{"slug": "adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as", "title": "Adding a Claude skill to make a new blog entry discussion thread as easy as possible", "summary": "Jake, creator of Popsicle Boat, has developed a Claude skill that simplifies creating blog comment threads hosted on Popsicle Boat, reducing the process to about five steps. The skill aims to provide an ad-free, tracking-free comment section with moderation powers, and is currently in alpha. Jake is working to make the process even easier, as part of Popsicle Boat's broader social features including friend networks, instant messaging, and video calls.", "body_md": "[Adding a Claude skill to make a new blog entry discussion thread as easy as possible](/weblog/a-skill-for-companion-threads/)\n\nI’ve written a Claude skill to make it easier to make a post here that has a comment section owned by this blog, but hosted and managed on Popsicle Boat. It’s, for lack of better phrasing, in alpha mode. It works. But it’s a process that is a little unappetizing. Still. It works.\n\nThe idea is to make it as easy as possible. Right now it’s ~5 steps. I’m working on that. But the premise, to me, is valuable. People with online content who want interaction are encumbered usually with large libraries they have to bring in.\n\nI don’t know about you, but I miss the old simpler internet.\n\nWith PopsicleBoat, not only can you have a comment section with just a few lines of code but you get moderation powers, and it all comes without ads or tracking. If you want that stuff it’s on you. You’re outsourcing discourse and commenting. For free.\n\nThe challenge for me right now is making it even easier for you. It’s still an early project.\n\nBUT: it’s also a social space. There’s friend networks, instant messaging, video calls (be cool if it grew to video conferencing but that’s a lofty goal to be sure.)\n\nAnywho, this is Jake (the creator) testing some of it out. And… signing out. Peace.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as", "canonical_source": "https://jva.lol/weblog/a-skill-for-companion-threads/", "published_at": "2026-07-23 05:43:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-02 22:57:45.810575+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Jake", "Popsicle Boat", "Claude"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/adding-a-claude-skill-to-make-a-new-blog-entry-discussion-thread-as-easy-as.jsonld"}}