Viral Hooks Skill — Communication skill for Claude Code

viral-hooks — Claude Code skill

A Claude Code skill that turns Claude into a hook writer for short-form video. Paste a script (or just a topic), and Claude returns 3 scroll-stopping hook variants drawn from a library of **100 hook formulas across 10 psychology triggers**.

**Live preview:** open [`preview.html`](preview.html) in a browser to see the full library styled.

What it does

When activated, Claude:

1. Reads your script or topic
2. Picks the right emotional trigger (curiosity, contrarian, story, confession, etc.)
3. Returns 3 hook variants — usually mixing one stop-scroll hook with one retention hook
4. Fills the brackets with your script-specific words
5. Tags each with the best platform (TikTok, IG, YouTube, LinkedIn, X)

The 10 categories

#	Category	Best for
01	Curiosity Gap	Unanswered questions the brain must close
02	Contrarian / Pattern-Interrupt	Challenging a belief the viewer holds
03	Authority & Proof	Earning trust with numbers and results
04	Emotional Trigger	Mirroring the viewer's internal dialogue
05	Listicle & Value Stack	Dense, scannable, save-worthy value
06	Question Hooks	Forcing the brain to formulate an answer
07	Story & Narrative	Mid-story openings the viewer needs to resolve
08	Negation / Myth Buster	Killing a belief in 2–4 words
09	Specificity & Data	Numbers, times, doses, dates
10	Personal Confession	Vulnerability that earns instant attention

Install

Project-level (just this repo / project)

mkdir -p .claude/skills
git clone https://github.com/rediumvex/viral-hooks-skill.git .claude/skills/viral-hooks

User-level (every Claude Code session on your machine)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
git clone