Creates outcomes-first instructional articles using the Backward Design Article Create prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — skips framework selection. Use when the user says /write:backward-design-article-create.
Direct shortcut to create articles using the Backward Design Article Create framework. Skips framework selection — use /write:article if you want recommendations instead.
All prompts are cached locally as markdown to avoid repeated network fetches.
Cache directory: ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/
To load the prompt:
~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/backward-design-article-create.md existsmkdir -p ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts && curl -s "https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/backward-design-article-create/raw.html" | pandoc -f html -t markdown --wrap=none -o ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/backward-design-article-create.md
To refresh a cached prompt: delete the cached file and re-fetch using step 3.
Understand the request -- Ask the user what they want to write about, who the audience is, and what outcome they want.
Load the prompt -- Load the Backward Design Article Create prompt (slug: backward-design-article-create) using the caching steps above.
Gather variables -- If the loaded prompt contains template variables in the format {{variable_name|default="value"}}:
Present all variables at once. Pre-fill any values already clear from the user's initial request.
Apply the prompt -- Substitute all gathered values into the template variables, then follow the loaded prompt instructions to create the article.
Apply writing style -- If the article is for jeffbaileyblog, also load the writing style guide (slug: writing-style) using the same caching steps.
Deliver the draft -- Present the article draft to the user for review.
All writing framework prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/