Blog Post Workflow and instructions using Jekyll (similar to Hugo)

Blog Publishing Agent Workflow

This document outlines the “AI Agent” workflow we have constructed. This system automates the lifecycle of a blog post from ideation in Obsidian to deployment on your self-hosted Jekyll server.

The Pipeline:

1. Create: Obsidian Templater script generates a structured post.
2. Sync: Local Shell Script (deploy_blog.sh) pushes changes to the server.
3. Build: Remote Shell Script (blogupdate.sh) compiles the Jekyll site.
4. Trigger: Obsidian “Shell Commands” plugin executes the pipeline with one click.

1. The Creator (Obsidian Template)

File: Meta/Templates/JekyllBlogPost.md Purpose: Standardizes frontmatter, handles file naming (date + slug), and sorts posts into the correct directory (Blog or Documentation).