Medium Article Converter

Convert blog posts to Medium-ready format with proper HTML structure and image handling.

Usage: $ARGUMENTS

Examples:

/publisher:medium my-post           # Default English
/publisher:medium my-post ja        # Japanese
/publisher:medium article.md        # From file path
/publisher:medium https://blog.com/post  # From URL

Process:

1. Parse Input & Detect Source

   • File path, URL, or blog post slug
   • Optional language parameter (en/ja)

2. Universal Input Detection

   • File: Read markdown, PDF, HTML, or text
   • URL: WebFetch to retrieve content
   • Slug: Search codebase for blog post

3. Convert to Medium Format

   • Parse markdown and extract frontmatter
   • Convert to clean HTML suitable for Medium
   • Preserve headers, lists, code blocks, quotes
   • Add image upload markers for diagrams
   • Include image paths for easy upload reference

4. Create HTML Preview File

   • Generate medium-article-[LANG].html preview
   • Include one-click copy button
   • Add image upload instructions with file paths
   • Use Medium-style formatting and colors

5. Open in Browser

   • Open HTML preview file
   • Open Medium editor (https://medium.com/new-story)
   • User can copy HTML and paste into Medium
   • Follow image markers to upload diagrams

Output:

• HTML preview file with copy button
• Clear image upload markers
• File paths shown for each image
• Ready to paste into Medium editor

Note: Works universally - no dependencies required, just Read, Write, and Bash tools.