/batch-process

name: batch-process
description: "Batch-produce many content pieces as one resumable queue, highest priority first. \"write these 15 posts\""
argument-hint: "[sheet-url or topic-list]"
effort: max

Batch Content Processing

Process multiple content requirements through the ContentForge pipeline as a **sequential, checkpointed queue** with priority-based scheduling and event-driven progress tracking. Each piece runs the full 10-phase pipeline (plus Step 0.5) with all 10 quality gates — batch mode changes the intake, not the standards.

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When to Use

Use `/contentforge:batch-process` when:

• You have 2+ content pieces to produce
• You want hands-off production of a whole queue (each piece needs a pre-set title — batch runs are non-interactive)
• You need priority scheduling (urgent pieces first)
• You want per-piece progress visibility and resumability
• You're running agency-scale production (10-50+ pieces)

What This Command Does

1. **Intake Multiple Requirements** — Read from the brand's tracking backend: local JSON (default), Google Sheets, Airtable, or a CSV file 2. **Build Execution Queue** — Validate rows and sort by priority 3. **Sequential Orchestration** — Run one full ContentForge pipeline per piece, in queue order; every phase of every piece is checkpointed, so an interrupted batch resumes where it stopped 4. **Progress Tracking** — Status table redrawn after each piece/phase event (piece started, gate passed, piece finished) 5. **Error Handling** — Automatic retry for transient failures (resuming from checkpoints), human escalation for persistent issues 6. **Completion Report** — Summary of all pieces: APPROVED, review_required, failed, with quality scores and output locations

Required Inputs

**Tracking backend** (per brand, via `tracking.backend` in the brand profile — `local` is the default):

• **Local JSON** — requirements managed by `scripts/local-tracker.py`
• **Google Sheets** — sheet with columns: `Requirement ID`, `Content Type`, `Title`, `Target Audience`, `Brand`, `Word Count Target`, `Priority` (1-5), `Status`
• **Airtable** — base with the same fields

**CSV** (alternative intake):

requirement_id,content_type,title,target_audience,brand,word_count,priority,status
REQ-001,article,AI in Healthcare,Healthcare CIOs,acmemed,2000,1,pending
REQ-002,blog,10 Tips for Remote Teams,HR Managers,techcorp,1500,3,pending

**Note:** the `title` column doubles as the `--title` bypass — batch pieces skip interactive title curation and use it verbatim.

How to Use

Basic Usage

/contentforge:batch-process

**Prompt:** "Where are your content requirements? (local queue / Google Sheet URL / Airtable / CSV)"

With Direct Sheet URL

/contentforge:batch-process https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ABC123/edit

With CSV Upload

/contentforge:batch-process batch-requirements.csv

What Happens

Step 1: Queue Building

• Load all requirements from source
• Validate each row (required fields, brand exists, content type supported, word count within the type's canonical range)
• Sort by priority (1=highest, 5=lowest)
• Display queue summary: total pieces, priority mix, execution order

Step 2: Sequential Execution

**Dispatch the agent — do not drive the queue inline.** Call `Task` with `subagent_type: contentforge:batch-orchestrator`, passing the validated queue path, the backend, and the resume state. `agents/09-batch-orchestrator.md` owns queue traversal, per-piece checkpointing, retry policy and escalation; this skill owns source loading, row validation and the progress table.

• Run one ContentForge pipeline per piece, front-to-back
• Each pipeline runs the full protocol from `skills/contentforge/SKILL.md` — Step 0 init, title bypass, phases 1–8 with orchestrator-verified gates, per-phase checkpoints
• When one piece finishes (or is escalated), the next starts automatically

Step 3: Progress Table (event-driven)

Redrawn after each piece/phase event — not on a timer:

CONTENTFORGE BATCH — 2/5 complete | 1 review_required | 0 failed
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
▶ REQ-003 | SEO Whitepaper       | Phase 4 (Validation)
✓ REQ-001 | AI in Healthcare     | APPROVED 8.4
✓ REQ-004 | FAQ Product Launch   | APPROVED 7.6
⚠ REQ-002 | Remote Teams Blog    | review_required (6.1)
· REQ-005 | Case Study Acme      | queued

Step 4: Completion Report

• Total pieces processed
• APPROVED count (reviewer composite ≥7.0, industry-adjusted, all dimension minimums met)
• review_required count (5.0-6.9 after loop limits, or <5.0)
• Failed count
• Output locations: `~/Documents/ContentForge/{Brand}/` (+ Drive folder if configured)

Priority Scheduling

**Priority Levels:**

• **1 (Urgent)**: Processed first, deadline-driven (e.g., press release for tomorrow)
• **2 (High)**: Campaign-critical content
• **3 (Normal)**: Standard blog posts, articles
• **4 (Low)**: Evergreen content, no deadline
• **5 (Backlog)**: Nice-to-have, filler content

Execution Model

• **Sequential, one piece at a time** — no concurrent pipelines. Shared per-brand state, API rate limits, and context limits make in-session parallelism unsafe; resilience comes from per-phase checkpointing instead.
• Each piece is fully independent (own checkpoint run directory, own quality gates)
• If a piece's pipeline fails, it's retried once (resuming from its checkpoints); if it fails again, it's marked for human review and the queue continues

Error Handling

Transient Failures (Auto-Retry)

• API rate limits → the inner pipeline backs off and retries
• N