The 18 skills
CMO Operator is composed of 18 skills, each a small specialized agent responsible for one transformation step.Ingestion (3 skills)
Ingestion (3 skills)
- Transcribe — speech-to-text with speaker diarization
- Segment — identify discrete topics and key moments
- Enrich — add metadata, tags, quotes
Rewriting (5 skills)
Rewriting (5 skills)
- LinkedIn post — professional, value-first framing
- X thread — punchy, conversational
- Long-form article — editorial, structured
- Newsletter — warm, conversational
- YouTube description — SEO-optimized with timestamps
Media production (4 skills)
Media production (4 skills)
- Clip extraction — cut short vertical-format clips with captions
- Thumbnail generation — visual thumbnails with typography
- Quote cards — typography-forward static assets
- Infographic — visual summary of key points
Publishing (6 skills)
Publishing (6 skills)
- Schedule — determine optimal publish times per channel
- Post to LinkedIn — through capability-scoped token
- Post to X — through capability-scoped token
- Publish article — to blog or Substack via API
- Send newsletter — trigger email send
- Upload YouTube — if long-form video
Governance pattern
Every CMO Operator skill runs under a capability-scoped token. The publishing skills are T3 (irreversible — once a post is public, it’s public) and require human approval by default. Typical configuration:| Skill | Tier | Approval |
|---|---|---|
| Transcribe, segment, enrich | T0 | Auto, logged |
| All rewriting skills | T1 | Auto, audited |
| Media production | T1 | Auto, audited |
| Publishing (all) | T3 | Human approval required |
Output per input
A 45-minute recorded founder conversation typically produces:- 1 long-form article (1,500–2,500 words)
- 2–4 LinkedIn posts
- 1 X thread
- 3–5 short vertical clips
- 2–3 quote cards
- 1 newsletter edition
- 1 YouTube description with timestamps
Use cases
CMO Operator fits teams that produce regular recorded content and want to compound that into multi-channel presence without a full-time content team.- Founders and executives building thought leadership
- Podcasters repurposing episodes
- Company webinars becoming evergreen content
- Conference talks becoming campaigns
- Product launch videos becoming launch sequences
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