Dev Builds AI to Slay 20 Markdown Draft Demons, Drops Formatting Time from 4 Hours to 45 Minutes

A developer created Mrakdon, an AI assistant, to manage Dev.to drafts, citing "formatting fatigue" as a major obstacle. Over a year, 20 drafts remained unfinished due to Markdown struggles. Mrakdon automates YAML frontmatter and formatting, streamlining the writing process. Since its deployment three months ago, the developer has published 12 posts, with an 82 SEO score, up from 58. Mrakdon is now seeking beta testers to improve technical blogging workflows, aiming to "amplify writers' best work" with its one-click publishing feature and AI-powered suggestions.