AugmentClaude

Content Modeling Guide

Design flexible, reusable content schemas for headless CMSes.

Installation

  1. Make sure Claude is on your device and in your terminal.

    Skills load from ~/.claude/skills/ when Claude Code starts up β€” so you need it on your machine first. If you don't have it yet, install it once with the command below, then run claude in any terminal to verify.

    One-time setup
    npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

    Already have it? Skip ahead.

  2. Paste into Claude Code or into your terminal.

    This copies the whole skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/content-modeling-best-practices-sanity-io/ β€” the SKILL.md plus any scripts, reference docs, or templates the skill ships with. Safe default: works for every skill.

    Faster alternative (instruction-only skills)

    Skips the clone and grabs only the SKILL.md file. Don't use this if the skill ships Python scripts, reference markdowns, or asset templates β€” they won't be downloaded and the skill will fail when it tries to load them.

    Quick install (SKILL.md only)
    Sign up to copy
  3. Restart Claude Code.

    Quit and reopen Claude Code (or any other agent that loads from ~/.claude/skills/). New skills are picked up on startup.

  4. Just ask Claude.

    Skills auto-activate when your request matches the skill's description β€” no slash command needed. Trigger phrases live in the skill's own frontmatter; you can read them in the β€œWhat this skill does” section above.

Prefer to read the source first? Open on GitHub.

When Claude uses it

Structured content modeling guidance for schema design, content architecture, content reuse, references versus embedded objects, separation of concerns, and taxonomies across Sanity and other headless CMSes. Use this skill when designing or refactoring content types, deciding field shapes, debating reusable versus nested content, planning omnichannel content models, or reviewing whether a schema is too page-shaped or presentation-driven.

What this skill does

Content Modeling Best Practices

Principles for designing structured content that's flexible, reusable, and maintainable. These concepts apply to any headless CMS but include Sanity-specific implementation notes.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

  • Starting a new project and designing the content model
  • Evaluating whether content should be structured or free-form
  • Deciding between references and embedded content
  • Planning for multi-channel content delivery
  • Refactoring existing content structures

Core Principles

  1. Content is data, not pages β€” Structure content for meaning, not presentation
  2. Single source of truth β€” Avoid content duplication
  3. Future-proof β€” Design for channels that don't exist yet
  4. Editor-centric β€” Optimize for the people creating content

References

Start with the reference that matches the modeling decision in front of you, instead of loading every topic at once. See references/ for detailed guidance on specific topics:

  • references/separation-of-concerns.md β€” Separating content from presentation
  • references/reference-vs-embedding.md β€” When to use references vs embedded objects
  • references/content-reuse.md β€” Content reuse patterns and the reuse spectrum
  • references/taxonomy-classification.md β€” Flat, hierarchical, and faceted classification

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