postcraftin 2.19.0

AI-powered LinkedIn post generator using local LLMs via Ollama

postcraftin

AI-powered LinkedIn post generator using local LLMs via Ollama. Personalized ghostwriter with 6-module profile system, modular onboarding, and CLI interface.

Features

• Local LLMs — runs fully on your machine via Ollama, no API costs, no data leaks
• 6-Module Profile System — Identity, Voice, Audience, Content Strategy, Post History, Technical Preferences
• Modular Onboarding — Update individual modules with --module flag
• Few-Shot prompting — provide example posts to calibrate the output to your voice
• Post length control — kurz (150–500), mittel (1.200–1.500), lang (1.900–2.500 Zeichen)
• Multiple profiles — manage different personas or clients
• Dynamic Model Selection — List and select from available Ollama models
• Config Management — Global and profile-specific settings
• Folder-Based Profiles — Organized storage with drafts/, published/, brandguide/, templates/, history/
• 10 Storytelling Templates — Verlierer→Gewinner, AHA-Moment, Weg der Veränderung, and more
• Brand Guide Generator — Auto-generates voice.md, vocabulary.md, anti-patterns.md
• YAML Frontmatter — Posts include metadata (topics, status, word count, LinkedIn URL)

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Ollama running locally
• Node.js 18+ (for Web UI)

Installation

CLI

pip install postcraftin

Web UI (optional)

# Install API dependencies
pip install postcraftin[api]

# Start the FastAPI backend
postcraftin-api

# In a separate terminal, start the Next.js frontend
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Ports: Frontend dev server defaults to :5173, API server to :8080. Both configurable via env vars (PORT, NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL, POSTCRAFTIN_API_PORT, POSTCRAFTIN_CORS_ORIGINS).

Usage

# Create a profile (interactive wizard - 6 modules)
postcraftin onboard --name myprofile

# Update specific module only
postcraftin onboard --name myprofile --module voice

# Generate a LinkedIn post with template
postcraftin generate --topic "The future of AI" --template verlierer-gewinner

# List available templates
postcraftin profile templates list

# Initialize templates to profile folder
postcraftin profile templates init --name myprofile

# Manage posts (drafts/published)
postcraftin profile posts list
postcraftin profile posts show <filename>
postcraftin profile posts publish <filename>
postcraftin profile posts set-topics <filename> --topics "AI,Future"

# Generate/regenerate brand guide
postcraftin profile brandguide --name myprofile --regenerate

# List available Ollama models
postcraftin models

# Select model interactively
postcraftin config model --select

# Show global config
postcraftin config

# Set profile-specific model
postcraftin profile set myprofile model gemma4:e2b

# List all profiles
postcraftin list-profiles

Default Model

gemma4:e2b — the default model for LinkedIn post generation.

First time? Pull the model with:

ollama pull gemma4:e2b

Want a different model? Browse all available models at: https://ollama.com/library

Configuration

Setting	Location	Description
Global Model	~/.postcraftin/config.json	Default model for all profiles
Profile Model	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/config.json	Profile-specific model (optional)
Profiles	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/	Folder-based profile storage
Drafts	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/posts/drafts/	Draft posts with frontmatter
Published	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/posts/published/	Published posts with LinkedIn URL
Templates	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/templates/	Custom storytelling templates
Brand Guide	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/brandguide/	voice.md, vocabulary.md, anti-patterns.md
History	~/.postcraftin/profiles/{name}/history/	Post statistics and analytics

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Open an issue or PR.

Thank you to all contributors!

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