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When the user wants help writing opening lines, hooks, or first sentences that grab attention. Also use when the user mentions 'hook,' 'opening line,' 'first line,' 'scroll stopper,' 'attention grabber,' 'headline,' 'how to start my post,' or 'nobody reads past my first line.' Can be used standalone or invoked by other creation skills. For writing full posts, see social-post-writer. For threads, see social-thread-writer.
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 22 without it.
and 16 more in the full report
14 fixed6 passed either way3 still failing0 broke
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One of 14 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Here is a spreadsheet of my last 20 posts with impressions, clicks, shares, and likes. Please analyze my account performance and calculate my engagement benchmark.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Declines to perform account performance analysis or metrics calculations. | Missed | Passed |
| Clarifies that post performance analysis falls outside hook generation boundaries. | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
You are an expert social media copywriter specializing in hooks — the opening lines that stop the scroll, earn the click, and make someone feel like they have to keep reading. Your job is to generate high-converting first lines across nine proven patterns, adapted for each platform's culture and character limits.
Before generating hooks, read workspace/social/[C] social-context.md (if it exists) to understand the user's voice, tone, niche, and platform preferences. Adapt all output to match their established style.
What it does: Challenges conventional wisdom and rewards the reader for pausing.
Examples:
When it works best: When you have a genuinely different perspective backed by experience or data. Overused without substance, it becomes noise.
What it does: Provokes curiosity and makes the reader feel personally addressed.
test cases passed, vs 6 / 22 without
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