threads-growth-skill — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Pulls performance data from Threads, uncovers high-engagement structures, and writes drafts that bypass platform suppression filters and AI clichés.
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a claude-codeWhat threads-growth-skill does
The skill inspects performance across your recent 50 updates via an authenticated browser session script. It records saves, replies, and private message forwards directly inside references/winning-formats.md. These records reveal which specific hook styles generate distribution for your account.
During drafting, the tool evaluates text against 12 distribution restrictions published by Meta for 2025. It strips direct links from initial messages, prevents follower begging, and suppresses engagement bait. An integrated scanner flags 15 synthetic writing traits, including passive voice and formulaic list beginnings. Any post that exceeds 500 characters gets sliced into sequenced fragments of 450 to 500 characters.
Setup requires copying your exported web session tokens into cookies.json before running scripts/setup.sh. Without valid credentials, the insights scraper halts immediately.
What it helps with
- extract engagement metrics from recent 50 Threads updates
- screen drafted posts against Meta distribution penalties
- eliminate synthetic writing mannerisms and filler phrases
- split long messages into sequenced multi-part posts
Example prompts for the agent
- Draft a Threads post explaining our migration to a new database engine
- Evaluate this draft for platform compliance and machine-generated phrasing
- Fetch my latest Threads metrics and refresh the winning formats file
How to install threads-growth-skill
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/threads-growth-skill/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install reason-machines/marketing-skills threads-growth-skill2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/reason-machines/marketing-skills --path skills/threads-growth-skillManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about threads-growth-skill
How to install threads-growth-skill in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add reason-machines/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill -a claude-code. The definition lands at ~/.claude/skills/threads-growth-skill/SKILL.md.
What does threads-growth-skill do?
It tracks profile analytics, identifies effective post patterns, and crafts new drafts formatted to meet platform distribution rules.
Why is a cookies.json file required?
The scraping shell scripts rely on active web session data to read insights on threads.net. These session credentials generally stay valid for roughly 60 days.
