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linkedin-hook-extractor
Agent skill fromsergebulaev/linkedin-skills
Reverse-engineer the hook formula from a viral LinkedIn post URL. Returns which of the 20 canonical 2026 formulas it uses (anaphora, R.I.P., year-pivot, time-anchor, curiosity-gap, contrarian, comment-gate, emotional cold-open, named-gratitude, and 11 more), why it worked, and a blank template. Use to learn from a competitor's post, not to write your own (use linkedin-post-writer).
How to install linkedin-hook-extractor
npx skills add sergebulaev/linkedin-skills# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/linkedin-hook-extractor/
# into
~/.claude/skills/linkedin-hook-extractor/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/linkedin-hook-extractor/ (one project)
1# LinkedIn Hook Extractor23Paste a viral LinkedIn post URL. Get back: which hook formula it uses, the exact structure, why it worked, and a blank template mapped to your topic.45## When to use67- User finds a viral post they want to study8- User wants to replicate a specific creator's pattern9- Before `linkedin-post-writer` to seed a draft with a proven structure1011## Input1213A LinkedIn post URL (any type: activity, share, ugcPost).1415## Output1617- **Formula identified** (F1-F20 from `../../references/hook-formulas.md`) with confidence score18- **Structural breakdown:**19 - Hook lines (first 210 chars)20 - Body architecture (sections + what each does)21 - Close pattern22 - Reaction-triggering devices (numbers, named entities, vulnerabilities)23- **Why it worked** psychologically24- **Blank template** filled with slot markers matched to the original, ready for the user's voice25- **Cautions:** anything in the original post that would fail 2026 audit (em dashes above the cap, AI vocab, outdated tactics), plus the 2026 reach-note flags from `../../references/hook-formulas.md`: a question as line 1, a "Here's what/how" or "Stop X, start Y" opener, a "The result?" / "Plot twist:" bridge, an unpaid curiosity gap, "comment X to get Y" bait, or announced candor with no dated fact. A viral source post may have used these; the template should not copy them.2627## Steps28291. **Parse URL.** `lib.url_parser.parse_linkedin_url` → `post_urn`.30…
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