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Hook Writer skill
Runs by itself, weekly hook drafting.

Learn which hooks your audience likes.

Install the Hook Writer skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/blacktwist/hook-writer-sms.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Hook Writer

by blacktwist · 2K installs

The skill

The hook writer skill helps creators write opening lines, video hooks, YouTube titles and pin titles across nine proven patterns, adapted to each platform's limits and culture.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Learn which hooks your audience likes.

↻ Runs by itselfweekly hook drafting

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

weekly hook drafting. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ weekly hook drafting
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02

It checks its work

variants labeled, pick marked. If a check fails, it tries again.

  • ✓each post gets 5 to 7 hook variants
  • ✓every variant names its pattern
  • ✓one variant is marked as the recommended pick with a reason
  • ✓X hooks stay under 280 characters

03

It remembers

hook A/B test log. The next run reads it first: past tests, winners and which patterns win per topic.

loops/hook-ab-test-loop/ab-tests.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after 5 posts per run.

  1. 01

    Read context

    Read .agents/social-media-context-sms.md if it exists.

  2. 02

    Read test log

    Read past A/B results to favor patterns that won.

  3. 03

    Write variants

    Write 5 to 7 hooks per post from different patterns, fitted to the platform.

  4. 04

    Pick one

    Mark the recommended hook with a one-sentence reason.

  5. 05

    Log tests

    Add new A/B pairs and record saves, comments and engagement rate for finished tests.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Hook Writer skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ Nobody reads past your first line
  • ✓ You want hook variants to test
  • ✓ You write a YouTube title or pin title

Skip it when

  • – You need the full post
  • – You need visual design

Questions

Hook Writer skill, answered.

Does it write full posts?

No. The skill points to post-writer-sms for full posts.

How should tests be spaced?

The skill suggests the same body with a different hook, two to three weeks apart.

How do I install the Hook Writer skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from blacktwist/social-media-skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add blacktwist/social-media-skills --skill hook-writer-sms.

Is the Hook Writer skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Hook Writer. Now as a habit.

Install the Hook Writer skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/blacktwist/hook-writer-sms.md

  • Free
  • No account
  • Undo in one line

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by blacktwist, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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