notion-content-setup

Notion Content Calendar Setup

Create a content calendar database in Notion that all your content skills write to.

Alternative: Duplicate a Template

If you'd prefer to duplicate a pre-built template instead of creating from scratch, use this link:

[TEMPLATE LINK — to be added by Mitch]

Duplicate it into your Notion workspace, then skip to Step 3 below to save the database ID.

Flow

Step 1: Check for Existing Config

Read training/references/notion-content-config.md if it exists.

If a database ID is already present, ask:

"Content calendar already configured. Rebuild from scratch or skip?"

If skip, stop. If rebuild, continue.

Step 2: Create the Content Calendar

Ask the user:

"What Notion page should the content calendar live under? Paste a Notion page URL or ID."

Extract the page ID. Use notion-create-database with:

• parent: the page ID
• title: "Content Calendar"
• schema:

CREATE TABLE (
  "Title" TITLE,
  "Status" SELECT('Idea':gray, 'Outlined':yellow, 'Drafted':orange, 'Scheduled':blue, 'Published':green, 'Archived':gray),
  "Platform" SELECT('Newsletter':blue, 'LinkedIn':blue, 'Twitter':purple, 'YouTube':red, 'Substack Notes':green),
  "Publish Date" DATE,
  "Pillar" SELECT('Pillar 1':orange, 'Pillar 2':blue, 'Pillar 3':green),
  "Topic" RICH_TEXT,
  "Hook" RICH_TEXT
)

Save the returned database ID.

Step 3: Save Config

Create or overwrite training/references/notion-content-config.md:

# Notion Content Config

Generated by notion-content-setup.

## Content Calendar
- Database ID: [the ID from Step 2]
- Parent Page: [parent page ID]
- Setup Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]

Skills that write content (Content Creator, topic-scanner, echo-draft) will find this database automatically.

Update .coworker/index.md Connections section: "Content skills write to Notion Content Calendar (ID in training/references/notion-content-config.md)"

Step 4: Confirm

Content calendar ready in Notion.

  Content Calendar — [database_id]

Config saved. Content Creator and other skills will deliver here automatically.

To customize: open the database in Notion and edit the Pillar and Platform options to match your content strategy.

Rules

• Only create ONE database (the content calendar). Not three.
• If Notion connector isn't active, tell the user to connect it first (Customize > Connectors > Notion).
• Don't populate with sample rows. Empty database, ready for real content.
• Save the config so downstream skills find it without asking.