skill-hook-generator · Hook Generator
A skill that generates 6 proven Hook variants for any topic. Each hook uses a two-line structure (setup + twist), built from six engagement formulas — number-led, contrarian, personal transformation, authority steal, admission, and future shock — to capture attention at the very start of a social post.
Every line is hard-capped at 40 characters, verified deterministically by a script using social-media counting rules, not by eye. It produces hooks only; full copy and video scripts belong to other skills.
Example invocation: "Generate 6 hooks for the topic 'side-hustle income'."
Full brief
Positioning
skill-hook-generator is a skill dedicated to social-content opening hooks: it generates 6 proven hook variants for any topic. It produces reusable attention-capturing openers only — never full copy or video scripts.
Core capabilities
- 6 proven formulas: number-led, contrarian, personal transformation, authority steal, admission, future shock — one hook per formula.
- Two-line structure: each hook pairs a setup line (surprising, concrete, high-impact) with a twist line that contradicts, reframes, or subverts it.
- Script-based character validation: each line is strictly ≤ 40 characters, measured deterministically with social-media counting rules (CJK characters + English words + number strings + punctuation). Over-limit lines are compressed and re-measured, never eyeballed.
- Hard rules: no questions or em dashes in the setup line, no filler or hedging words, Arabic numerals only, first-person perspective preferred.
- Profile-aware: with an account profile, hooks adapt to platform, tone, and language conventions; without one, it uses a neutral tone and notes that a profile would improve fit.
- Expansion handoff: after generation it prompts "pick a hook and I'll expand it into a full post."
Workflow
- Extract the topic from the user prompt (used as-is if provided, no follow-ups)
- Generate one hook per formula
- Validate each line with the script; compress and re-measure over-limit lines
- Output the 6 hooks in the structured format
- Offer expansion of a chosen hook into a full post
Inputs & outputs
| Input | Notes |
|---|---|
| Topic | Required — a keyword, phrase, or one-line description |
Output: 6 hook variants (formula name + setup + twist each), with the expansion prompt.
Boundaries with adjacent skills
- copywriting: produces complete marketing copy; hook-generator outputs opener variants only.
- video-script: writes per-second video scripts; hook-generator does no shot or timing planning.
Fit
- Stuck on an opening and need several alternatives
- Testing which attention formula works for a topic
- Building a reserve of hooks for a batch of topics
- Trying out hook styles before standardizing an account's voice
Before you start
- Prepare the topic text (keyword, phrase, or one-line description).
- Providing an account profile enables automatic platform/tone adaptation.
- The 40-character cap uses social-media counting rules — tight for mixed Chinese/English text.
skill-hook-generator is part of the Aiglade Skill library. Invoke it from the Aiglade chat box in plain language.