copy-post-html

copy-post-html

Pipe a post draft through pandoc -t html into scripts/pbcopy-html.swift so it lands on the macOS pasteboard as rich text. Pasting into LinkedIn / Google Docs / Notion preserves bold, italics, headings, and lists.

When to use

Run after /linkedin-content:draft-post N — when the user is ready to paste the post into LinkedIn.

User input

$ARGUMENTS

$ARGUMENTS is <post-number> [variant]:

• <post-number> — required, integer 1–5.
• [variant] — optional, one of technical, business, founder. Defaults to business.

Argument parsing

• No argument: Output "ERROR: Post number required. Usage: /linkedin-content:copy-post-html N [variant]" and STOP.
• Post number not 1–5: Output "ERROR: Invalid post number '<n>'. Must be 1–5." and STOP.
• Variant not in {technical, business, founder}: Output "ERROR: Invalid variant '<v>'. Must be technical, business, or founder." and STOP.

Prerequisites

1. The draft file content/posts/post-N/draft-<variant>.md must exist. If missing, output and STOP:

   ERROR: Draft not found at content/posts/post-N/draft-<variant>.md
   - Run /linkedin-content:draft-post N first to generate it.
   

2. pandoc must be on PATH. If command -v pandoc returns nothing, output and STOP:

   ERROR: pandoc not found on PATH.
   - Install with: brew install pandoc
   - Or use /linkedin-content:copy-post-text for plain-text copy without pandoc.
   

Process

Run this single Bash command, substituting N and <variant>:

pandoc content/posts/post-N/draft-<variant>.md -t html | "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/pbcopy-html.swift"

On success, output:

Copied post N (<variant>) to clipboard as HTML. Paste into LinkedIn with Cmd-V — formatting preserved.

If the pipeline exits non-zero, surface the stderr verbatim and STOP.

Error handling

Condition	Response
Missing draft file	HARD BLOCK — see Prerequisites
pandoc not installed	HARD BLOCK with install hint
Invalid post number / variant	ERROR with usage
Script exits non-zero	Surface stderr, STOP