Drafts-Only for Client Comms

What It Is

A communication safety discipline where all AI-generated client-facing content is produced as reviewable drafts and stored in a designated drafts directory. No automated message is ever sent as final without human review and approval. This applies to status updates, meeting prep documents, proposals, and any other client-communicated content.

Key Patterns / Components

Drafts Directory Structure

project/
 drafts/
    status-update-2026-06-09-draft.md
    meeting-prep-2026-06-10-draft.md
    proposal-v2-draft.md

Draft Types

  • Status update emails — generated as reviewable drafts, human reviews before send
  • Meeting prep documents — structured prep with talking points, open action items, changes since last meeting
  • Proposal drafts — reading client briefs, service catalogs, past proposals to generate reviewable drafts

Meeting Prep Automation

Reads past meeting notes and active projects to generate structured prep documents with:
- Talking points
- Open action items
- What's changed since the last meeting
- All generated as drafts for human review

Human Touch-Point Rule

The human review step is explicit and mandatory—not a rubber stamp. The person reviewing is responsible for accuracy, tone, and completeness before any send.

How It Applies to Marketing Factory

All client-facing marketing deliverables (campaign drafts, content drafts, reports, proposals) go through a review stage before being marked approved or sent. The drafts directory is the quarantine zone between AI generation and client delivery. No automated publish without human sign-off.