# Hermes + Youtubomatic draft pipeline (stub)

Status: **DRAFT PIPELINE ONLY** — do not mass-publish thin content.

## Principles (locked)
- Drafts + human approve (no mass auto-publish)
- No fake #1 / fake client counts / fake testimonials
- No on-site guaranteed-performance or income-promise claims
- Affiliate disclosure on any post with Hire CTAs
- Sellers only from providers.json (never invent)
- Prefer linking to category hubs under /categories/<slug>/

## Hermes (text drafts)
1. Pull topic from category IA or news angle
2. Generate outline to draft in blog/drafts/
3. Human edit for accuracy, FTC disclosure, CTA fit
4. Publish only after approval

## Youtubomatic (video assist)
1. Script draft from approved blog outline
2. Human review voice/claims
3. Produce via verified video sellers when needed
4. Publish with category hub + Request CTA

## Draft placeholders
See blog/drafts/ — labeled DRAFT, noindex, not in sitemap.

## Cadence
- 2-4 drafted / week, 1-2 published after edit
- Every published piece ends with Hire (Aff) + Request