Client Context — Pinterest Intelligence Layer

Purpose

Read the client's real documents and images to build the context layer that makes every composed pin client-specific. Pinterest is a visual search engine — context here means images and search terms as much as voice and audience. The image library inventory is the foundation of composed pin output.

Core Principle

This skill exists so that /create produces pins from real brand assets, not generic templates. Without context, pins are generic. Without images, pins are incomplete. Without learnings, pins don't improve. This skill loads all three.

When This Activates

Every /create and /track command starts here. Load context silently — show a one-line status header and move to the command's work. Don't narrate the loading process.

Priority Documents

Read the ~~docs folder. Look for these in priority order:

Image Library Scanning

This is the most critical context step for composed pin production.

Source Priority

1. ~~images (Cloudinary) — if connected, this is the primary image source. Advantages: automatic orientation data, metadata tags, transformation URLs for Pinterest sizing, CDN delivery.
2. ~~docs images/ folder — if Cloudinary is not connected, scan the Drive images folder. Less metadata available but functional.
3. Both — if both exist, Cloudinary is primary (better metadata and transforms), Drive is supplemental.

Image Inventory Protocol

For each image in the library, capture:

Orientation Classification

Image Health Assessment

After scanning, assess the library:

Category Distribution

Track the mix of image types:

If any category has zero images but the pin queue includes topics that need that category, flag: "Pin queue includes [topic] but no [category] images exist. Add [specific suggestion] before creating pins for that topic."

Brand Voice (Adapted for Pinterest)

Pinterest copy is shorter and more search-oriented than email or blog. Extract voice differently:

Critical Pinterest voice rule: Descriptions serve search first, personality second. Front-load keywords. Save the brand character for the title. A SaaS brand's description: "Content workflow automation for stretched marketing teams. Reduce approval cycles by 60% with editorial infrastructure." Not: "We believe content should be joyful!"

Audience Segments (Pinterest-Specific)

Pinterest users behave differently from other channels:

Intelligence Levels

Board Structure

For each configured board:

• Name and description (descriptions should include keywords for Pinterest SEO)
• Theme — what content belongs here
• Goal — traffic, saves, awareness, sales
• Pin count — from pin-log.md
• Board health — getting fresh pins? Growing?
• Best image-copy combo — from learning files (if tracked)

Board strategy rules:

• Minimum 4 boards for serious presence
• Each board needs 15-25 pins to look established
• Board descriptions must include search keywords
• Seasonal boards can be archived post-season but pins stay discoverable

Performance Baselines

Confidence Scale

Connector Awareness

Degradation Behavior

Status Header

Display one line at the start of every command:

• 🟢 Config: Connected — [brand] — [N] images ([N] vertical) — [N] boards — [confidence level]
• 🟡 Config: Partial — [what's found] — missing [what's not] — [image library status]
• ⚪ Config: Manual — provide brand context and images

Cross-Plugin Compatibility

Same Drive folder serves Editorial OS, Email Marketing Strategist, and Pinterest Marketing Strategist. Shared: brand guide, audience personas, content strategy. Pinterest-specific: image library (shared with Composer), pin-log.md, pin-learnings.md, pin-baselines.md.

Teammate Protocol Compatibility

This skill works in both modes:

Plugin mode (Cowork): Reads from ~~docs and ~~images. User triggers /create and /track manually.

Teammate mode (Autonomous): Reads from workspace Drive folder. Cron triggers create and track per standing orders. Same skill, different trigger. Same learning files, same image library.

Standing orders example:
- Task: Create composed pin batch
  Day: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  Skill: pin-strategist + client-context
  Image source: Cloudinary folder "editorial-os/pinterest"
- Task: Track pin performance
  Day: Monday
  Skill: performance-learning