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name: brand-guardrails description: Use to review voice, visual, legal, and partner requirements before publishing social content.

Social Brand Guardrails Skill

When to Use

• Approving posts for regulated industries, embargoed launches, or co-marketing efforts.
• Auditing evergreen templates to ensure they still align with brand standards.
• Training new team members or agencies on tone, visual identity, and compliance.

Framework

1. Voice & Tone – map persona-based voice guidance, inclusive language checks, and banned phrases.
2. Visual Identity – specify aspect ratios, typography, color usage, logo/lockup rules, accessibility.
3. Legal & Compliance – include disclaimers, disclosures (#ad, partner tags), export or privacy constraints.
4. Partner & Community – outline tagging etiquette, response time expectations, escalation triggers.
5. Crisis & Incident Protocols – predetermined statements, approval ladders, dark site references.

Templates

• Brand checklist (copy, visuals, legal, partner, accessibility).
• Co-marketing alignment sheet (partner assets, approvals, CTA alignment).
• Escalation tree with contact info and SLAs.

Tips

• Embed guardrails into creative briefs and approval workflows to reduce rework.
• Maintain snippets/examples for "approved" vs "needs revision" cases.
• Pair with route-approvals command to ensure reviewers reference the latest guardrails.

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