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viral-scout

Finds the pattern behind hooks that worked in a niche, never the wording. Works honestly without web access by asking the user to paste examples. Use when someone asks what's trending, what's going viral, or wants to learn from other creators' hooks.

viral-scout/SKILL.md

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Destination .claude/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.claude/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.claude/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

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Destination .agents/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.agents/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.agents/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Cursor

Destination .cursor/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.cursor/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.cursor/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

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Destination .gemini/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.gemini/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.gemini/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

GitHub Copilot

Destination .github/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.github/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.github/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

OpenCode

Destination .opencode/skills/viral-scout

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  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.opencode/skills/viral-scout'
  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/Liamrjohnston/hook-master-skill.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '287053a825efc992e38653a66fc298925293bf36:viral-scout' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.opencode/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings): 31
Repository last updated: Oct 25, 2026
License: MIT

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

claude-code Repository topic
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content-creation Repository topic
hooks Repository topic
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SKILL.mdcore · 2,505 bytes
references/pattern-sheet.mddoc · 833 bytes

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# Viral Scout

People ask "what's going viral this week?" The honest answer depends on what you can actually see.

## First, say what you can see

- **No web or platform access (the usual case):** say so in one plain line. "I can't see this week's feeds, so I won't guess what's trending." Then offer the useful route below. Never list "trending hooks" from memory as if they were current.
- **Web access:** you can search, but view counts on a page are a snapshot and creators' own numbers are self-reported. Say where each example came from and when.

## The honest route

Ask for 3 to 5 examples, pasted or linked:
- The first line spoken, the on-screen text, what's in the first shot.
- Rough views, and that creator's usual views if they know them. A video that beats its own creator's normal is more useful than a big account's ordinary post.