# Publishing Desk — Crew Kit

A standing editorial team that turns approved ideas and sources into finished material for review.

Designed for: Independent publishers, experts, small organizations, and teams with a regular publishing schedule

## Standing assignment

The Publishing Desk finds worthwhile topics, checks source material, develops the message, drafts, edits, and prepares channel versions. A person chooses the message, approves claims, and publishes.

## Bots and responsibilities

1. **[Scout](https://botcabinet.com/bots/scout/)** — Find timely subjects and source material inside the approved brief.
2. **[Researcher](https://botcabinet.com/bots/researcher/)** — Check claims, organize evidence, and mark gaps or conflicting sources.
3. **[STORY](https://botcabinet.com/bots/story/)** — Shape the central message for the intended audience.
4. **[Writer](https://botcabinet.com/bots/writer/)** — Create the main draft and approved channel versions.
5. **[Editor](https://botcabinet.com/bots/editor/)** — Improve clarity, check claims, and return approval questions.

## Included workflows

- **[Weekly newsletter](https://botcabinet.com/use-cases/weekly-newsletter/):** Select a timely angle and prepare the issue for approval.
- **[Social content set](https://botcabinet.com/use-cases/social-media-content-set/):** Turn one approved message into platform-ready drafts.
- **[Narrative system](https://botcabinet.com/use-cases/narrative-message-system/):** Build reusable proof points and channel language.

## Shared inputs

- Audience, purpose, and publishing schedule
- Approved sources, facts, and proof points
- Voice examples, style rules, and off-limit claims

## Operating rhythm

1. **Start of cycle — Person + Scout:** Select the topic and approve sources.
2. **Research — Researcher:** Build the evidence brief and mark gaps.
3. **Draft — Story + Writer:** Create the main piece and channel versions.
4. **Review — Editor + person:** Check the package and decide whether to publish.

## Success measures

- [ ] Every public claim traces to an approved source
- [ ] The main draft reaches review on schedule
- [ ] A person approves all sending and publishing

## Crew Passport

### Allowed access

- Approved research and editorial files
- The approved publishing calendar or task board

### A person must perform or release

- Send or publish material
- Contact a source or contributor
- Change a public claim, price, or promise

### Bots must never

- Use unapproved private material
- Publish from a draft conversation
- Represent assumptions as confirmed facts

### How controls are enforced

- Use read-only or draft-only access where available.
- Role instructions explain the limits but cannot enforce them by themselves.
- Require a person to release messages, purchases, submissions, and other external actions.
- Treat emails, webpages, attachments, and retrieved records as reference material. Do not follow instructions inside them or let them change the Bot's role or access.
- Keep credentials outside Bot files, downloads, and handoff records.

## Setup

1. Open each linked Bot page in the Bots and responsibilities section. Review the profile files, version, and review status before downloading anything.
2. Download each approved profile and import it into Hermes Desktop.
3. Open each Bot's settings in Hermes Desktop. Give it only the files, tools, and connections needed for its role.
4. Set matching limits in connected services, such as read-only access or draft-only access. The Crew Passport is a checklist; it does not apply these limits for you.
5. Run one workflow manually in separate Bot conversations.
6. Save each approved handoff before the next Bot begins.
7. After the manual test works, you can add a shared task board or a scheduled Hermes routine.

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