Nabil Asofi

Library / LLM API

Content Brief Engine

Turn a target query into a sectioned, sourced writing brief — before anyone opens a document.

Setup time
18 min
Stack
LLM APIGoogle Sheetsn8n
Replaces
60–90 minutes of manually reading the SERP and the top ten pages

What it does, in order

Content Brief Engine — pipeline of 5 steps Pipeline of 5 steps: 1. Pull the top results (n8n); 2. Extract the sub-questions (LLM API); 3. Cross-check the follow-ups (LLM API); 4. Score the coverage gaps (LLM API); 5. Write the brief (Google Sheets). 01 Pull the top results n8n 02 Extract the sub-questions LLM API 03 Cross-check the follow-ups LLM API 04 Score the coverage gaps LLM API 05 Write the brief Google Sheets Content Brief Engine — pipeline of 5 steps Pipeline of 5 steps: 1. Pull the top results (n8n); 2. Extract the sub-questions (LLM API); 3. Cross-check the follow-ups (LLM API); 4. Score the coverage gaps (LLM API); 5. Write the brief (Google Sheets). 01 Pull the top results n8n 02 Extract the sub-questions LLM API 03 Cross-check the follow-ups LLM API 04 Score the coverage gaps LLM API 05 Write the brief Google Sheets
5 steps. The final node is the artifact you end up with.

What this does

You paste a target query. The workflow pulls the current top results for it, extracts the sub-questions those pages actually answer, cross-references them against what people ask in follow-up, and writes a brief that names every section with a purpose and a length.

The point is not to generate the article. It is to remove the part of writing that is pure reconnaissance, so the part that needs a human — having something worth saying — gets the time.

What you get

  • The workflow file, ready to import
  • The prompt set it depends on, with the reasoning behind each instruction
  • A setup document: exact steps, in order, with the places people get stuck called out
  • A note on failure modes — including the one that matters most, which is a brief that is confidently wrong because the SERP was localised differently than the target audience

What it replaces

Not the writer. It replaces the forty-five minutes to an hour and a half spent opening ten tabs, skimming each one, and trying to hold the shape of the answer in your head while you decide what the piece should contain.

Honest limits

It reads the SERP as it is today. On a volatile query — breaking news, a product launch — the brief ages in hours. Use it for evergreen and commercial content, not for anything with a clock on it.