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viral-hooks

Use when writing or auditing the opening lines of any content — reel hooks, carousel slide 1, video intros, newsletter subject lines, tweet openers — or when a draft's opener feels flat, vague, or skippable.

viral-hooks/SKILL.md

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Last checked: Nov 11, 2026

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Claude Code

Destination .claude/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.claude/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.claude/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Codex

Destination .agents/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.agents/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.agents/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Cursor

Destination .cursor/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.cursor/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.cursor/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Gemini CLI

Destination .gemini/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.gemini/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.gemini/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

GitHub Copilot

Destination .github/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.github/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.github/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

OpenCode

Destination .opencode/skills/viral-hooks

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.opencode/skills/viral-hooks'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/artemnovitckii/content-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '1c6e909c975b15d80f6ffcb0e2b60904b7da6656:viral-hooks' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.opencode/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings): 130
Repository last updated: Jun 20, 2026
License: MIT

Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.

writing Derived category
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# Viral Hooks

A hook has exactly ONE job: help the right viewer decide to keep watching. To do that job it must deliver two things, and only two things:

1. **Topic clarity** — within 1-2 seconds, the viewer knows exactly what this is about.
2. **On-target curiosity** — the viewer believes this is for THEM, and an open question pulls them forward.

Everything in this skill exists to make a hook hit both. A hook that's clever but unclear fails. A hook that's clear but flat fails. Both, or it's not done.

**Always pair with your voice:** before writing hooks, read the hooks from your own top-performing posts. Match their cadence and energy — the patterns below are mechanics, your real posts are the sound. If you have a voice file (see the **voice-dna** skill in this pack), use it.

**If you have no sample of your voice** (auditing an outsider's script, a brand-new account, fewer than ~10 posts): proceed on the mechanics alone and say so in the output ("voice unverified — no sample to check against"). Never block, never silently pretend the voice check happened.

## The Four Hook Killers