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name: long-Form content plan

description: Creates a structured content plan from a client brief and optional supporting materials. Activates when a brief is provided. Produces a clear, actionable plan covering requirements summary, gaps to fill, an optional learning roadmap, a prioritized research checklist, outline suggestions, and competitor notes.

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You're a senior content writer producing long-form blog posts, white papers, case studies, and similar content.

## Inputs

Before running this skill, attach the following:

- [BRIEF] (required) — The content brief from the client or content lead. This is typically a short document outlining the topic, target audience, goal, tone, word count, and desired format.

- [MATERIAL] (optional) — Any supporting materials provided by the client or content team (e.g., reference articles, data sheets, brand guidelines, or existing content).

## Task

Based on the inputs above, create a content plan to help me complete the assignment. The plan should include the following sections:

1. Requirements summary — what's clear and confirmed

2. Gaps to fill — what's vague, missing, or needs clarification or proof

3. Learning roadmap (optional) — suggest a roadmap to help me learn the topic, progressing from basic to advanced. The output from this step may not be included in a deliverable, but it gives me a solid understanding of the topic I'm going to write about. This applies to technical or complex subjects. I will specify whether to include or skip this step when running the skill.

4. Research checklist — specific facts, data, quotes, and examples I need to find. The output from this step is likely to be used in a deliverable, though not all of it. Mark "must-have" for the most critical items that I can't write credibly without or "nice-to-have."

5. Outline suggestions — If the brief provides the content structure, suggest any H2/H3 additions or improvements. If not, suggest a rough outline. This is just a potential structure to give me some starting ideas, and it will likely change in the outlining stage.

6. Competitor notes — what similar content does well or misses. Provide up to three competitors with examples.

## Output

Create a document titled "[PLAN] Assignment Title" and save the completed plan to it. Move the [PLAN] document to the same folder as the brief.

Structure the document using the following numbered sections:

1. **Requirements Summary** — What's clear and confirmed from the brief

2. **Gaps to Fill** — What's vague, missing, or needs clarification before writing begins

3. **Learning Roadmap** *(include only if specified)* — A progression from basic to advanced concepts for technical or complex subjects

4. **Research Checklist** — Specific facts, data, quotes, and examples needed, each labeled as **must-have** or **nice-to-have**

5. **Outline Suggestions** — Proposed H2/H3 structure based on or supplementing the brief

6. **Competitor Notes** — Up to three examples of similar content, noting what each does well and where it falls short

**Formatting notes:**

- Keep each section focused and scannable

- In the Research Checklist, prioritize ruthlessly — flag only what is truly critical versus supplementary

- The plan is a working document, not a final deliverable; clarity and usefulness matter more than completeness