# tweet-writer

Researches trending post formats via web search and builds an X content package with three hook options, a standalone tweet, and a thread.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 318 installs · ★ 31
- Author: sanky369
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sanky369/vibe-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/marketing/tweet-writer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tweet-writer

## What it does

The skill drafts X posts and threads based on current niche research rather than static templates. It runs web searches for viral examples, extracting hook formats, post structures, and calls to action. When search tools are offline, it relies on a local hook taxonomy in `references/tweet-hooks.md`.

Output comes structured as a Tweet Package. You get three distinct hook formulas with character counts, a standalone post under 110 characters, and a numbered thread spanning 5 to 10 tweets. External URLs go into reply text recommendations, avoiding platform link penalties in top posts.

Without actual numbers or case notes provided upfront, drafts will lack punch because the workflow explicitly refuses to invent metrics.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanky369/vibe-building-skills --skill tweet-writer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanky369/vibe-building-skills --skill tweet-writer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanky369/vibe-building-skills --skill tweet-writer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install sanky369/vibe-building-skills tweet-writer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tweet-writer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanky369/vibe-building-skills --skill tweet-writer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sanky369/vibe-building-skills --path skills/marketing/tweet-writer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanky369/vibe-building-skills --skill tweet-writer -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/sanky369/vibe-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/marketing/tweet-writer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate hook variants for an X thread based on niche research
- condense an engineering article into a 5-to-10 tweet thread
- draft a concise single post under 110 characters for quick engagement
- structure thread calls to action with links placed in replies

## Example prompts
- Write a tweet about our open-source release, here are the stats: 500 GitHub stars in two days
- Turn this database migration note into an X thread aimed at replies
- Help me draft three different hooks for a post about code review habits

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name: tweet-writer
description: "Write high-engagement tweets and X/Twitter threads, grounded in live research of what's currently working in the user's niche: researches viral examples via web search, then drafts hook variants, a single-tweet version, and a thread version with alternates to test. Use when the user says 'write a tweet about X', 'turn this into a thread', 'help me go viral', 'grow my X/Twitter account', 'my tweets get no engagement', or shares an idea/article to tweet — any X/Twitter content request. Produces a Tweet Package: 3 hook options, final single tweet, full thread, and posting notes."
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# Tweet Writer

Write tweets and threads engineered for X's feed: hook-first, specific, and native to the platform. **Prime directive: the hook decides everything.** Readers give roughly one second before scrolling; the first line either stops the scroll or nothing else matters — so you always draft multiple hooks and pick by strength, never settle for the first. Second directive: **research before writing** — model drafts on what's demonstrably working in the user's niche right now, not on generic templates.

## When to use / when not to

- Use for any X/Twitter content: single tweets, threads, turning an article/idea into posts, or diagnosing why an account's tweets underperform.
- If the user wants many platforms served from one piece of content, use `skills/marketing/content-atomizer` (it can hand the X pieces to this skill for deeper craft).
- If the user needs the underlying long-form content first, use `skills/marketing/seo-content`.
- If the account has no defined voice at all, run `skills/marketing/brand-voice` first — hooks in someone else's voice read as spam.

## Intake

Ask in one batch, only what's missing:

1. **Topic and the core insight** — what's the one thing this tweet says?
2. **Niche and audience** — who follows (or should follow) this account?
3. **Goal** — replies/engagement, followers, or clicks/conversions? (Changes the CTA and format.)
4. **Ammunition** — real numbers, results, or stories to use. Specifics are the currency; press for at least one.

Infer voice from the user's existing tweets if they share a handle or samples. If enough is known, state assumptions and proceed — don't stall.

## Workflow

### 1. Research the niche (do not skip)

Before drafting, use web search to find what's currently working:

- `"[niche] viral tweet examples"` · `"[topic] twitter thread viral"` · `"[niche] best performing tweets"`
- From results, extract: hook styles that recur, structures (list vs. story vs. contrarian), the specificity level winners use, and CTA patterns.

Summarize findings in 3–5 bullets — this brief steers every drafting choice. If web search is unavailable, say so and fall back to the hook taxonomy in `references/tweet-hooks.md`, labeling the approach as template-based rather than researched.
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