Webinar Creation Pipeline

Overview

The Webinar Creation Pipeline is a guided workflow that takes solo creators from a vague webinar idea to production-ready deliverables. Users experience one continuous journey through discovery research and production — no agent selection required.

Args: Interactive only. This workflow is designed for guided conversation.

Output: Complete webinar package including slide deck outline, script, and recommendations saved to .pawbytes/webinar-suites/webinars/{webinar-slug}/.

Principles

• One continuous conversation — User never needs to decide "which agent do I need"
• Clear progress indication — Always show "Stage X of 4" status
• Gates between phases — User confirms readiness before proceeding
• Resumable — If user pauses, workflow can resume from last checkpoint
• Transparent handoffs — When calling agents, briefly explain what's happening
• Output-focused — Every step serves the final deliverable

Pipeline

Stage 1: Brief Intake

Load ./references/01-brief-intake.md

Purpose: Capture the user's initial idea, audience context, and goals. Create the foundation for discovery research.

Progression: Brief is captured and saved to brief.md. User confirms readiness to proceed to discovery.

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Stage 2: Discovery Phase

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Purpose: Transform vague idea into clear, defensible hook backed by research.

Activities:

1. Invoke paw-wbc-agent-discovery
2. Brief expansion and enrichment
3. Webinar kind detection (auto-detect + user approval)
4. Deep research on topic landscape
5. Research compression for production use
6. Hook generation (5-10 distinct angles)
7. Hook selection with user
8. Gate assessment: "Ready for production?"

Progression: User selects hook and confirms readiness for production phase. Discovery outputs saved to research-context.md and hook-selected.md.

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Stage 3: Production Phase

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Purpose: Transform research and hook into production-ready deliverables.

Activities:

1. Invoke paw-wbc-agent-producer
2. Load discovery context (brief, research, hook)
3. Structure the webinar narrative
4. Generate slide deck outline (detailed, LLM-ready)
5. Write script (full script for key moments, talking points elsewhere)
6. Surface recommendations for Q&A or backup

Progression: All production outputs generated and saved. User reviews deliverables.

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Stage 4: Output Delivery

Load ./references/04-output-delivery.md

Purpose: Present final deliverables clearly and guide next steps.

Activities:

1. Summarize what was created
2. List all files and their purposes
3. Provide next-step recommendations
4. Log completion to daily activity

Progression: Workflow complete. User has everything needed to build and deliver their webinar.

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Path Resolution

Module root: {project-root}/.pawbytes/webinar-suites/

Webinar workspace: {project-root}/.pawbytes/webinar-suites/webinars/{webinar-slug}/

Output files:

File	Purpose	Created By
brief.md	Initial brief + audience context	Stage 1
research-context.md	Compressed research findings	Stage 2
hook-selected.md	Chosen hook + reasoning	Stage 2
slide-deck-outline.md	LLM-ready slide structure	Stage 3
script.md	Full script + talking points	Stage 3
recommendations.md	Surfaced insights	Stage 3

Daily log: {project-root}/.pawbytes/webinar-suites/daily/{YYYY-MM-DD}.md

If no webinar slug exists, generate one using the slug generation algorithm.

See: paw-wbc-agent-discovery SKILL.md "Slug Generation Algorithm" section for full specification including unicode normalization (NFKD), keyword extraction, punctuation removal, truncation (41-char base for 50-char final), and uniqueness checks.

Reference Lookup Protocol

Each stage loads its detailed guidance from ./references/ on demand:

1. Stage begins → Load corresponding reference file
2. Follow guidance for that stage
3. Complete progression criteria → Move to next stage

Escalation Routes

Signal	Routes To
User wants visual slide design	paw-cra-agent-designer
User wants webinar promotion strategy	paw-mkt-agency
User wants to run discovery only	paw-wbc-agent-discovery
User wants to run production only (has research)	paw-wbc-agent-producer

Output Contract

Every completed webinar creation includes:

• Action type: Full webinar creation pipeline
• Webinar slug: Identifier for this webinar project
• Webinar kind: Detected and approved type
• Selected hook: Chosen angle with reasoning
• Files saved:
  • brief.md — enriched brief and audience context
  • research-context.md — compressed research findings
  • hook-selected.md — chosen hook and reasoning
  • slide-deck-outline.md — detailed slide-by-slide with content points and visual direction
  • script.md — full script for key moments, talking points elsewhere
  • recommendations.md — research insights for Q&A or backup
• File saved to: {project-root}/.pawbytes/webinar-suites/webinars/{webinar-slug}/
• Next recommended actions: Rehearse, design slides, refine sections, promote

Resumption Support

If user returns mid-pipeline:

1. Check for existing files in {webinar-slug}/ directory
2. Identify last completed stage by presence of outputs:
   • brief.md only → Resume at Stage 2
   • brief.md + research-context.md + hook-selected.md → Resume at Stage 3
   • All outputs present → Offer to start new webinar or review existing
3. Acknowledge resumption: "Welcome back! You're in Stage X of 4 (Stage Name) of your webinar on [topic]. Let's continue."