md
Existing article from blog/other platform	Cross-post	references/content-adaptation-playbook.md
Long article → Beehiiv post version	Condense	references/content-adaptation-playbook.md (condense mode)
Old Beehiiv post to refresh	Revive	references/content-adaptation-playbook.md (revive mode)
Section → short launch/update post	Excerpt	references/content-adaptation-playbook.md (excerpt mode)

Quality gates (before publish)

1. Self-critique: Pass all checklist items in the playbook's Step 6
2. Conformance report: Generate and present to user (Step 7/8)
3. Beehiiv fit: title + subtitle + first screen + segmentation/template decisions are aligned
4. User approval: Do not auto-publish without confirmation

Result Links Rule

After any draft, scheduled, or published Beehiiv action, always end with Result links.

• Prefer the public Beehiiv web URL when it exists.
• If the post is still draft-only and has no public URL, clearly say so.
• If template choice, audience targeting, or Send API limitations affected the result, state that in the notes.
• Never leave the user with only a post ID when a public web URL is available.

Pipeline Overview

Read references/pipeline.md for full execution details.

Step	Action	Key reference
1	Load config and validate the YouMind API key, paid-plan access, and Beehiiv connection in YouMind	--
2	Mine YouMind knowledge base for source material	--
3	Research topic via web search	--
4	Inspect Beehiiv post templates / audience needs when relevant	references/api-reference.md
5	Adapt content for Beehiiv's email + web + segmentation surfaces	references/content-adaptation.md
6	Write article in Markdown	--
7	Publish to Beehiiv via YouMind Beehiiv OpenAPI	references/api-reference.md
8	Report results: post ID, status, public URL if available, and send/template caveats	--

Routing shortcuts:

• List my Beehiiv post templates → inspect reusable layout options before writing
• Publish immediately → confirmed flow, but warn about Send API access if certainty matters
• Keep it as draft → safest default