# meme-and-culture

A skill for brand participation in internet culture: it checks a meme format for fit, safety and IP, then writes the copy and concept.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 600 installs · ★ 199
- Author: social-media-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/meme-and-culture

## What it does

The skill answers a narrow question first: should the brand touch this meme at all? It reads the brand profile and the meme or moment, including where the format came from. Then it runs the idea through the VIBES framework — do you actually understand the format, does it match the brand voice, is there reputational risk, do you have the rights to the visual.

Two hard gates. Brand-fit: would the meme work without your logo? Safety and IP: no tragedies, no divisive takes, no cultural appropriation, no punching down. Visuals must be original, with no copyrighted characters and no real-person likeness. If you have to ask whether it is okay, it is not.

The agent advises on format, timing and rights, and writes the copy and concept. A human or creator makes the asset and adds the final wit and sensitivity pass. WoopSocial handles publishing and scheduling, though reactive memes often go out by hand in the moment. Sitting a meme out is a valid call. The skill never fabricates relevance and does not promise virality.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill meme-and-culture -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/meme-and-culture/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill meme-and-culture -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill meme-and-culture -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install social-media-skills/skills meme-and-culture
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill meme-and-culture -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/meme-and-culture
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill meme-and-culture -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/meme-and-culture/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- decide whether the brand should join a specific meme
- screen a format for cringe and staleness before posting
- rule out jokes built on tragedy or punching down
- check that the meme visual does not infringe someone's rights
- draft meme copy and concept in the brand voice

## Example prompts
- Look at this meme and tell me if it fits our brand and where it could go wrong
- Write a meme concept around this week's moment and run it through VIBES
- Should we jump on this format at all? Say no if it doesn't fit

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: meme-and-culture
description: >-
  The cultural-fluency + meme-craft skill -- participate in internet culture and meme formats as a brand
  without being cringe, tone-deaf, or legally exposed. Use when someone wants to make a meme, join a
  cultural moment, build a meme/humor pillar, or decide whether to jump on a format. Meme marketing done
  wrong is worse than none. Uses the VIBES framework. Reads brand-profile + the meme/moment first. Two
  hard gates: brand-fit (would it work without your logo?) and safety + IP (never tragedies/divisive/
  appropriation/punching-down; original visuals only, no copyrighted characters or celebrity likeness).
  The agent advises fit/safety/IP and writes the copy/concept; the
  human/creator makes the asset and adds the final wit pass; WoopSocial publishes/schedules (reactive
  ones often post in the moment). Sitting a meme out is valid; never fabricates relevance or virality.
  Distinct from trend-jacking, image-prompt/design-and-templates, community-management, and
  ai-music-and-sound.
version: 1.0.0
---

# meme-and-culture

The **cultural-fluency + meme-craft** skill — participate in culture without being cringe, tone-deaf, or
legally exposed. The agent **advises + writes the copy/concept**; the **human/creator makes the asset + adds
the final wit + sensitivity pass**; **WoopSocial publishes/schedules** (reactive ones often posted in the
moment).

## The POV: meme-done-wrong is worse than no meme
Forced, stale, or off-brand memes **erode trust faster than any other content type.** The brands that win
(Wendy's, Duolingo, Ryanair, Innocent, Gymshark) treat their teams as **cultural participants, not campaign
executors** — cultural fluency is **earned, not faked.** The meme must **fit the brand** *and* the brand must
**understand the meme.** Two hard gates: **brand-fit** and **safety + IP.** **Sitting one out is a valid,
often better call.**

## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — voice/audience/values.
2. the **meme/moment** — and its origin.

## The framework: VIBES
(Depth: `references/the-vibes-framework.md`.)
- **V — Verify you understand the format:** origin/meaning/connotations before using it; if you must explain
  it, it's dead; if you must ask "is this still cool?", it isn't.
- **I — Is it on-brand?** the fit filter — voice/audience/values; **"would it work without your logo?"**;
  niche beats broad; forced = worse than nothing.
- **B — Brand-safety lines:** never tragedies/sensitive/divisive/private/appropriation/punching-down; research
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